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oh my god they took off Scott's name off of the bio he wrote so as to not appear as having a conflict of interest so he could rush write the review :crylaugh: i am dying.

May 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Jason Tate replied to the thread Vinyl Thread.

lmfao, well, admitting Alt Press had written a 2/5 review for the record, but someone got drunk and told the label it was a 5/5 so Fearless took out an ad saying "5/5 - alt press" and then the magazine made someone else re-write the review to be a 5/5 for the magazine SURE IS SOMETHING I WOULDA LOVED TO KNOW BACK THEN! :crylaugh: My god I woulda had a field day with that.

May 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Jason Tate attached a file to the thread Vinyl Thread.

May 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM

Jason Tate liked neo506's post in the thread Vinyl Thread.

Pls post pics when it arrives

May 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM

Jason Tate replied to the thread Company Apple.

http://hypercritical.co/2025/05/09/apple-turnover Apple, as embodied by its leadership’s decisions over the past decade or more, no longer seems primarily motivated by the creation of great products. Time and time again, its policies have made its products worse for customers in exchange for more power, control, and, yes, money for Apple. The iPhone is a better product when people can buy ebooks within the Kindle app. And yet Apple has fought this feature for the past fourteen years, to the tune of millions of dollars in legal fees, and has only relented due to a recent court order (which they continue to appeal). In the (Apple-mandated) absence of competition in the realms of app sales, payment processing, customer service, and software business models, Apple’s exclusive offerings in these areas have stagnated for years. What should be motivating Apple to make improvements—the desire to make great products—seems absent. What should not be motivating Apple—the desire for power, control, and profits—seems omnipresent. And I don’t mean that in a small way; I mean that in a big way. Every new thing we learn about Apple’s internal deliberations surrounding these decisions only lends more weight to the conclusion that Apple has lost its north star. Or, rather, it has replaced it with a new, dark star. And time and again, we’ve learned that these decisions go all the way to the top. The best leaders can change their minds in response to new information. The best leaders can be persuaded. But we’ve had decades of strife, lawsuits, and regulations, and Apple has stubbornly dug in its heels even further at every turn. It seems clear that there’s only one way to get a different result. In every healthy entity, whether it’s an organization, an institution, or an organism, the old is replaced by the new: CEOs, sovereigns, or cells. It’s time for new leadership at Apple. The road we’re on now does not lead anywhere good for Apple or its customers. It’s springtime, and I’m choosing to believe in new life. I swear it’s not too late. Damnnnnn. Siracusa goes in.

May 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Jason Tate replied to the thread Vinyl Thread.

has to happen, right?

May 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM

Jason Tate replied to the thread Baseball 2025 MLB Season.

ONCE!

May 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Jason Tate replied to the thread Movie DC Cinematic Universe.

100% - that's totally how it should be covered IMO. I googled it yesterday to see if anyone else reported it. And there's so much trash out there: Outrage Erupts After Grace Randolph Hints Matt Reeves May Have Health Issues "Close" to "Chadwick Boseman Situation" Like, wtf from Grace DOUBLE wtf from Beau DeMayo chiming in? Just ... gross shit all around.

May 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM

Jason Tate liked Zilla's post in the thread Movie DC Cinematic Universe.

I do appreciate that they warn people to take the news with caution, unlike some of these other terrible comics sites that state it as fact.

May 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM

Jason Tate replied to the thread Vinyl Thread.

:shrug: probably? didnt look

May 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM

Jason Tate replied to the thread Album Zach Bryan - The Great American Bar Scene (July 4th, 2024).

https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/1kfslsa/zach_bryan_scores_350_million_in_blockbuster/ Some speculation here. He owned more of his publishing already than others, bigger % + masters. And part of it looks to be the label afraid he'd move to UMG, which meant they wanted to overpay.

May 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM