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| quote: | Originally posted by Sykonee
DJMag wants to be taken seriously as a credible journalistic source for all things electronic music orientated, and if that means tearing down the commercial juggernauts of the scene, so be it. Frankly, if slamming a new Tiesto album is how they figure they'll earn underground cred', they're going about it in a sad, petulant way. They want to get all hip and snarky about these things, but lack any finesse in doing so (sorry, chaps, but you'll never be Muzik Magazine).
No one's ever going to take them seriously while they continue running their annual DJ popularity contest, no matter how many weak appeals to the underground like ripping on Tiesto they continue making. To be honest, I think they should just embrace it, become full-on purveyors of all things EDM cheddar, though in a slightly underhanded way if they must. |
I'm not sure if this is necessarily an example of DJ Mag attempting to earn underground cred inasmuch as they're just affording one particular reviewer with the creative space to express his honest feelings on the album. If you click the actual DJ Mag link, the article refers to this album's reception as a 'mixed review,' and spends more time asking if it's 'just shit?' as opposed to accusing it as such.
Maybe they're simply attempting to appeal to a growing sentiment within the mainstream that's finally beginning to turn on Tiesto, rather than an underground scene that's always shunned him.
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