Shouldn't Whiskey Media make a music site?

Just a random thought. Shouldn't Whiskey Media make a music site? I mean, they have a movie site, manga/anime site, and even a comic site, why not a music site? I`d love to share my opinion on music with a great community like Giant Bomb without having to post on a gaming site. Doesn't it sound like a good idea or what?

I think they need to start making money before they go around launching new sites.

I want a wrestling site so damn badly.

I feel like there's enough music sites already. It mightn't do so well.

I agree but I don't see how videos and stuff can come into it

There are plans to launch new websites in the future. Books, music and food are all things that have been mentioned in passing by various staff members, although none of them are guaranteed. But it's going to take time. Whiskey Media is still a relatively small business compared to some of the big sites out there.. You can't just click your fingers and instantly make websites.

I've been thinking that too!! It would be awesome, with news, and interviews and stuff..  But like DeeGee said, I think money might be an issue..

I don't want them to do a music site. There's enough music sites as it is. Plus, it would really rely on the calibre of people they bring in to do it. No offense to the guys currently working here but I don't really want the Whiskey Media Family to act as music critics. As much as I like Screened I'd like if they got people who were more knowledgeable and more experienced to work for them.

the problem with a music site is that it would be really hard to cater to all the audiences of every different genre, and they cant exactly pick just one or two genres to focus on either.

I've been harping on this since they got Navarro onboard. Come on guys, make it happen!

There are plans to launch new websites in the future. Books, music and food are all things that have been mentioned in passing by various staff members, although none of them are guaranteed. But it's going to take time. Whiskey Media is still a relatively small business compared to some of the big sites out there.. You can't just click your fingers and instantly make websites.

There's a book site coming, but everyone suggests a music site several times a month. I think they are well aware of it. Dave has experience with music site's which is probably why he might be aprehensive.

I was thinking perhaps they should ditch the sites that aren't performing so well and concentrate on driving traffic and resource to improve their "flagship" site instead.

I've tried to enjoy the other sites, but Giantbomb is the only site that has interesting content for me. I am worried that there seems to be too much stagnation going on and not enough invention...

@AlisterCat said:

There's a book site coming, but everyone suggests a music site several times a month. I think they are well aware of it. Dave has experience with music site's which is probably why he might be aprehensive.

I can't see a book site working, how does a site with 2 people keep content flowing every week about books?

@AlisterCat said:

There's a book site coming, but everyone suggests a music site several times a month. I think they are well aware of it. Dave has experience with music site's which is probably why he might be aprehensive.

I can't see a book site working, how does a site with 2 people keep content flowing every week about books?

I like the idea of a food site since I believe all of us could contribute equally to something like that.  The problem I have with music is that there are too many niches and not enough interest to cover them properly.  So, a Whiskey music site would wind up with pages devoted to metal and Pink Floyd and nothing in most other genres.  Country is really popular in the mainstream but not with a significant number of members around here.  The same is true of jazz, soul, standards, and so forth.  I just can't see any music site being competitive when compared to the multitudes of others around.   There would be too many gaping holes in the information provided.
 
Really, I am still of the mind that they need to concentrate on the sites they have running now before adding more to the mix.

@ChickenPants said:

@Metalideth said:

@AlisterCat said:

There's a book site coming, but everyone suggests a music site several times a month. I think they are well aware of it. Dave has experience with music site's which is probably why he might be aprehensive.

I can't see a book site working, how does a site with 2 people keep content flowing every week about books?

Can't see it working either. Don't want the rest of WM butting in on that one also..

Will Smith and Mike Tatum confirmed it months ago. It could be a wiki structured site, like Anime Vice. Ethan has discussed how he thinks personality driven sites and wiki sites are both valid for Whiskey Media.

They just need to bring back Political Base.

A man can dream, though. A man can dream.

a car enthusiast site would make me squeal with joy.

@ArcLyte said:

a car enthusiast site would make me squeal with joy.

they had that. boompa.com

it died

I just want a book site asap so I can slaughter everyone with my knowledge on girl with the dragon tattoo

@AlisterCat said:

@ChickenPants said:

@Metalideth said:

@AlisterCat said:

There's a book site coming, but everyone suggests a music site several times a month. I think they are well aware of it. Dave has experience with music site's which is probably why he might be aprehensive.

I can't see a book site working, how does a site with 2 people keep content flowing every week about books?

Can't see it working either. Don't want the rest of WM butting in on that one also..

Will Smith and Mike Tatum confirmed it months ago. It could be a wiki structured site, like Anime Vice. Ethan has discussed how he thinks personality driven sites and wiki sites are both valid for Whiskey Media.

