Tempest In A Blogspot, Or, Why You Should Never Trust A Man Who Uses The Phrase "Extreme Social Media" Seriously [Idolator At Sxsw]

I spent Thursday morning at (most of) this year's Obligatory South By Southwest Panel On Music Blogging, one that was saddled with the cringeworthy title "Bloggers Are Now In Charge" and moderated by Glenn Peoples of the music-industry blog Coolfer. While the panel had its own problems from the get-go—No. 1 with a bullet being its overwhelming indieosity in a year where the most influential hip-hop blog out there was hosting its inaugural SXSW showcase—things really started to go off the rai...

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