The snottiness was okay when they primarily covered rock and generally accepted. It become truly painful when they discovered that there were other genres out

The snottiness was okay when they primarily covered rock and generally accepted. It become truly painful when they discovered that there were other genres out there (esp. when they initially started covering rap and electronic music) and applied those same rockist standards to something completely detached. I don't know if this still continues but my primary issue with the site has always been non-rock music acceptable to rock fans (or artists that they can write some culture piece about) rather than non-rock music that fans of those genres actually listen to.