#Anthony fantano red vox series#

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. 3.2.10 Worst Song of the Decade (2010–2019)įantano grew up in Connecticut and spent his teenage years in Wolcott.3.1.2 Albums with a score of 0 (not including 'NOT GOOD').3.1.1 Modern albums with a perfect rating (10/10).In October 2011, Fantano won the Beyond the Blog award at the MTV O Music Awards. The channel was voted as September 2011's On The Rise contest winner, a program by YouTube. He also runs a second channel simply named fantano where he does track reviews, discusses industry news, and more varied but still music related content, and used to also run the now-terminated thatistheplan, a light-hearted channel where he reviewed and discussed the latest memes and parodied internet culture. His reviews occasionally contain brief skits, usually involving his alter ego Cal Chuchesta, a musically oblivious man portrayed as Fantano's roommate. A weekly overview of the singles released that week is done together with album reviews on the site.

#Anthony fantano red vox series#

The program was transformed into a YouTube music review series in February 2009, although the original radio program wouldn't completely switch to video reviews and come to an end until Fantano departed WNPR in 2014. In the fall of 2007, TNP debuted as a radio show on Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR), and the same year, a blog was also launched. Fantano is the creative force behind The Needle Drop, a web series, blog, and former radio program that analyzes 'rock, pop, electronic, metal, hip hop, and experimental music' through video and audio critiques.

Hi everyone, Anthony Fantano here: Internet's busiest music nerd.Īnthony Fantano (born Octo( ) ) is an American YouTuber and music critic and self-described as 'the internet's busiest music nerd'.