What we measured
We loaded stereogum.com in a real browser, accepted the cookie banner, and scored what came back. Every number below is on a 0–10 scale where 10 is best.
- Ad restraint
- 8
- Design
- 8
- Reach
- 7
- Editorial
- 7
- Signal-to-noise
- 6
- Access
- 8
- Cadence
- 9
- Independence
- 7
Ad entities counted on the homepage after accepting the cookie banner
Clutter, hierarchy, typography and whitespace, scored from our screenshot
Tranco rank for the registrable domain, capped where the feed is a section
Curated judgement of the writing, not a measurement
How much of the feed is the thing you subscribed for
How much is readable without a paywall or a login
Whether it publishes often enough to be worth a slot
Ownership, and how much it constrains what gets covered
What it looks like
Our screenshot of stereogum.com, taken with the cookie banner cleared.
Latest from Stereogum
Straight from the feed. This is what the ticker would be showing you right now.
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- Premature Evaluation: Phoebe Bridgers Lost Weekend
- Rakim, Kurupt, & Masta Killa Announce New Album The Godbody: Hear “Goin Down”
- Tokyo’s Summer Sonic Festival Teases Radiohead For 2027
- Ghostemane – “Zero Day”
- Channel Tres Releases New Album Enigma POV
- more eaze Announces New Album valley and structure: Hear “what’s wrong with the structure?”
- Sophia Stel – “Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know”
- Alex G Announces Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma Soundtrack: Hear “Pain Is The Heart Of Love” (Feat. The Blue Nile’s Paul Buchanan)
- Troye Sivan Announces New Album She’s The Best, Reunites With Nicole Kidman For Video
- EMF’s Derry Brownson Dead At 55
- Writer’s Block Turns 20
- Sheryl Crow Announces New Album Pick You Up: Hear “Freedom Bus” (Feat. Jesse Welles)
- Soccer Mommy Shares For Young Hearts 10th Anniversary Deluxe, Joins American Football In Nashville
- Sweet Pill Move Houston Show After Original Venue Hosts “Far Right Piece Of Shit” Ken Paxton
Where it sits in Culture & Arts
- #21 Film Comment74.5
- #22 Momus74.5
- #23 Stereogum74.5
- #24 Contemporary Art Daily74
- #25 The Offing74