KimyReizeger Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I'm looking for something decent to read online that isn't news. Does anyone have any suggestions? Incidentally, does anyone have any thoughts on the mag Plan B? I bought it yesterday whilst looking for something decent to read over a latte. Features a decent range of artists but seems crippled by being self-consciously up itself, use of the acronym 'yr' instead of 'your' and an article about the degeneration of the youth by a nineteen year old; pseudo-critic-undergrad-doom-and-glooming. That's my initial impression anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Plan B is good for reviews and some articles, but some of the writing makes me cringe. You're spot on about the self-conscious up themselvesness of the whole thing. BUT, they had a good article on Big Dada records and another on Riot Grrl music. I got a subscription as an xmas present from my brother, i don't know if i'll renew it this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I really like plan b. It's got me into a bunch of bands and I generally like the writing style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 The article I read seemed written be a real wannabe journo, who had contrived a subject out of very little and indulged in so many big words that I completely lost the argument within a few lines. There were other bits in the mag which went completely over my head aswell; I can't really be arsed working out how to read a magazine before reading it. However they seem fairly unconstrained with regards to genre; interviews with Roots Manuva and Luciano alongside rock bands.Anyone read Viz? Someone told me it's good, but I couldn't bring myself to buy a copy because I've seen rotten old men reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 i agree with you about plan b, I feel the writing is pseudo-everything and has that horrible "wacky zany" thing which is always prominent with London indie-hipsters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 i used to read viz a lot when i worked in one up as they stocked it at the time(not sure if they still do). it's still pretty funny and perfect reading for when you're on the throne.i check out the plan b website from time to time. it's ok. i preferred loose lips sink ships but that was mainly for the outstanding photography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 aye llss was (is?) awesome, I somehow end up buying Plan B now and again (WH Smith + train journey is the usual equation) based on one or two articles on bands I really like. It's a shame the writing is always balls and I end up regretting the purchase, almost immediately. (see also - The Wire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 aye llss was (is?) awesome, I somehow end up buying Plan B now and again (WH Smith + train journey is the usual equation) based on one or two articles on bands I really like. It's a shame the writing is always balls and I end up regretting the purchase, almost immediately. (see also - The Wire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I did scan through Viz a wee bit before buying plan B and it looked quite funny. I wish I went for the the former; ruddy shop etiquette + my stern rule about not buying top shelf things in daylight hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 aye llss was (is?) awesome, I somehow end up buying Plan B now and again (WH Smith + train journey is the usual equation) based on one or two articles on bands I really like. It's a shame the writing is always balls and I end up regretting the purchase, almost immediately. (see also - The Wire)I've subscribed to The Wire for about 15 years. Plan B I read for a couple of issues and got annoyed. I quite like Rock-a-Rolla rock-a-rolla.com — 100% music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Pretty poor that this is all we can come up with. Maybe the internet isn't so goddamn useful as everyone makes out. I'd certainly suggest it gives a platform to mediocrity and banality more than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Tiny Mix Tapes has some good reviews, though their news section gets less and less funny with every passing minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KimyReizeger Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 The associated cd with Plan B is terrible. Loads of shit that just sounds like polished grunge, a terrible remix of a decent Simian Mobile Disco track and Conor Oberst impersonating blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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