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Posted in music on November 2, 2005
RIP Splendid
Music website Splendid is closing shop for now - sort of - maybe....
"For the last nine years, Splendid has introduced readers to all manner of new and unusual music -- some of it well known, some of it obscure, and some of it so profoundly obscure that it made the stuff you previously thought of as obscure seem like a Britney Spears record by comparison. Since the site first went live in early November of 1996, we've published something on the order of 15,000 CD reviews, always guided by our vow to review everything we receive.
All good things must come to an end. After several months of consideration, we've decided to cease publishing Splendid, effective December 31, 2005. (More on that point later.)
If you're interested in a lengthy explanation of why we're doing this, read on...." [Splendid]
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Posted on November 2, 2005 2:10 PM
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whoops, i accidentally posted this on the okkeril post
here is what I said:
this is a bummer. I totally respected what they did, but i have to admit, rarely read it. I guess you just really do have to have some sort of quality control with what you review, otherwise it's ultimately boring to read about random demos over and over again
Posted by kevin | November 2, 2005 8:16 PM
In my opinion, this is the best music site on the web. They didn't turn into corporate gobblers like Pitchfork and always remained true to their roots. Hopefully Splendid (and its staff) will return with something even better! Long live REAL indie.
Posted by theyrule | November 21, 2005 7:41 PM