Thursday, October 11, 2012

You think you are busy?

This post is partly to remind me that I can't use "being busy" as an excuse for a lack of posts.  Committed people find the time.  

I would like to introduce you to two of the hardest working gentlemen in the music blog-o-sphere.   

I have known about this guy - Anthony Fantano -- for while.  His site is called The Needle Drop and Anthony has given himself the title, "the internet's busiest music nerd".  

Anthony is certainly prolific and if you visit his site you are certain to learn about some cool new music.   I like him, although he would be well served by an editor to tame the length of his reviews. 

Here is a representative video - a review of "Visions" by Grimes:



In stark contrast to Anthony's unassuming delivery comes The Daily Guru's impassioned hyperbole.  

I just discovered this guy a week or so ago and he has nothing on The Needle Drop in terms of viewership at the moment BUT you gotta hand it to him for his commitment to post a video every single day.  

This guy just is so damn emphatic about every point he tries to get across.  

I like him as well - it is clear that he just wants to share his boundless enthusiasm for music.  In the post below I learned about a late period Aerosmith b-side that has some of that long, long, LONG lost pep.  




Neither one of these guys is just an adulant fanboy either which is important.  Just a week earlier the Daily Guru addressed Aerosmith as a "has been" act that was savaging its own legacy.  

While this is by no means a news flash; the way he lays it out is entertaining thanks chiefly to his intensity.  He wouldn't be talking about it if he didn't care. 


Another reason to tune into both these dudes is to check out their t-shirt collection. 

So, if you had to invite JUST ONE of these music obsessives over for a listening party which one would you choose and why?




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