This is a good point. I think there's still great music journalism out there (possibly less due to NO MONEY IN IT) but I'm not so sure reviews as recommendations are really that relevant.Who actually does good album reviews these days? I love blogs but by their nature they're not very comprehensive and there's an element of pot luck to them. Even though I've tried not being cynical about Pitchfork etc for years, it (and the others) have really gone to the dogs lately. For movies I just have my go-to journos who are pretty reliable, and even here does good movie criticism. Harder to find with music for some reason though.
The music journalists I do follow are usually because I like their writing or ideas rather than their tastes.