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A Party Affiliation That Pretty Much Anyone Can Get Behind


I went to PS 112 in Astoria to vote this morning, and while the school's lobby was bake-sale-free, casting my ballot and walking to the subway put me in a good mood. The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and the promise of not being bombarded with election-related speculation was close on the horizon, at least until some idiot commentator utters the word "2012" while scrambling to fill space on whatever cable-news channel has given him airtime. Which is probably why I had Andrew WK's "Party Hard" in my head: Sure, it was barely after nine in the morning and I was on my way back to work, instead of heading out for the evening, but my heart felt right—like it was enjoying some wine, canapes, and total fucking raging. And isn't that what matters? A counterpoint party song, and a rundown of some notable stories that got lost in the Election Day shuffle, after the jump. More »

5:00 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
By Maura Johnston
321 views, 11 comments

Latest by the rich girls are weeping: @Poubelle: Thx, that's what I was attempting to link to, yes! more »

more dolly, i say

Dolly Parton's "Jolene": A Popular Cover Choice For Musicians Ages 9-99

NPR's All Things Considered took a look at Dolly Parton's "Jolene" this week, which is not only the lone song my wife will sing at karaoke, but a popular target for actual musicians as well. (It was also performed by an unnamed fifth grader at my son's elementary school talent show last week. When a song hits the talent show playlist, you know it's moved into "classic" territory.) "It's a great chord progression—people love that 'Jolene' lick," Parton told NPR. "It's as much a part of the song almost as the song. And because it's just the same word over and over, even a first-grader or a baby can sing, 'Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.' It's like, how hard can that be?" Parton's version, as well as some notable covers, below the cut. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Dan Gibson
529 views, 7 comments

Latest by betablog: Belgique nu-Balearic producer Peter Visti does a pretty sweet and laconic version on the Mindless Boogie edit series (as "Dolly") that lasts twelve minutes or so and never wears out its welcome. more »

broadway-related content

New "9 To 5" Musical Not Just A Step On The Boss Man's Ladder

Popbytes has an extremely enthusiastic review of the Dolly Parton-assisted musical based off the workplace comedy 9 To 5, which is now playing in Los Angeles and scheduled to hit Broadway this spring. More »

3:00 PM on Fri Sep 12 2008
By Kate Richardson
837 views, Comment

leak of the day

Jessica Simpson And Dolly Parton Find Their Own Island In The Stream

ARTIST: Jessica Simpson featuring Dolly Parton
TITLE: "Do You Know" (from Do You Know)
WEB DEBUT: Aug. 28, 2008
RELEASE DATE: Sept. 9, 2008
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5:00 PM on Thu Aug 28 2008
By Kate Richardson
2,597 views, 2 comments

clarifications

Dolly Parton: Not Dead

Just in case you heard the rumor this weekend that Dolly Parton had died from congestive heart failure, WBIR in Knoxville would like to let you know that Dolly is alive and well, according to her agent, Pete Owens. More »

12:30 PM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By Kate Richardson
888 views, 6 comments

videodrone

Dolly Parton: Burnin' Through The '80s


God bless YouTube user AngelTini23, who found the time to splice together footage of Dolly Parton performing her country/R&B/disco hybrid hit "Baby I'm Burnin'" at several different concerts—and more importantly, in several different outfits—over the course of the '80s. The transitions in the clip can be a bit rough, but it's a thrill to listen for the variations in the arrangements, and of course, to take in those amazing, high camp costumes. YouTube

6:00 PM on Thu Jul 31 2008
By fluxington
223 views, 2 comments

Latest by narymary: I love how she took one of her cheesier recorded songs and made it such a powerhouse live number. One more reason I will always love me some Dolly. more »

shocking jocking

Howard Stern Makes Poop Joke, Dolly Parton Upset

Last week, Howard Stern and his hapless menagerie feigned mild amusement at a series of profane and poorly edited sound clips of Dolly Parton talking about penis, shit, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Carson's "big black cock," and other sundry topics in her new "audiobook." One drive-time commute that was not enriched by this cut-up comedy was Dolly Parton's, who's hopping mad and threatening a lawsuit. Howard will undoubtedly send her a bouquet of flowers and a picture of his butt as thanks for the attention with which this may eventually reward him. More »

