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pointless listmaking

Stephen King Opens Up iTunes, Finds Yet Another Listicle Lurking Underneath

A year ago, Stephen King published a list of his top 25 rock songs in Entertainment Weekly, and he's gone back to the "list of my favorite things ever" well with a list of the 20 songs that are most-played in his iTunes library. (Because when you're a famous writer, thin concepts like this can be spun as "a glimpse into the exciting work lives of the wordsmithing elite" instead of "narcissistic laziness.") In what's no doubt an effort to make as much ad revenue as possible off King's seemingly endless columnist contract and rein the horrorsmith in editorially a bit, EW has forced him to present his list to the clicking public in the form of a photo gallery. I can just see it now: "OK, Steve, we have to cut this blurb down from 400 words to 25 for space reasons! (And also because we want people to click on the next picture without being scared of being confronted by another impermeable block of text.)" List after the jump. Oh, and in case you're wondering, his repeated listenings to a Tony Orlando and Dawn track are OK because it "sounds like a lost Jimmy Buffett song"! More »

12:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Maura Johnston
924 views, 16 comments

Latest by tigerpop: King's list is almost as bad as Bob Lefsetz'. Almost. Big points for "Tube Snake Boogie" making the top spot--though I could have sworn it was "Tube Steak Boogie," which is actually only 10% more revolting than the real title. more »

the popera of king

Stephen King And The Coug Prepare To Horrify Theatergoers With Haunted Pink Houses

Idolator's favorite Entertainment Weekly-enabled amateur rock critic, Stephen King, has joined forces with heartland GOP-hater John Mellencamp to bring a musical to Atlanta's Alliance Theater. Since King's first choice, Clay Aiken, is currently too busy to take the blood-drenched lead in a revival of Carrie, the author has opted for an original tale, "a sultry Southern gothic mystery with a blues-tinged, guitar-driven score." In the interest of synergy, Maura wondered why Chevy pitchman Mellencamp didn't push for a stage version of King's Christine. I suggested a Vegas-style revamp of Maximum Overdrive, but while Emilio Estevez is most likely available, the question is: Can he sing? [AP via Yahoo!]

2:00 PM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Jess Harvell
162 views, 5 comments

Latest by Charles A. Hohman: @raihala: I have a newfound appreciation for "The Pop of King," because it's at least better than Diablo Cody's back-page EW column. more »

year-end analysis

Stephen King Makes A Stand Against The Musical Dead Zone Of 2007

Stephen King, pop cultural pundit and guy who once made John Boy Walton fight a gay clown, has issued a list of the only seven albums he deems worthy this year. Possibly because the modern pop landscape is more frightening for a middle-aged crank than a possessed big rig chasing Emilio Estevez? "Stephen King's taste in music is more eclectic than scary," sez AP. Don't forget boring! The full list is after the jump—y'all can start arguing about Wilco again if you feel like it—but first our impressions.

THE GOOD: Uh.
THE BAD: "In truth, your Uncle Stevie was disappointed with this year's new music, very disappointed indeed, and his year-end list reflects that," King says. "I could only find seven albums I wanted to mention." We know laziness is kind of your thing when it comes to talking about music, Uncle Stevie, but what was so disappointing about '07? Was your heart broken by Neon Bible? Did you feel ripped off actually paying for a copy of that A Place To Bury Strangers record? Were you bummed to hear how much filler was on the Soulja Boy album after taking all that time to learn how to Crank That? What??
THE WHAAA?: Anyone calling Ozzy's Black Rain the "finest heavy metal record of the year; a true speaker-buster" needs to have the bridge of his nose rapped with a rolled-up copy of the Decibel year-end issue.

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10:35 AM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By jharv
2,540 views, 41 comments

Latest by Agro: This list and King's general opinions on music may have all the relevance of a Christgau review, but many jams in my library are there because they were referenced in King books. I've got his The Dark Tower series to more »

get me rewrite

Popping The "Pop Of King"

Ed. note: Once again, Stephen King has contributed his keenly observed cultural criticism to the pages of Entertainment Weekly; and once again, in their rush to put out the umpteenth speculative article about Lindsay Lohan's career, the magazine's editors were unable to edit King's essay in time for publication. Brian Raftery's helpful annotations follow. More »

3:00 PM on Tue Aug 7 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,220 views, 10 comments

magazines

Popping The "Pop Of King"

In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, columnist Stephen King compiles his list of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. However, due to what must have been a production error, the column was evidently published completely unedited. After the click-through, we provide the editorial notes that EW no doubt intended to provide before publication: More »

2:50 PM on Mon May 21 2007
By Brian Raftery
3,177 views, 20 comments