Al Shipley commented on Project X Hits the Hip-Hop Nostalgia Circuit, at 1:58 PM on Oct 6 @encyclopediablack: These VH1 things seem to be pretty inclusive of female rappers in general (see also the Rap Honors thing, which inducted Missy alongside a bunch of male artists who made their impact much earlier). more »

Al Shipley commented on Undead Alt-Rocker Soundtracks Tale Of Undead Teens, at 1:08 PM on Oct 6 Can't give a shit about the movie or anything else on the CD, but hey, 2 new Paramore songs, cool. more »

Al Shipley commented on Project X Hits the Hip-Hop Nostalgia Circuit, at 11:43 AM on Oct 6 These VH1 lists are "voted for by viewers" in only the loosest sense: they select 200 or 300 songs as voting options, and then let people vote for the top 100 of those. more »

Al Shipley commented on Which Fourth-Quarter Release Are You Most Looking Forward To?, at 8:46 AM on Oct 6 Also, thank you for posting a picture of Kanye in those stupid-ass glasses to remind me that he's just too full of bad ideas these days to drop an album as good as his first 2. more »

Al Shipley commented on Which Fourth-Quarter Release Are You Most Looking Forward To?, at 6:05 PM on Oct 5 My top 10 in rough order of anticipation: John Legend, Parts & Labor, Ryan Leslie, Pink, T-Pain, The Pretenders, Fall Out Boy, Freeway, Statik Selektah, Kanye. more »

Al Shipley commented on Usher Strips Off His Shirt In A Time Of Crisis, at 4:05 PM on Oct 3 @ITMS: No, you're totally right, that's exactly what this song conjured for me when I first heard it on the album, which is why I was surprised when it was picked as a single. more »

Al Shipley commented on Whatever He Likes: T.I. Holds Chart Penthouse, Takes Reservation for Next Week, at 4:01 PM on Oct 3 So: congrats, Raheem. more »

Al Shipley commented on Kanye Might Have To Stick To Music, Blogging, at 3:15 PM on Oct 3 @westartedthis: Kanye's improvised live-action series that was being pitched to HBO has nothing to do with Kanye's hip hop puppet show that Comedy Central already greenlit. more »

Al Shipley commented on Breaking Cheese News, at 3:12 PM on Oct 3 He'll never make a hunk of cheese as big as "Tender," if you ask me. more »

Al Shipley commented on "Spin" Does The Time Warp, at 1:04 PM on Oct 3 While he was reading this issue, KK was preoccupied with both a possible collapse of the worldwide financial superstructure and various televised interviews with the governor of Alaska. more »

Al Shipley commented on Kanye Might Have To Stick To Music, Blogging, at 12:54 PM on Oct 3 is it possible HBO is passing on the show because it's just not a great idea? Didn't stop them with Def Poetry, True Blood, Little Britain USA, Tell Me You Love Me, John From Cincinatti, Dane Cook's Tourgasm or Lucky Louie. more »

Al Shipley commented on We Search MySpace For Electroclash Revivalists, Second-Rate Sublime Disciples, And Will Ferrell Homages, at 11:18 AM on Oct 3 Thank you for articulating this whole horrible Sublime/FLC thing going on with rock radio these days. more »

Al Shipley commented on Usher Strips Off His Shirt In A Time Of Crisis, at 10:53 AM on Oct 3 R. more »

Al Shipley commented on First came the rumors that, at 10:38 AM on Oct 3 @robthaintern: @Nunya B: Kelly and Michelle and LaToya have all had good singles, but fans of other members of Destiny's Child seriously need to get the fuck over their persecution complex already. more »

Al Shipley commented on First came the rumors that, at 3:36 PM on Oct 2 They're also waiting for her hair to outgrow the whole Porter Wagoner look she's got going on in that picture. more »

Al Shipley commented on Are Indie Record Stores Sidestepping Wal-Mart By Going Down Under?, at 12:45 PM on Oct 2 Er, or what Maura said. more »

Al Shipley commented on Are Indie Record Stores Sidestepping Wal-Mart By Going Down Under?, at 12:45 PM on Oct 2 @Audif Jackson Winters III: Not all independently owned record stores cater exclusively to indie rock fans. more »

Al Shipley commented on The 27 Albums On This Week's Billboard 200 That Didn't Experience A Week-To-Week Sales Drop, at 6:21 PM on Oct 1 @Chris Molanphy: I too miss Who Charted. more »