"But there was nothing about the little, low-rambling, more or less identical homes of Northumberland Estates to interest or to haunt, no chance of loot that would be any more than the ordinary, waking-world kind the cops hauled you in for taking; no small immunities, no possibilities for hidden life or otherworldly presence; no trees, secret routes, shortcuts, culverts, thickets that could be made hollow in the middle – everything in the place was right out in the open, everything could be seen at a glance; and behind it, under it, around the corners of its houses and down the safe, gentle curves of its streets, you came back, you kept coming back, to nothing; nothing but the cheerless earth."
Thomas Pynchon, "The Secret Integration"

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Wondering “are we gonna laugh at loving this album in 10 years?” is the ultimate in self-conscious cred-cowardice. Grow up.

Preach preach preach.

I’d also say that if you love all of the same stuff ten years from now (or maybe it’d be better to say, if all the same stuff occupies the same place in your heart/mind/life ten years from now), you may want to think about whether that’s healthy.

(Source: marathonpacks)

  1. trend-alert-now reblogged this from theremixbaby
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  4. mconor reblogged this from theremixbaby and added:
    this doesn’t leave a lot of room for trying to anticipate future trends, which can be a lot of fun
  5. theremixbaby reblogged this from jrichmanesq and added:
    Shoulda phrased myself better. I totally love reading old music reviews! It’s super interesting to see how opinions have...
  6. parklakespeakers reblogged this from imathers and added:
    JJ72’s first album yesterday and really enjoyed it.
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  8. jrichmanesq reblogged this from theremixbaby and added:
    totally do this. I LOVE going back and reading contemporaneous reviews...old albums...
  9. tomewing reblogged this from theremixbaby and added:
    “Stop worrying about being right” is a very good bit of critical advice IMO. That said, I was. ;)
  10. theremixbaby reblogged this from imathers and added:
    absolute worst attitude...have as a pop-culture critic. I cannot think of anything more...
  11. imathers reblogged this from marathonpacks and added:
    Preach preach preach. I’d also say that if you love all of the same stuff ten years from now (or maybe it’d be better to...
  12. curdtalisman reblogged this from marathonpacks and added:
    The self-aware hipster equivalent to hip hop’s but is it a classic, yo?

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