You’re welcome to pick up the phone and call the head of programming for Yahoo. I’m sure he’d be happy to tell you. I’ll even get a quote sent your way if you’d like.

As for Chinese Democracy, I pointed out that you were INCORRECT about health of the current single at radio, then EXPLAINED why. I don’t think you’re stupid and I DO explain myself in the comments. You make it your job to know this stuff, so know it. Your buddies at FNX can probably lend you their Mediabase password.

@music666: Yes, I educated myself on radio charts and how they’re constructed (which honestly, I think is something a lot of people can use, since the whole up/down movement is what most people use as their only gauge) after that incident. But I do think that Guns’ label has to be more invested in a long-term thing now, since the short-term sales/positive exposure of “CD” was really not all that high. I think you’d agree with that assessment, no? Anyway, I have Mediabase access through other outlets, and yeah, I need to use it more. But you’re always welcome to e-mail me and disabuse me of other incorrect assumptions you think I might have. I really do want to learn, because as another guru in a slightly different discipline writes, “nobody knows anything.” And I think I make that known with most of the things I write.

You have a few options to achieve the desired look:

1) You may notice that it bears a slight resemblance to a look sported by Hedwig, in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. This affect was achieved by starting with a layer of matte red lipstick covered with Cookie Puss Liquid Sparkle in Red Devil. Liquid Sparkle is like, glitter in some kind of weird suspension that you can brush all over your person to achieve glam rock perfection. Be forewarned, however, that it will leave your lips rather … dry, but it LASTS if you sip everything through a straw and avoid moistening your lips in any way.

2) For a more glossy and moist (and slightly less over-the-top-drag-queeny option), head to your nearest Mac counter and ask for some Ruby Woo lipstick (or any other colour that suits you) and DazzleGlass in Miss Dynamite. Layer the DazzleGlass over the lipstick — voila! You are Clarkson-as-Lolita-ified.