It made me want to do the same, share the musical experience on the internet. He has said, "I had a friend of mine on Livejournal–lol, I know–back in the early 00s who used to do these long writeups about certain artists and she turned me on to a few that were pretty great. As a child he had a desire to become a cartoonist, stating he was a fan of The Simpsons and that he still enjoys cartoons from today such as Adventure Time and Regular Show.įantano was introduced to independent music in the early 2000s which eventually influenced him to start The Needle Drop.
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The blog reviews albums and does a weekly roundup of singles released that week.
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The blog started in the fall of 2007, with video reviews beginning in February 2009.
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Fantano examines "rock, pop, electronic, metal, hip hop and experimental music" via video and audio reviews. Hi everyone, _thony _tano here, the internet's busiest music nerd.Īnthony Fantano (born Octo( ) ), better known online as theneedledrop, is an American YouTuber and music critic and self-described as "the internet's busiest music nerd".