In Praise of the Hype Machine

Thrills and irritation about NYC’s music scene

"Most bands—even those with actual records and fans and local radio play and whatnot—seem resigned to (or find far more preferable) mere local fame, with no big tours, no Internet-ether buzz, no Making It Big. Which is, of course, in some ways, preferable to the insanity, the vapidity, the fickle schizophrenia of the hype machine, a deranged monolith that can declare the Black Kids sex on toast one week and an affront to all mankind the next." — Rob Harvilla

Photo of Brooklyn's Vivian Girls by Stefano Giovannini
SOURCE: VillageVoice