The Death of Music Journalism at the Hands of Crowdsourcing

Christopher R. Weingarten is my new hero (and not just because he’s wearing an Ego Trip T-shirt in the video clip below). A music writer for Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, Decibel, Idolator and others, Weingarten took the stage at this week’s 140 Characters Conference in New York and ripped Twitter and crowdsourcing a new asshole. I could go on in an attempt to sum up the brilliance behind this rant, but you should just watch it for yourself. It’s amusing, intelligent, impactful and critical — everything a good rant should be. If you’re on Twitter (and who isn’t these days), you should follow Weingarten at @1000TimesYes, where he’s working on reviewing 1000 new records in 2009…