I get that it is coming, but I don't think it will work. I do believe all of Whiskey Media personality driven sites draw more traffic than Anime Vice.

for those who want a great music site with a great community: sputnikmusic.com

Yeah. I'd like it if they'd make a music website cause I want to make a list of all my albums. But there isn't much they could do in video format so there really wouldn't be a point in creating a site dedicated to music since there already exists so many music websites in TEH INTERNETZ.

I vote for a food site!!

@ArcLyte said:

a car enthusiast site would make me squeal with joy.

they had that. boompa.com

it died

I just want a book site asap so I can slaughter everyone with my knowledge on girl with the dragon tattoo

@elsuperdonut said:

I vote for a food site!!

I would be down for this though! I don't think a podcast would work, but this would still be a great video content generating site!

I can already imagine the Gucci Gucci page.

Now a food site would be really cool, especially if it was mixed with other things, like party advice, neat gadgets and things for the kitchen, and in addition to a wiki about certain foods, there could be a recipe part, where users submit recipes, and people can try them out, and then rate them.

I want a top hat and monocle site.

@AlisterCat said:

@ChickenPants said:

@Metalideth said:

@AlisterCat said:

There's a book site coming, but everyone suggests a music site several times a month. I think they are well aware of it. Dave has experience with music site's which is probably why he might be aprehensive.

I can't see a book site working, how does a site with 2 people keep content flowing every week about books?

Can't see it working either. Don't want the rest of WM butting in on that one also..

Will Smith and Mike Tatum confirmed it months ago. It could be a wiki structured site, like Anime Vice. Ethan has discussed how he thinks personality driven sites and wiki sites are both valid for Whiskey Media.

I get that it is coming, but I don't think it will work. I do believe all of Whiskey Media personality driven sites draw more traffic than Anime Vice.

No. Tested doesn't even have the new site layout or wiki. They should concentrate on making the current sites perfect.

If they launch a music site, I'm sure that the forums will be crazy. Really damn crazy.

I think music is way too diverse to cover just in one website.
 
Most website that focus on just one genre don't even cover everything.

It'd just be another site they neglect while the supposed editors there end up doing more shit for Giantbomb.

I want a wrestling site so damn badly.

As long as there great personalities behind it, not just because it's "cool". No half baked sites.

I love music more than video games, but it's such a personal thing that I don't know if I want to read other's opinions on it.

The barrier to entry is so low now that CD prices have dropped that I don't need to read a review to buy an album. I just go buy any album I'm interested in and if it's bad, oh well, and if it's not, then there's a cool sense of discovery. If I'm unsure I can go listen to a few tracks off an artist's MySpace page or website or whatever.

Now if a Whiskey Music site was more about the artistry of music-making or news about the industry, then I'd totally be down and would read it regularly.

Every 4 weeks someone brings up a music site. If you really think about it, its a bad idea.

I think WM should stay away from making a community focused music website. Music is incredibly subjective and there is already enough internet snobbery surrounding it anyway.

I want them to hire more talent and put more oomph behind the websites that they already have. Who am I to say though?

Yes....and if they did I would be a lot less active here.

@CrossTheAtlantic said:

@Metalideth said:

@AlisterCat said:

@ChickenPants said:

@Metalideth said:

@AlisterCat said:

There's a book site coming, but everyone suggests a music site several times a month. I think they are well aware of it. Dave has experience with music site's which is probably why he might be aprehensive.

I can't see a book site working, how does a site with 2 people keep content flowing every week about books?

Can't see it working either. Don't want the rest of WM butting in on that one also..

Will Smith and Mike Tatum confirmed it months ago. It could be a wiki structured site, like Anime Vice. Ethan has discussed how he thinks personality driven sites and wiki sites are both valid for Whiskey Media.

I get that it is coming, but I don't think it will work. I do believe all of Whiskey Media personality driven sites draw more traffic than Anime Vice.

I think a book site could maybe work. Definitely would need like a "book club" or something to try to keep the community involved. I'd be interested in it. A music site would be terrible though. I love music; I hate reading comments about music. More so than almost any other medium it seems to always devolve into the worst kinds of "[X band] sucks!!" drivel regardless of the general levelheadedness of the community.

I was under the impression that they were making a book site and a music site, too. I asked Ethan about that a week ago and he said it's not happening, at least not any time soon. They're just pie-in-the-sky hopes for the future. Nothing is actually in the works.

i don't know if that would be that great. maybe, i do think they need to make money from people before they can launch another website.
 
isn't anime vice, dead or something? i don't go there but people say that it's dead.

Yeah I'd love a music site, but the forums would probably be a shithole. Just be loads of threads like 'Y ARE (enter band name) SO SHIT?!!111' and '(Enter band name) ARE BETTER THAN (enter another band name)'.

Before making more sites they should improve on the ones they already have , specially the neglected Anime Vice

I want a wrestling site so damn badly.