Chris Molanphy commented on Britney Spears To Take Her Circus On Tour, at 12:18 PM on Dec 2 27, eh? more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Goth-Punk Barbie Proves That Even The Most Punk-Rock Fifth-Grade Girls Aren't Safe From Mattel's Oppressive Standards Of Femininity, at 9:22 PM on Nov 26 @drinkypuss: Burn down... The Hot Topic! Burn down... The Hot Topic [/southpark-gothvoice] more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Idolator's Bands On The Run: The Heligoats Open Up The Books, at 12:09 PM on Nov 26 Great feature - kudos to our loquacious volunteer! more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Jason Castro, What Hath Thou Wrought, at 7:21 PM on Nov 25 Why not just go for the trifecta and get Cliff Richard to appear on X-Factor, perform the song, and release that to be the Christmas No. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on A Helpful List Of The Top Twenty-Five Songs You Won't Be Able To Escape Between Now And Dec. 26, at 7:07 PM on Nov 25 I think I'm the official backlash-against-the-backlash when it comes to "Do They Know It's Christmas." I still love it, despite hearing smart-alecky disembowelings of it by critics for more than a decade now. It's like, Wow, you guys are smart! more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Will Obama Bring Change To Country Music?, at 6:50 PM on Nov 25 Oy. You know, being charitable to Browne for a minute, there's a credible argument that says Nashville's rise over the last four decades mirrors the rise of post-Goldwater conservatism, and that if that overall movement gets marginalized, country sales might experience a somewhat outsize drop in audience. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on From Britney To Disney (And Beyond): Idolator Plunges Into The World Of Teenpop, at 11:41 AM on Nov 25 Great to have you doing this, Chuck. I'd love to know what you think is an appropriate yardstick for measuring the penetration of teen pop, since the old barometers seem to have failed this decade. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on SoundScan Holds Itself Back For Axl, at 11:02 AM on Nov 25 This is probably lost in the mists of time, but I distinctly remember reading about similar shenanigans in 1987 re: Michael Jackson's Bad. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on More "Chinese Democracy" Sales Numbers: The Answer Is As Mysterious As You'd Expect, at 5:57 PM on Nov 24 This is annoying -- Best Buy is stacking the deck chart-position-wise -- but it does explain why Kanye elected to drop his new one on Monday instead of Tuesday; he needs as many days in the tracking week as possible to try to keep up with GnR's total. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Good news: the Pope (Benedict,, at 3:56 PM on Nov 24 But has His Holiness forgiven Nasty for saying the Rutles were bigger than Rod Stewart? more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Freddie Mercury: In Memoriam, at 3:40 PM on Nov 24 I don't think you'll ever see a rock death quite like that again -- where a cultural moment (a signal moment in the public's attitudes toward AIDS), a Zeitgeist moment (the imminent chart comeback of "Bohemian Rhapsody") and a kind of twist ending (the 24-hour outing-to-death) all come together at once. Only Lennon's death was bigger, not only because Lennon was Lennon, but because he'd just released the comeback single/album weeks before the assassination. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Don't Forget Your Second Wind: Baiting Billy Joel, at 2:46 PM on Nov 24 @DocStrange: Oh, please. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Don't Forget Your Second Wind: Baiting Billy Joel, at 11:41 AM on Nov 24 Sorry, that should've read "30 years of his career...." more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Don't Forget Your Second Wind: Baiting Billy Joel, at 11:40 AM on Nov 24 @dippinkind: Agreed. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Happy "Chinese Democracy" Release Day: A Look Back At How We Got Here, at 3:05 PM on Nov 23 You forgot a step: December 2002: Doomed Axl-and-friends GnR tour implodes after several no-shows, culminating in a fan riot in Philadelphia which prompts Clear Channel to cancel the tour. [chris.molanphy.com] more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Swift Kick: For Country's New Teen Megastar, Every Song's A Hit, at 9:54 AM on Nov 23 @Al Shipley: As usual, Billboard finally explains, a couple of days after I needed the information for the column: [www.billboard.com] Long story short, KROQ in L.A. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Don't Go Buying Those New Order Reissues During Your Holiday Shopping Yet, at 9:26 AM on Nov 22 Add me to the Christmas wishers for these. more »

Chris Molanphy commented on Swift Kick: For Country's New Teen Megastar, Every Song's A Hit, at 2:03 PM on Nov 21 @Tauwan: Actually, I kind of love "Baby Be Mine," too, although production-wise it hasn't aged well (it's got that early-'80s George Benson-esque sheen). Still, you're right, it's perfectly placed on that album. more »