Professional critic fanboys, yes. >_>
I am so happy. I am so amazed. This is practically a dream come true for me.Dear Joey [Redacted],
Hello. You are one of the 1,500-odd critics we'd like to include in the 38th
edition of the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll, which aims as always to
compile everyone's Top 10 records and singles of 2010. Voting is now done
entirely online, so this serves as both your invitation and your
personalized ballot, per the link below. All ballots are due by Friday,
December 24th; results will be published in print and online the week of
January 19th. In addition to your votes, we also welcome comments (be they
one-liners or novellas) on any and all music-related matters. We'll publish
a great deal of these -- some in print, and a great many more only online --
and pay a small fee for their use in either case. Please email those
comments to us directly, at [Redacted]. Even if you decide
not to submit comments, please send a quick email to that address and update
your contact info for our files:
a) Current address
b) Updated e-mail and phone
c) Publications you write for, general workplace changes, whims
***
As in years past, for ranking albums, you'll have 100 points to divide among
your Top 10 picks, with each entry receiving no more than 30 or less than 5.
If you rank fewer than 10 albums, just subtract 5 points from your 100 total
for each blank. If you'd rather not rank individually, just assign 10 points
per record. All miscomputations will be corrected in-house, to the detriment
of your top-ranked records first.
For singles, please omit the quotation marks -- just Hey, Soul Sister as
opposed to "Hey, Soul Sister." There's no point-ranking system for the
singles category, which remains amorphous, comprising individual songs,
remixes, downloads, viral sensations, etc., at your discretion. Literal
release dates aren't binding, but a record or single's "impact" should have
occurred primarily in 2010. Some entities that got votes last year will do
so again; we will consider combining the two totals in that case. EPs and
compilations can be voted for in the album category.
Please let us know immediately if you encounter any technical problems. Here
is your official, personalized ballot:
[Redacted]
You will be asked to enter an ID number and your name at the top of the
ballot. Please fill those fields out with the information below, exactly as
it is displayed.
In the ID field, please enter: [Redacted]
In the Name field, please enter: Joey [Redacted]
Please be as accurate as possible with regard to names and labels -- more
obscure selections are tough to track down and verify. For band names, you
can eliminate "the." Leave the record-label space blank if you don't know
it; for items that have none, write "no label."
All individual Top 10s will be searchable online; voters outside New York
City who request one will be mailed a hard copy of that week's Voice.
Thanks for your time. For all questions/comments/gripes, you know where to
find me. Have a jovial holiday season.
Sincerely,
Rob Harvilla
Music Editor
Village Voice
Arguably*incidentally was i the only one who listened to the new Menomena album? Best indie rock album of the year?
probably.
Hopefully it's better than Rock n Roll Circus. That album was a hot mess, tbh.My most anticipated album of the year releasing next week. I cannot wait.
http://wiki.jpopstop.com/wiki/Love_Songs_(Hamasaki_Ayumi)
incidentally was i the only one who listened to the new Menomena album? Best indie rock album of the year?
probably.
i thought it was aight.incidentally was i the only one who listened to the new Menomena album? Best indie rock album of the year?
probably.