Music Drawing is The New Music Writing
One of my favorite websites to read about music is Popjustice. It mainly focuses on British chart pop that I'm not really interested in, but it's written so funnily it always cracks me up. It's got no pretensions to objectivity or expertise - it's written in the style of an over-excitable teenager, with silly jokes, wide-eyed enthusiasm and unsubtle sarcasm. OK, that doesn't sound good, but it is! Recently, Popjustice printed a review of the much-derided new Chris Cornell album, Scream. Take a look. I hope you agree that's an AMAZING review.
So music writers are apparently struggling for work these days. Maybe they need to think a bit more creatively. Instead of writing about music, maybe they should try drawing about music?
Inspired by this innovative new form of reviewing music, I've had a quick play around with Paint and a spreadsheet to present three reviews of the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, It's Blitz!.
Firstly, what does it sound like?
You can imagine that, right?
OK, so let's move on to Review 2, which I have snappily titled The Applicability of Certain Keywords Beginning With "S" Throughout the Album:
Colorful.
But I think it needs more work.
Finally, is it actually any good?
In conclusion: really quite good.
It seems so obvious now that Popjustice has shown the way. If a picture tells a thousand words, then I've just provided three thousand words-worth of It's Blitz! analysis. It took me half-an-hour to do, and it took you about half-a-minute to read and understand. After all, in this tl;dr age, who wants to read a dissertation!?
wow gold on April 08, 2009 at 02:11 AM
I agree, it's a great way of reviewing music. Good demonstration, I just don't like the last demonstration. . I like colors ;D
Kyle on April 07, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Seriously?
Music Careers on April 07, 2009 at 01:26 AM
Great input about music drawing as the next music writing. This is really an admirable work, thanks for this!