3:15 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Anthony Miccio
3,583 views, 14 comments

Latest by owenmeany: I like her boobies. more »

quotable, quotable, quotable

Keeping Tabs On Dolly

Every once in a while you have to stop and ask yourself, "What's Dolly Parton up to these days?" Because chances are, she's up to something, and, furthermore, she's probably got lots of cute, folksy things to say about whatever it is she's doing. A recent interview with Billboard does not disappoint. More »

3:45 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Kate Richardson
466 views, 6 comments

idolator's american idolatry

Get Ready For David Cook To Rip Off Jack White On Tomorrow's "American Idol"

This week's American Idol will be devoted to the songs of Dolly Parton, a theme that will allow for lots of Dolly facetime on the broadcast and Kristy Lee Cook saving herself for another week with a good-old-girl performance of a country song. While there are some song choices that seem to be gimmes (does anyone think that Syesha Mercado won't bring Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" to the table?), others are more mysterious (what the heck is Michael Johns going to sing—"9 to 5"?). But one thing's for sure: If David Cook whips out a take on "Jolene," get ready for White Stripes fans far and wide to complain about one of their favorite covers being massacred by this guy—and for the Idol judges to wax rhapsodic about how "original" old Davey is because he draws inspiration from Chris Cornell and Incubus instead of Clive Davis and his proteges for the 10,000th time. I'm not going to assume that Simon, Randy, and/or Paula are reading this little blog, but if one of their interns does happen to keep tabs on it, please, bring the YouTube clip embedded after the jump to your bosses' attention, if only to make them at least kinda look like they've been aware of music that was made sometime over the last 10 years. More »

1:50 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Maura Johnston
2,265 views, 17 comments

Latest by Manola: wow, reading all this guesswork was fun! I have to say I am very underwhelmed by today's show. I didn't know most of Dolly's songs, and although everyone sang pretty well (except Ramiele the troll), I'm left with a 'so more »

a rhine or die chick

Dolly Parton To Pay Tribute To Nashville's Sparkliest Legend

Word on the street in Nashville is that Dolly Parton is planning a tribute to the late Porter Wagoner, a country legend and Parton's long-time singing partner. Wagoner gave Parton her big break in 1967 by adding her to the stable of musicians on his weekly country music TV show, a program as famous for its bedazzled blazers as it was for its music, a fact not lost on Parton in her plans to ape the snazzy designs of an infamous tailor named...Nudie. More »

3:00 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Kate Richardson
428 views, 4 comments

Latest by Ned Raggett: Heck yes. more »

get well soon

Dolly Parton Postpones Tour Due To Back Problems, Remains Folksy In The Face Of Adversity

And the award for cheeriest press release about a medical problem goes to... Dolly Parton! Dolly is taking six to eight weeks off to recover from a "back condition" and postponing her tour, which was supposed to kick off Feb. 28 in Minneapolis. Her impossibly breezy thoughts—complete with boob joke!—after the jump. More »

4:40 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Kate Richardson
648 views, 7 comments

he ain't defrauding you, he's my brother

Dolly Parton's Brother Bilks North Carolinans Out Of Millions Of Dollars In Breakfast Sausages

How can one man spend the GNP of a small country at Cracker Barrel? It's easy, especially if you're Dolly Parton's no-account brother Randy, who squandered that much on "Las Vegas and New York trips, meals at more than 70 restaurants, [and] purchases at grocery stores and Wal-Mart," among other frivolous expenditures. Except he was supposed to be using the cash to promote a theater built by the "ailing textile town" of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., which plunked over $20 million into the project in an effort to reverse its bad financial luck through the magic of song. Unfortunately, city hall forgot to do a background check, where they would have found out that Randy Parton liked to get tipsy and cuss at kids, in addition to being a really big fan of cheese logs and misappropriating funds. More »

