I won’t be using Apple Music when it debuts later this month. I do have an iPhone and an iPad, and I’m sure I’ll see the new service pop up and consider trying it out. Here’s why I won’t.

First, you should know I’m a Total Music Snob. I’ve been a music reviewer for the past decade or so. I’m a chronicler, an archiver, and a surveyor. I like mainstream artists like Bruce Springsteen but my favorites are usually a bit more eclectic–think Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad with a heavy dose of Alt-J and relatively unknown artists like The Black Ryder or Chelsea Wolfe. Right now, I have 90 albums stored in a Google Music account that are not even released yet. (I obtained them the legal way–directly from the media relations contact.)

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