CortneyH commented on Obama's Volunteers Just Drunk at This Point, at 3:33 PM on Oct 29 I worked on a state senate race out west back in 2002, and one of our phonebank locations was in a rather seedy part of town. more » [gawker]

CortneyH commented on The NY Times brings us the, at 12:59 PM on Oct 29 Aw, that fuck truck comment was just low. more » [jezebel]

CortneyH commented on Downtown Takes The Express Train Away From Warner Music Group, at 3:43 PM on Sep 5 Mostly what it says about WMG is that they're not willing to pony up suitcases of cash: [www.billboard.com] If you don't feel like clicking the link, Fontana and Interscope paid $2.5 mil a three year deal. more »

CortneyH commented on Bronfman To Video Game Makers: "F U, Pay WMG", at 2:58 PM on Aug 7 If he wanted to make a real impact, he should have added, "or my foxy terrorist daughter-in-law will come after you. more »

CortneyH commented on From the looks of the (unpausable), at 10:42 AM on Jul 15 Nice to know she's already planning on donating the unsold clothes to a third world charity. more »

CortneyH commented on Even though they shun mainstream, at 1:47 PM on Jul 1 @gaudette: You'll see this look on Bedford Avenue in 5...4...3...2... more » [jezebel]

CortneyH commented on In The Music Industry, Female "Geniuses" Are Hard To Find, at 2:58 PM on Jun 19 For what it's worth, the staff at Billboard is close to evenly split on the edit side (12 women out of 31 staffers). The Fader also has some excellent women towards the top of their masthead. more » [jezebel]

CortneyH commented on Who Is The Liz Phair Of The New Generation?, at 2:16 PM on Jun 6 @aspiringexpatriate: Wait til the Santogold Converse ad hits the airwaves. more » [jezebel]

CortneyH commented on Santogold Shakes The "Rock Sellout" Hornet's Nest, at 10:23 AM on Jun 4 One piece of information that tends to get lost in the debates about "selling out" is that artists aren't actually getting paid all that much for these ads and placements. more »

CortneyH commented on Private Parties The Newest Way For Musicians To Make Up Lost CD-Sale Revenue, at 4:47 PM on Jun 3 MIA has only sold 214,000 records for Interscope, and yet she gets $100k to play one party. more »

CortneyH commented on M.I.A. Announces Engagement After Fretting Over Green Card, at 1:42 PM on Jun 2 This is actually all next level viral promo for an upcoming Interscope/WMG/Disney/American Apparel project called "Hipsterhontas." She was a rebel warrior princess, he was a rich dude, and...something involving Diplo shooting arrows at them. more »

CortneyH commented on Mission: Metallica Offers Revolutionary Pricing Tiers, at 4:33 PM on May 29 I read this three times and I still don't get it. more »

CortneyH commented on Santogold To Critics: Please Listen To My Album Before You Try To Label It, at 6:25 PM on May 20 Downtown has an upstreaming deal with Atlantic but can choose to distribute their artists through ADA (indie distro). more »

CortneyH commented on Santogold To Critics: Please Listen To My Album Before You Try To Label It, at 5:56 PM on May 20 Santogold is on an indie in the States -- she's on Downtown, distributed through ADA. more »

CortneyH commented on MTV Deports Sweet 16 Brats For New Show Exiled, at 2:55 PM on May 14 I was excited for this until I watched the clip on MTV's site -- turns out the kids only go to Peru or Africa or wherever for a week. more » [jezebel]

CortneyH commented on Oldies But Goodies, at 2:48 PM on May 12 I thought this was an ad for MIA's new clothing line at first. more » [jezebel]

CortneyH commented on Music Journalist Throws Herself From The Free-CD Train, at 5:30 PM on Apr 17 I so want to do this, and hope others do it as well. more »

CortneyH commented on Reality, at 12:19 PM on Mar 28 That's the best ever public service ad to get people to avoid drinking, tanning, and fucking strangers in hot tubs. more » [gawker]