I haven’t checked in on Pretty Goes With Pretty for awhile, but looks like I swung back by just in time. They’ve just posted a great 4-parter called “Can’t Talk; Hyping,” which covers a topic near and dear to my heart (”currently, music, and the industry, and most of all, the online music scene(industry?), are all pretty sucky”), and which I think should make for a great discussion starter– so go read all 4 parts and then pipe in over there with your thoughts.

Pt. I: First On The Scene, To What End?
Pt. II: Check My Stats
Pt. III: The Perpetual Debut Album
Pt. IV: Coalescence

Select quotes:

“There was a time when it seemed like most blogs were digging for new music. More recently, the passion seems to have been replaced by some kind of faux professionalism.”

“You forget that half these blogs are outsiders in shitty apartments in Pensacola or Indianapolis, who likely started their little blogs because they loved music. Worse, they forget.”