Ryan Schreiber Is The Most Uptight Man Alive

What is up with this ‘news’ article about Weezer’s Indie-shop only EP in Pitchfork today? Why is Schreiber making a big deal about this? Why is he so offended by the fact that Weezer appeals to and markets itself to a variety of different music fans? Why does he takes this all so personally? Can anybody possibly get more indie-snob than this guy?

About that EP: Weezer were asked to put together an EP by their label, cos Interscope were making special EPs for massive chain stores, and wanted to do something exclusive for independent record stores too. It’s a nice gesture, and it’s something that will make a good number of people go out of their way to get to an indie shop and put some money in their pockets. I don’t see what the problem is – this guy seems to think it’s some kind of sinister plot, that it’s about getting the ‘indie vote’. It’s not – they’re just doing a nice thing that they were asked to do. Lighten up, man. It’s just a single for “Keep Fishin'” with some live tracks tacked on. It’s pretty insignificant.

Ugh. It really bothers me that Schreiber has such a big audience for his disgusting simplistic indie-thug rants. This guy is so pointlessly bitter, I just can’t even begin to understand it.