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Charting The Demise Of Rilo Kiley, One Inch Of Miniskirt Fabric At A Time

Rilo Kiley remains an all-time favorite band. But their latest album, Under the Blacklight, broke my spirit. Where was the bittersweet loneliness? Where were the trademark prickly-yet-vulnerable lyrics? All the essential elements of Rilo Kiley were absent. In my initial stages of grief, I just drove around listening to their first two albums, wallowing in the past. But then I got to thinking, what's behind this woeful nosedive in quality? Could it have been the switch to a major label? Lack of creative focus? Finally I landed on an answer: pants. More specifically, the length of Jenny Lewis's pants and skirts. More »

10:00 AM on Fri Oct 12 2007
By Kate Richardson
5,721 views, 24 comments

Latest by silkyjumbo: @grandmoffbastard: I'm with you. Rilo Kiley just kind of bored me before, but what I've heard from this recent record I really enjoy. more »

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
874 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 »

is lil boosie the new bobby mcferrin?

Idolator Responds To The Question Posed By Spin's Rilo Kiley Cover


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8:49 AM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By jharv
2,636 views, 25 comments

Latest by N/A: Should I feel good that Spin is giving a cover to a band I've never heard of (and nobody in said band is topless) or should I feel old for not knowing who these people are, or should I feel more »

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Liner Notes: When In Doubt, Just Run A Picture Of Jenny Lewis

- Rilo Kiley's new album, tentatively titled Hey, We Have Some Dudes, Too!, will be out in August. [NME]
- Sting and David Bowie are teaming up to launch a burlesque club in New York City. Bowie, you fool! Don't you realize that Sumner fella is jinxed? [New York Observer]
- At this year's Austin City Limits Festival, you'll find Bob Dylan, Björk and that UT student you hooked up with at South By Southwest. [Billboard]

1:15 PM on Thu May 10 2007
By Brian Raftery
11,098 views, 8 comments

Latest by bambino: It's UT, not UTA, which is UT-Arlington. more »