You could start a blog or post your reviews on youtube. It's a start and an easy way to gain a following.

http://i.imgur.com/xjl5ssb.png

Snowmine - Dialects
review that.

also,

/r/albumreviews
/r/AudioEngineering
List of Music Subreddits

the /mu/ board of 4chan is good too....
jk.

whats the point of music reviews i dont understand it

HIT ME UP ON RYM AND WE CAN HAVE A COLLAB REVIEW

https://rateyourmusic.com/~kevvvv

you should probably just make a tumblr or an account on rym and just practice writing reviews i guess

guys he just doesn't understand. music is subjective
i'm sure in a point of your life you came up with someone that criticized a music you liked, and you considered his opinion as wrong

because like all types of art, it requires preference and taste, it's influential and it's different from everyone's point of view

the thing is, when the music critic is good at what he's doing, he's impartial, and you can learn from what he has to say whether you agree with it or not

So I'm in the process of making a whole album. I don't have all the lyrics down yet but I've got an idea for the track list and recorded instrumentals of them. If you want to have a listen to the flow of the album and just the instrumentals I'd appreciate it.

https://soundcloud.com/hyce777/sets/the-album/s-qTxMI

Edit: lots of you apparently checked it out but only the first track. If you just go to listen to one song, pick one of the last 5, they're the best on the album.

Yo, I actually wrote for a music section of a large publication for about a year and I have buddy who has been working at a music publication since launch (for about three years now).

The best advice I can give you is networking. Like any journalism job it's mostly about who you know. Yea, it's 2015 so maybe you'll get found by writing a blog, but you're still better off by going out and meeting people who are already in the business.

Writing about music is really popular among the younger crowd, so starting off writing about other topics at a publication that isn't music centered is probably your best bet.

I'm not sure of your age so I guess it just depends if you're looking at it for a career or hobby. Hobby wise, just start up a blog like others here have suggested.

Hope this helps you out a bit.

I have tried reviewing some music and its much harder than I thought it would be. I can only review music I am really passionate about. Same goes with movies as I am trying to write a review on trainspotting and how it changed my life but I couldn't review something I didn't absolutely love.

Only real way to learn how to write a good review is to read other reviews from all different music review sites (not just pitchfork). Hardest thing about reviewing music is just how music affects everyone differently so writing a negative review about an album you didn't like can get some peoples jimmies rustled if it isn't done well. Here is an example by none other than pitchfork themselves on how NOT to do a review They deleted it after they actually read it.

Reviewing music is not easy and it will take effort and practice. Just remember you need to be as constructive as possible. I wish you good luck though and try to do reviews for smaller bands and post it to them. It can mean a lot to a band starting out to see that someone is writing about their music.

edit: http://makeshiftshelters.bandcamp.com/album/the-cautious-end-of-things - These guys are a small band (360 listeners on lastfm) and you can get this for free. If you made a review of this (hopefully positive) and sent it to them they would be really happy.

If youre interested in some post-hardcore, these guys are new and got a great sound, somewhere between Hail The Sun and A Lot Like Birds, sick stuff. Check it out and maybe review it. http://adventurermusic.bandcamp.com/

If you like hip hop, B4.DA.$$ by Joey Bada$$ apparently just leaked, I haven't heard it yet but from what I've seen opinions are pretty mixed, could be a good review. Official release is 1/20

actually, if you like hip hop, you should check out

http://i.imgur.com/az7f4p7.png

KBRL Rebel Radio - Dust

http://i.imgur.com/c5YfZRQ.png

Noah King - The World Will Make Way
Noah King - Internal Fire

Do you have writing samples? If no, get some. You'll need 'em.

will u review my mixtape shits

http://emojipedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/92-fire.png

you should check the needledrop on youtube the guy is pretty good and made so many reviews.

this thread is now trap influenced

i hate that loser

start on rym/sputnik

As long as you're not retarded like Robert Cristgau you should be fine.

http://i.imgur.com/71bD7dt.png

step 1) be passionate about x
step 2) have opinions because you're passionate about x and want people to read them

that's literally all that needs to happen for you to want to write reviews about things. movies, games, food, whatever.

also, this. rym's community is the least shitty if you want to develop a following of any sort. it'll be a good place to practice and get a handle on your writing style. then when you feel comfortable, start a tumblr (just suck up your pride and do it, every other blog website is dead) and just hope that people enjoy your stuff.

sad fact is that music journalism is a fruitless thing to try to get into. we're not all that kid from Almost Famous, and theneedledrop is a hollywood-tier success story (guy posts on /mu/, buys a webcam, suddenly gets thousands of regular viewers for no reason). good luck though.

???

You need the opinion of a professional in order to realize your taste in music is shit. Same goes for movie critics and wine tasters.

critics are generally pointless when the review subject is completely subjective, I dont know why anyone would ever want to be one.

Now "curators" are kind of a different thing that makes more sense, because if you have similar tastes or traits to someone that person is more prone to recommend you something you will like.

music critics are NOT supposed to dictate what you want to listen to

music critics exist because they each offer a different perspective to the music they are examining
you think about the album differently after reading a review or even hearing someone's opinion on it
the critic is offering an opinion to open up discussion about the album, not to make it so cut and dry.

People want to do it as a job because it's easy to criticize art while not making any.

Eau contraire: http://thebars.bandcamp.com/album/the-bars-ep ;) (I make some stuff on the side, nothing recent though).

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll set up something later on ^_^

I like reading album reviews for albums I already like because they often point out things I haven't noticed yet like clever lyrics that are too clever for my simple brain, back stories to songs, and other things like that.

I like listening to people make fun off songs I dont like so I feel more right in my opinion

edit: Also following a reviewer who seems to have a similar taste to yourself is a good way to find some new music

Released 2 small reviews, one from months ago, the other written last night.

Last night's review (no pun intended in reference to the album): https://livingwithvinyl.wordpress.com/2015/01/17/the-strokes-is-this-it-review/

Thinking of reviewing a Death Grips album to the people who don't "get" them. Up for the explanation? :D