About
Praise for Culturespill
“Some of the most luxurious writing in any audioblog. Period.” — Stella Splice, April 12, 2008
“A terrific music blog” — Local Vertical, April 19, 2008
Join Us!
If you like what you’re seeing here at Culturespill, why not join our growing email list? Just drop us a line at gmanzione@culturespill.com and we’ll add you ASAP. We will only email you to let you know when we’ve put up a new story on Culturespill. We think spam sucks too, so we won’t go there–at all.
Write For Us!
We’re on the lookout for real writing talent. We need voices that are fearless, edgy, full of uncompromising opinion, articulate and informed. If you think you’ve got all that, email us some clips at gmanzione@culturespill.com. Or just send us a brief essay about your favorite band.
Who Are We
We are hopeless music dorks who suffer from a neurotic compulsion to write about the music we love. The hope, of course, is to impose our tastes on the world, one city at a time. As Leonard Cohen put it, “First, we take Manhattan . . . then we take Berlin!”
What We’re Doing
We’re also out to prove that culturespill is one of the best places on the web to get the real low-down on bands that matter–uninfluenced by commercial pressures or personal prejudices. We call it like we see it, and we give it to you straight with as much information in one spot as we can gather. We’re especially interested in using this platform to give bands who need the press the attention they deserve.
Contact
If you want to reach us, contact the editor at gmanzione@culturespill.com. We want to hear about what bands you think we should cover–all we need is a good reason why, and that’s where you come in. We’re also down for a cyber-brawl with readers who beg to differ with our takes on the bands we cover here anytime–just keep in mind that we always win.
Legalities
Any mp3 links embedded within our posts are available only on a temporary basis and, without exception, posted only when we think the music–and the band that made it–are not getting the respect nor the audience we feel they deserve. Our intention is in no way to infringe copyrights, but to welcome readers to listen to a song or two in the hope that the strength of the music will persuade them to purchase the song or album. We’re hopeful that our writing reflects a passionate endorsement of the bands whose music we may feature in very limited doses here–a passion capable of moving people to spend money on the music they love–be it on a CD, a concert, an iTunes download, merchandise or whatever else. It is with this intent in mind–and this intent only–that we choose to embed the occasional mp3 link within our posts. If you nonetheless want us to remove a particular mp3 link available through this site, please contact us at the email address above and we will take it down immediately.
Explanation of our “Features”
The Spill: This is where you can find Culturespill’s latest news and commentary on all things music.
Heroes: Yep, you guessed it. This is where we lavish hyperbolic praise upon the quintessential badasses of boogie–like Roky Erickson & R.L. Burnside.
Zeroes: Right. These are the non-heroes, and we are here to warn you against them. Consider this section the musical equivalent of that canister of RAID spray you keep under the kitchen sink.
Best Bands You’ve Never Heard Of: Here’s where we tug you out of your closet and into a world of bands you must hear to survive–people you’re not hearing about in those perfumed and glossy rags you’ve been snooping in at Barnes & Noble. We’re watching you.
Tirades: Reserved for those special times when we’re mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore!
Flashback: Blasts from the past about albums or artists that may have burned out but will not fade away–not as long as we have anything to say about it! Here you’ll find reviews of forgotten classics like The Kinks’ 1979 Low Budget album or a look at the life and tragic death of Del Shannon.
The Most Interesting Bands to See This Summer: We’ll update this once a year, just in time for the summer touring season. Our roster of recommended shows for the summer of 2008 is now up, and it’s desperate for attention. Check it out: http://culturespill.com/?p=212
Most Popular Posts: Um, like . . . duh.