Anthony Fantano / theneedledrop

About

Anthony Fantano is an internet music reviewer known for his channel “theneedledrop” and has a cult following in /mu/. That channel currently has around around 330,000 subscribers.

Online History

Fantano’s first Youtube channel, thatistheplan ^[1] was created on September 9th, 2007. He uploaded his first video Bruce Springsteen vs. The Mountaingoats ^[2] on October 4, 2007. He continued to make covers of songs until January 7th. Then, on January 20th, 2010, Fantano created theneedledrop ^[3], where he began to proceed to make music reviews. He gained spread with his review of Plastic Beach by Gorillaz ^[4]. He soon gained a following due to his musical tastes and his personality.

Common Videos

Normal Reviews

During this segment, is when Anthony does full album reviews of the “independent persuasion”, though he has reviewed mainstream artists such as Kanye West ^[5], Coldplay ^[6] and Future ^[7]on this segment. He has only given two albums a perfect 10, consisting of Death Grips– The Money Store ^[8] and Swans– To Be Kind ^[9]. His most popular review is for Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues.

Cal Chuchesta

Cal Chuchesta is the supposed roomate of Anthony Fantano. He is known for his taste in music (or lack of, thereof). Once a year he releases a “Best Music of the Year” list.

Y U NO REVIEW?

Y U NO REVIEW? Is a section where Fantano talks about albums released that month that he did not want to review or did not have the time to make a full review on it. There are around eight to twelve albums in this section.

Letter from a fan / Lo-Fi Tano

Letter from a fan is a segment where Fantano answers a question about music sent from a fan. For Lo-Fi Tano segments, he often uses his iPhone to record this, often called “Lo-Fi Tano”. He uses this in other situations, mostly in his secondary account, thatistheplan.