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ok, ok, my current complaint on the subject of unwarranted media cocksuckage (following my bemoaning the ubiquitous arcade fire year-end number-one album reviews) is devoted to one mr. connor oberst. literally EVERY MAGAZINE i've opened in the past week has had an article on him. or at least it seems like it -- maybe time didn't. but, ok, entertainment weekly. spin. rolling stone. new york. i HATE connor oberst. i think bright eyes is intolerably whiny. just because someone's been writing songs since he was 13 doesn't mean he's a genius. if all his songs are crap, it just means he's prolifically awful. and WASH YOUR HAIR. (and while i'm at it, i'll throw in another BONO-TAKE OFF YOUR SUNGLASSES for good measure.)

meanwhile, i've been on a downloading spree today -- getting ahold of singles from the "next big thing" bands in spin that i hadn't already heard of, and grabbing tracks off of pitchfork (which is practically unreadable now with their new design), music for robots, and fluxblog. they're pretty much the best mp3 blogs out there right now for anyone looking for good indie stuff. sometimes, certain things are hyped for a REASON, and i think these three live up to the press they get.