Earmilk
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Type of site | Online music magazine |
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| Available in | English |
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| URL | www |
| Launched | 2009 |
Earmilk(sometimes stylized inall caps) is a North American online music publication. Launched in the late 2000s by Montrey Whittaker, Blake Edwards and Eric DeFazio,Earmilkpublishes on a variety of music genres, often coveringhip hop,electronicaandpop music.[1]
History
[edit]Earmilk began as a smallmp3 blogin April 2009.[2]In the following decade, Earmilk grew to its multinational status of today, with writers stationed acrossCanadaand theUnited States.[3]
Content
[edit]In 2013,Refinery29included Earmilk on its list of "The Best Music Blogs That Aren'tPitchfork."[4]In 2017, the online electronica publicationEDM Saucefeatured Earmilk in its list of the seven bestdubstepblogs on the internet.[2]Earmilk has a noted focus onunderground musicand their mission statement further specifies their interest in "underground discoveries across all musical genres."[3]In 2015, San Francisco music journalist David Sikorski[5]took over as Senior Editor of the site. Sikorski has since moved the site from its earlier blog era and into a global media publication with a writing staff of 75 contributors from 6 different countries at any given time throughout the year.
Similar to other online music publications, many Earmilk articles are focused on musicalpremieresof indie and major label artists.[6][7][8]In 2010, for instance, Earmilk premieredBaths' single "Maximalist," which was later featured onPitchforkand other online music publications.[9]In addition to itsmusic journalismcontent, Earmilk publishes articles on events, apparel, and art.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Grammy nominated collaborator Georgi Kay breaks out, new video at EARMILK".Artvoice.2018-10-16.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-11-03.Retrieved2018-10-29.
- ^abStevo (2017-02-08)."7 Of The Best Dubstep Blogs On The Internet | EDM Sauce".EDM Sauce.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-10-07.Retrieved2018-10-29.
- ^abc"About EARMILK - EARMILK".EARMILK.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-10-30.Retrieved2018-10-29.
- ^"The Best Music Blogs That Aren't Pitchfork".Archivedfrom the original on 2018-10-29.Retrieved2018-10-29.
- ^"David Sikorski, Senior Editor".Archivedfrom the original on 2022-10-05.Retrieved2022-10-05.
- ^BWW News Desk."Grammy Nominated Contributor Georgi Kay Gears Up For Debut".Archivedfrom the original on 2018-11-26.Retrieved2018-10-29.
- ^"LP Pleasures - Tequila & Acoustic" Into The Wild "- EARMILK about LP".LP Pleasures.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-11-26.Retrieved2018-10-29.
- ^"You Drive Gets Alone Together in 'Home in My Love' [Fresh Vid]".Nashville Scene.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-11-26.Retrieved2018-10-29.
- ^""Maximalist" | Pitchfork ".pitchfork.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-10-29.Retrieved2018-10-29.