SXSW (Six Words So What)

Dude did not like Greg Weeks. Music critic/Harper's editor Paul Ford listened to mp3s by every band playing SXSW and wrote six-word reviews. An exhaustive exercise in dismissiveness. Here are his assessments of the Philly acts playing the fest:

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SXSW (Six Words So What)

POSTED: Friday, March 20, 2009, 7:09 PM

Filed Under: Music Philly Bands

Dude did not like Greg Weeks.

Music critic/Harper's editor Paul Ford listened to mp3s by every band playing SXSW and wrote six-word reviews. An exhaustive exercise in dismissiveness. Here are his assessments of the Philly acts playing the fest:

Good Old War, "Coney Island": Philly. Great lyrics, (nearly) ideal length. (5/5)

Greg Weeks, "Law Low": This goes on weeks too long. (0/5)

Hoots and Hellmouth, "Want On Nothing": Lo-fi reggae. Still reggae, even so. (4/5)

Joe Jack Talcum, "Sex Sting": Former Dead Milkman complains of arrest. (4/5)

Mr Lif, "The Sun": Label name is 'Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises.' (4/5)

Papertrigger, "Move the Ground": This sounds like garden gnome incest. (0/5)

Reef the Lost Cauze, "I Wonder": He's out asking the important questions. (5/5)

Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies, "Things I Used To Know": Surprisingly tight pop for five minutes. (5/5)

U.S. Girls, "A Day at the Races": Soundtrack for bugeyed space monster comix. (4/5)

Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer, "Death or Radio": At this point I'd prefer death. (2/5)

Here's his whole rundown.

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