does this kind of blog have a place? or is it just creating clutter?
  • timnuoatimnuoa
    I recently resurrected my blog, and kicked it off with this manifesto.

    "I apologize for my long absence, but the way Listening to the Song in My Head was working just didn't work for me. Basically, I became too focused on being a good blog, which sadly, I'm just not cut out for.

    A good mp3 blog brings unknown artists to the attention of the masses, and serves as a tastemaker. In my efforts to do that, I ended up searching not necessarily for the bands I would enjoy listening to, but bands that I could "break", that no one had heard of. This ended up making music listening much less enjoyable than it had been previously. So this time around, I'm not gonna try to do any of that. I'm gonna tell you what I'm listening to, whether it be obscure or well known. It's not going to be the kind of blog that will have or should have very many readers, I'm just hoping to find some people out there who share my musical tastes, and serve them up what I'm listening to. While I won't be bringing anything new of value to the internet music community as a whole, hopefully I will be able to present a particular few with music that they will enjoy, that they would not have had the time or knowledge to discover otherwise. If I can succeed in that, then I think there is value."

    Do you guys think that there is any sort of actual value to running a blog like this? Or is it blogs like this cluttering up the internet and the community without adding anything new?
  • Invisible LimbInvisible Limb
    YES
  • Invisible LimbInvisible Limb
    NO
  • Invisible LimbInvisible Limb
    ASK HAWK
  • alyssadehayesalyssadehayes
    I think there's value to it for sure. Just because something isn't the hottest new track doesn't mean it won't be new to someone reading. Aquarium Drunkard is one of my favorite blogs, and they post what they're into, whether it's a brand new release, a mixtape of songs from 70s folk to new tracks, or live shows and tracks they want to revisit from the 60s and 70s. They have a high readership, which in my humble opinion means there's a lot of value in posting what fits your taste.
  • TimTim
    I definitely think there's value in it. Possibly not the easy traffic that popular/hipster tunes get from HypeM or Elbo.ws, but if the writing's good or the choices excellent I'm sure there's a place for it.
  • SongbyToadSongbyToad
    No, it has no place, delete it immediately.



    The value of the blog is only half in the choices and half in the personality.  Nail either one and you have a really good blog.  Nail both and, erm, well, I'll tell you when I find one.
  • TimTim
    You've seen TBW right Toad? You know full well I've nailed them both with bells on.
  • SongbyToadSongbyToad
    You child, you understand nothing of the world.
  • TimTim
    lulz
  • J HoaSJ HoaS
    It's on the internet, right?  The internet is where we put our worthless clutter.  Run it.



    Run it, then later think the better of it and delete the fucker wholesale.  Run it, then run from it.
  • SFCriticSFCritic
    "SongbyToad v. TheBlueWalrus"

    Round 1
    Tim: You've seen TBW right Toad? You know full well I've nailed them both with bells on.

    Matthew: You child, you understand nothing of the world.

    Commentator
    Oh and what a blow by Matthew! A real jab to the lad. Can you believe that? What will Tim do to defend his honor! My gosh, stunning move, really stunning.

    Round 2

    Tim: lulz

    Matthew: (Speechless)

    Commentator
    What did that chap say?
    I'd say he's a little over the top on the vodka today.
    Right 'o.
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