10:30 AM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By jharv
1,248 views, 21 comments

Latest by RRLocal: sassychick55.... Randy was drunk as a sknunk the night he was kicked out, anyone who thinks he wasn't after seeing the television interview is living in a fantasy world... now i'm not about to defend all of Roanoke Rapids' actions by any more »

videodrone

Dolly Parton And Amy Sedaris Get To Livin'


About a week and a half after tragedy or heartbreak strikes, it is necessary to drag your empty shell of a soul out of its self-obsessed, self-loathing haze and force-feed it some artificial inspiration. But if getting drunk by yourself in the middle of the afternoon and listening to "I Will Survive" on repeat is just a bit too Bridget Jones for comfort, you might consider the video for Dolly Parton's new single "Better Get to Livin'," featuring the always dependably maniacal Amy Sedaris. More »

11:15 AM on Thu Nov 29 2007
By Kate Richardson
950 views, Comment

Those of you who are bummed out that Ne-Yo won't be opening for R. Kelly anymore can take some small comfort in the fact that he'll be performing during the televised portion of tomorrow's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. And Dolly Parton is on the bill, too. Am I being a little too pie-in-the-sky when I say that a meeting between the two could, God willing, serve as the catalyst for "Islands In The Stream '08"? [Hartford Courant]

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Dolly Parton Cares About Songwriters So You Don't Have To Third Dolly mention of the day! She was at an event yesterday in honor of Curb Records' plan to create a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in partnership with Belmont University, her hair customarily impressive.

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videodrone

Essential Videos for Your Life

YouTube and other video sites are often used for evil, but sometimes you find clips that you immediately can't live without, specifically old or obscure musical performances that would otherwise never see the light of day, except for maybe on a more serious-minded VH1 nostalgia program. Also, tribute videos. In an attempt to curb my compulsion to write four or five individual posts about my favorite online video finds, I have complied the essentials for you. After the jump: Dolly, Stevie, hot Latinos. More »

11:34 AM on Fri Sep 21 2007
By Kate Richardson
883 views, 4 comments

Latest by RickSlick: Jimmy Buffet needs no ironic filter to enjoy. Though I gotta say, most of his music does give me the mental image of a woman in Mom Jeans with one hand in the air and one hand holding a rapidly more »

objects of affection

Idolator's Tribute-Video Treasury Gets It On With The Special Victims Unit

Ed. note: Once again, Idolator intern Kate Richardson scours the video sites, looking for the best fan-made music videos. In this installment, she looks at two clips that look at the ever-smoldering romance between two members of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's squad (sadly, neither of the clips utilize the music of Ice-T): More »

11:00 AM on Tue Sep 4 2007
By Kate Richardson
551 views, 6 comments

parton us

Dolly Returns To The Mainstream ... Maybe

Billboard reports today that Dolly Parton is planning a new album, her first "mainstream country" title in nearly two decades, for February release. It will be on Parton's own label, Dolly Records, and available on iTunes, though a physical distributor has yet to be determined. Given that Dolly's manager cites being unimpressed with the majors' distribution deals, you've got to wonder if she'll be dealing with a label at all—Parton would be a perfect feather in Starbucks' cap—and wonder also if "mainstream country" radio will have any interest whatsoever. Not that Dolly needs it, of course—but the use of the term seems like a play for it, anyway. More »

5:02 PM on Thu Aug 2 2007
By mmatos
340 views, 8 comments

Latest by dollywould: @rrnate: She did have a hit with that Brad Paisley duet. More collabos like that could do the trick. I love Dolly. I have a Dolly necklace that I wear proudly. However, I honestly think she's just too damn good for more »