Elijah-M commented on It's time for another Smiths, at 1:11 PM on Aug 29 A savvy used CD shopper could likely pick up all four proper Smiths albums plus Louder Than Bombs (thus owning all but five or six of the songs they put out, EVER) for only a few dollars more than what this compilation is going to cost. more »

Elijah-M commented on Bye-Bye "Indie," Hello Again "Alternative", at 2:47 PM on Aug 27 Can't we just call all of it "rock"? more »

Elijah-M commented on Warner Music Group's Human Resources Department Led By Someone Who May Be A Very Nice Guy, For All I Know, at 2:46 PM on Aug 19 I can't imagine that "Would you like a job at Warner Music Group, in which we pay a large part of your salary in stock options?" is an easy sell these days. more »

Elijah-M commented on Will Uno Chicago Grill Be The Next Restaurant Chain To File For Bankruptcy?, at 11:29 AM on Aug 14 @PrestonBerryworth: Huh? more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on Will Uno Chicago Grill Be The Next Restaurant Chain To File For Bankruptcy?, at 11:14 AM on Aug 14 My only complaint about Unos is that almost everything on their menu BUT the deep dish pizza is horrible. more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on The Rolling Stones Will Not Play On While EMI Sinks, at 2:33 PM on Jul 25 "The Rolling Stones haven't been known for sticking around at one label for long…" What exactly would you consider a long time? more »

Elijah-M commented on Whither The Live Album: The Debate Continues, at 1:12 PM on Jul 8 I think that saying the live album is dead is a bit obtuse. more »

Elijah-M commented on Music Industry Tries To Take Back Its Money From The "Pirates" Running Radio, at 8:42 PM on Jul 4 href="http://idolator.com/397275/music-industry-tries-to-take-back-its-money-from-the-pirates-running-radio#c6417311">owenmeany: Believe it or not, the way radio promotion and mechanical royalties actually work in real life does not bear even the slightest resemblance to what you outlined in your post. more »

Elijah-M commented on McDonald's Sued By Devo Over Happy Meal Toy, at 10:04 PM on Jun 28 @mikelotus: Yes, Devo performed a song by another artist, and the people who wrote the song were summarily compensated for the public performance of their work. more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on Music Industry Tries To Take Back Its Money From The "Pirates" Running Radio, at 12:28 PM on Jun 27 The United States is the only industrialized western nation in which radio broadcasters do not pay a performance royalty. more »

Elijah-M commented on Top 10 Best and Worst Reputations In Corporate America, at 1:26 PM on Jun 23 @sean77: Why ExxonMobile Doesn't Care About Alternative Fuels: [money.cnn.com] ExxonMobil fights off call to invest in oil alternatives: [findarticles.com] ExxonMobil Accused of Disinformation on Warming: [ipsnews.net] more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on Top 10 Best and Worst Reputations In Corporate America, at 1:20 PM on Jun 23 @stickystyle: I'm not sure how a company qualifies as American, but Honda has 12 manufacturing plants in the US, so they do employ a large number of Americans. more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on Starbucks' "food chief" has, at 4:10 PM on Jun 17 Those breakfast sandwiches were awesome. more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on Is Kmart Selling Abstinence Pants?, at 1:51 PM on Jun 6 @Bladefist: While I wholeheartedly agree that our media is morally bankrupt, your contention that they have a liberal bias (and your implication that their lack of morals stems from said bias) is disingenuous at best. more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on Open-Ish Thread, at 4:09 PM on Jun 3 My last two weeks of music-related purchases: Yesterday, ordered from Amazon: My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (pre-order) / Spiritualized - Songs in A&E / Various Artists - Soul Messages from Dimona This past Friday, ordered from Amazon: Various Artists - Don't Stop: Recording Tap (used) Two weeks ago, ordered direct from Matador: Jay Reatard - Painted Shut 7" / Shearwater - Rook (pre-order) Two weeks ago, in a real-life record store: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (vinyl reissue) / Darondo - Let My People Go (vinyl reissue) I also did a few trades on Zunafish, and downloaded stuff from legitimate payed services (e.g. more »

Elijah-M commented on Courtney Love Loses What's Left Of Kurt, at 3:16 PM on Jun 2 Is she sure she didn't snort them when she had Keith Richards over? more »

Elijah-M commented on Seven Songs That Are Way More Fun To Drive Around To Than "Mr. Brightside", at 4:22 PM on May 30 1. more »

Elijah-M commented on Seven Songs That Are Way More Fun To Drive Around To Than "Mr. Brightside", at 3:09 PM on May 30 @Audif Jackson Winters III: If liking Janet Jackson, New Edition and Mother Love Bone is a prerequisite for being fun to hang out with, you've probably got a point there. more »