# Does anyone know of sites that review Indy music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 4, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-sites-that-review-indy-music/232558 "2004-03-04T19:03:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-sites-that-review-indy-music/232558/1 "2004-03-04T19:03:48Z")
I am interested in reading reviews online or in print of music that is not currently owned by corporate music. I think [www.dmusic.com](http://www.dmusic.com) offers the option online and North East Performer does the same in print. Are there others out there? ---
**Author:** ![Ich\_Bin\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Ich\_Bin\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ich_Bin_s)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-sites-that-review-indy-music/232558/2 "2004-03-04T19:33:14Z")
Pitchfork Media Essential. They review four albums a day, in addition to news, articles, MP3s. A great site, where I find at least 50% of the music I buy now. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-sites-that-review-indy-music/232558/3 "2004-03-04T19:39:04Z")
Very nice! However, this one doesn’t review much self-released material. Do you know of others that do? ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-sites-that-review-indy-music/232558/4 "2004-03-04T21:05:14Z")
[Splendid Zine](http://www.splendidezine.com/) does a lot of indie reviews… not too much on the DIY jobs, though. The newpaper for my local university radio station usually reviews some amount of self-released stuff… [Discorder](http://discorder.citr.ca/). ---
**Author:** ![Skwerl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Skwerl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skwerl)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-sites-that-review-indy-music/232558/5 "2004-03-05T02:15:46Z")
If you want self-released stuff, Delusions of Adequacy usually has some in their weekly updates. > **[Adequacy Adalah Portal Yang Menyuguhkan Informasi Selebriti](http://www.adequacy.net)** > > Berita Terbaru Seputar Gosip Selebriti Nasional dan Mancanegara Semua Kami Rangkum dan Diuguhkan Secara Lengkap I also like Pitchfork, as any indie kid worth his salt should, and Lost at Sea : [http://www.lostatsea.net/las](http://www.lostatsea.net/las) and AlmostCool : [http://www.almostcool.org/mr/mrindex.html](http://www.almostcool.org/mr/mrindex.html) (click on “New” at the top left) The Onion’s AV Club : [http://www.theonionavclub.com](http://www.theonionavclub.com) and PopMatters : [http://www.popmatters.com](http://www.popmatters.com) are good, too, I think. ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-sites-that-review-indy-music/232558/6 "2004-03-05T14:02:56Z")
[Tiny Mix Tapes](http://www.tinymixtapes.com) is pretty cool, too. ---
**Author:** ![DrewG27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DrewG27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrewG27)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-sites-that-review-indy-music/232558/7 "2004-03-08T02:13:52Z")
[www.nudeasthenews.com](http://www.nudeasthenews.com) is pretty good and generally reasonable. It covers the same broad category as a site like pitchfork, but the writers are less verbose and come across as having more of a genuine interest in music than any desire to impress by affecting scholarship.