Infrequently Asked Questions

Who are you and why should I care about your opinions?

I’ll take the 2nd question first: I’m not sure. How did you end up here?

I’m Ben. For a few years, I was a music writer. I wrote for alt-weeklies, entertainment-based startups, and the occasional reputable publication. Almost all of it was for exposure. In spite of earning quite a lot of exposure, I ragequit and never came back. But, I still listen to a lot of music and think about it constantly. A friend asked me to give her monthly recommendations via email, and then someone else wanted it, and then someone else wanted it, and eventually I decided that I should just do this blog instead.

How often are you going to do this?

The goal is to do it monthly. We’ll see how much people like it (and how much I like doing it).

What kind of music will you be talking about?

Electronic stuff, rock, some hip-hop… I make a real effort to listen to anything that people think is good, regardless of genre. I realize that that’s a thing that people say, but I really do. That said, I have proclivities, just like anyone else. You’re unlikely to find pop-country or very earnest singer-songwriters here. No shame in liking that stuff, but if that’s what you want, you should look somewhere else. Try Metacritic?

“Ben Great?” Shouldn’t the adjective come before the noun?

Well see, it’s an inside joke because well my real last name is Gray and one time my friend was putting my name in her phone and it autocorrected to Great, and… you know what, nevermind.

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