these lists are white as fuck.

How so?

The background of the Mercury web display. It's all white. I think that's what aa means. Yep. That's it.

It is sad to see what a narrow musical world is reflected in here. 63 correspondents, five titles per person, and I couldn't
find a single album that wasn't pop music (yes, even the most hardcore alternative or hip-hop is still pop music). The same was true of the lists from the Jackpot Records ad. Certainly, there was much in the choices that was worthy, but no jazz, no blues, no classical, no folk, no country, no "world". What an insular little community you all live in.

What's "hardcore alternative"? Hiphop is pop music, yet folk music is not?

Regardless, feel free to school this "insular little community" with your list right here: http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits…

Maybe we can all learn something.

Spherical - check out the link Ezra sent you. You will see how out of sync the ENTIRE Portland music community is. The Mercury gave us lowlifes a chance to vent our top 5 and it was fun! You should do it! I want to see what you like the best! After throwing a huge tantrum on my blog - *cough* Crappy Indie Music *cough* - for about a year I've come to realize that the influential people in this town don't like the music I like. Yet all of the bands I like still are allowed to play shows and make CD's and they do ALL OF THE TIME. My elders have been trying to convince me that a person's taste in music does not reflect their soul or lack thereof.

As far was WHITE is concerned... To say Portland lacks diversity is an understatement.

WTF?!??! I didn't even know Mogwai came out with a new album this year... I guess it pays to wade through the big shots top 5.