I guess I read consequence of sound pretty frequently too but the site is way too positive for me. I prefer my sites to have strong feelings both positive and negative and consequence of sound seems to love everything
COS is the best for news and reviews. But I do agree with you that they are always happy going. Rarely a negative review, unlike Pitchfork, where everything that isn't "cool" get 6.1 and under.
I honestly don't read reviews anywhere online. I'll glance at them in magazines, but I tend to review things myself. I mainly use blogs for the news, and introductions to new (most likely hype) bands.
Sorry I've been meaning to post this for a bit, just kept forgetting about it. I guess this is not exactly a blog ( altough he does have a blog as well, but I mainly watch his youtube) , I guess you would call it it a vlog or what ever. Anyways, I watch this almost everyday. His name is Anthony Fantano ( legit real name I think) , he is the self proclaimed " Internets busiest music nerd", his blog is called "The Needle Drop", which is the same name as his youtube channel. He reviews , music we all like/listen to, and is very interesting and knowledgeable, at least in my opinion . If you're so inclined, check him out. Posted below is his video from today, a review of the new Washed Out record, enjoy.