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Stereogum

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Publication Type	Blog
URL	http://www.stereogum.com
Staff	Founder Scott Lapatine remains Editor-in-Chief of Stereogum. Assistant Editor Amrit Singh and Senior Writer Brandon Stosuy are the most frequent contributors. Jim Jazwiecki and Jon McMillan are also official contributors.
Description	Stereogum is a New York City-based Web site and blog that covers the music industry. It was founded by Editor-in-Chief Scott Lapatine in 2003. Although Stereogum's coverage fairly New York-centric, the city is not the blog's express focus. Stereogum is frequently updated, though weekend reports are rare. The Gum Drop is Stereogum's weekly e-mail newsletter. Stereogum is primarily funded by private investment group, Pilot Group. Content Stereogum's content is divided into videos, concert reviews, tour dates, free MP3s, giveaways and general postings. Most content is geared to indie rock fans, though artists from other genres with solid Internet buzz and celebrity musicians receive moderate attention. In addition to its own content, Stereogum has an extensive and prominently featured list of external music blog links. Stereogum also has numerous weekly columns, including Bands to Watch, Video Hangover and Quit Your Dayjob. The site's has numerous year-end lists, including traditional best-of compilations and other awards. Recently, Stereogum has begun digitally releasing cover albums. These cover albums feature indie bands covering critically acclaimed records in full. Radiohead's OK Computer and REM's Automatic For People are two of the available cover albums.
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Genre(s)	Indie Rock
Region Covered
State	New York
Country	USA

Pros	Unlike many traditional media outlets, Stereogum doesn't focus all of its coverage on big-name acts. Stereogum's coverage of unsigned artists like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and the Forms has often been cited as being pivotal in those bands success. Although the site has definitely grown in popularity, they still get many of their tips from frequent readers and bands themselves. Stereogum does not attempt to create a story where there isn't one. Their blog posts are almost always substantive, even when editorial in nature.
Cons	Unfortunately, many of the bands Stereogum choose to cover already have a connection to the site. However, making such a connection is not impossible. Stereogum is occasionally guilty of pack journalism, jumping on a story simply because competing news sources like Pitchforkmedia and Idolator have covered it.

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