Earlier today I interrogated Patrick about these seven words in his “Culture Clash” post: “to the dismay of indie music lovers.” Context:

Yesterday the track list to Twilight: New Moon was released to the enjoyment of millions of tweens that oh so want to be a vampire in love and to the dismay of indie music lovers. Rumors had been floating around for quite some time that Thom Yorke and Bon Iver would each be penning a song to the soundtrack but most of us didn’t want to believe it. Until it was confirmed. The album will also feature brand new songs from The Killers and Grizzly Bear to boot.

Dismay? One would think that, to Thom Yorke fans, the announcement of a new Thom Yorke track would be neutral-to-positive news. And to Bon Iver fans, a new Bon Iver cut, the same. But Patrick confirmed that, indeed, the news was met with raucous protest, and his point is well documented.

I don’t want to make light of the argument that all is lost (admittedly I think I just did), so let me condense the 76-comment thread linked above into three words for you: pearls before swine. That link takes you to a Stereogum article, and the commenters are irate. They don’t like the first film. They swear they won’t like the second. They’re mad at Thom Yorke, mad at Bon Iver, mad at Atlantic, mad about the “commercialization” of indie rock, mad that 13-year-old girls will gobble up all the tickets to indie rock shows. But more than anything, they’re just mad about the association of a good thing (indie rock) and a bad thing (vampire lit). Pearls. Before. Swine.

Yes, I made a joke about it, and then yes, I made another one. But if you demand a serious discussion on the subject, you’re required to drop subjective terms like “good,” “bad,” “indie,” “commercialization,” “beginning of the end,” “bullshit,” “abomination,” what have you. Of course after you drop all of those terms from the argument, you have a blank page.

Be glad that your favorite bands are getting a bit of exposure. The more royalties they pull down from these Faustian arrangements means more free downloads for you.

And if you absolutely cannot stand the fact that money changes hands over the noble art of music creation and appreciation, click here and never leave.