Poploser Rides Again: The Q&A Session
Because, after all… it’s all about YOU.
Q: You’ve been gone for a decade. Why come back now?
PL: Over the course of that absence, I received at least three or four emails requesting our return. Plus, everyone is cashing in on reunions and farewell tours these days; this is strictly a money-making scheme.
Q: Ten years and all you give us is the EXACT same color scheme? And what about some Flash to spruce things up a bit? Where’s all the fireworks, man?
PL: poploser’s sole purpose is to be a lean, mean, music nerd machine. Less is now more. And yes, this color scheme still kicks ass. Go read Pitchfork if you want professionalism (or Joanna Newsom albums that get 9-out-of-10 ratings).
Q: So like, what did you do for ten years?
PL: poploser travelled to every corner of the globe, seeking inner peace and the answers to so many of music’s more important questions, such as:
• “Folk Punk”. Laughable genre or terrorist tactics?
• If I had 99 problems, what wouldn’t be one of them?
• Is Animal Collective the hipster version of “Tony Clifton”?
• 80s influence: predictable and vapid, but acceptable and enjoyable?
• Keytars: predictable and vapid, but punishable by death?
• John Lennon dead… Art Alexakis alive?
• If electroclash fell in a forest, would anyone hear it?
• Could a hearing-impaired chimp with a case of Four Loko create any Wavves album?
• Every person who was upset by “that hipster band Arcade Fire stealing Eminem’s Grammy”—can we shoot them? Like, in the face?
• Will Mumford & Sons save Adult Contemporary radio?
• When will white people band together and fight the tyranny that is Green Day?
• Where does the chillwave movement end, and Seals & Crofts begin?
• What is the record for most classic rock riffs stolen, and will The Black Keys break that record anytime soon?
• And finally, does any antigen exist to help stop the spread of Muse?
Q: Aren’t you guys in your thirties? Why should we listen to you about anything other than SportsCenter factoids and male pattern baldness?
PL: Pass.
Q: Will you be posting articles with a higher frequency than one per month, the going rate of the old poploser site?
PL: I wouldn’t hold your breath.
Q: The old site was all over the map with lists and poetry and lyrics and random stuff about popcorn forks and jeans. Do we have to go through this crap again?
PL: Nope. This is the streamlined version we had always envisioned; think of the new site as a compact swing with more power. It also helps that we’re finally doing PEDs.
Q: What kinds of music will the new poploser cover?
PL: Same as the old poploser: whatever kinds we deem important enough to be covered.
Q: Are these really questions from real people?
PL: Do you really think I’m doing real work right now?
Q: Who’s that dude behind the logo? Is he alright?
PL: Though he shall remain nameless, he is most certainly alright. (Old Milwaukee pounders and some Keel will do that to a person.)
Thanks for visiting and enjoy your stay,
poploser