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Rag On Thom Yorke, Get Struck Down By Illness

Hold Steady guitarist Tad Kubler—who, you may recall, made some less-than-rapturous comments about Radiohead a few weeks back, to the Internet's collective freakout—has been in the hospital with pancreatitis, forcing the band to cancel its UK tour. In unrelated news, every message-board poster took a second to reflect before posting about how they were kind of underwhelmed by that all-laser video for "House Of Cards," because really, it just kinda looked like something they saw at a planetarium when they were kids, you know? [Pitchfork]

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Craig Finn chatted with ESPN.com readers (or at least dictated answers to their questions over a phone) to talk the Twins bullpen (it's rough), why musicians often shy away from liking sports (old ideas of rebellion and mainstream culture in America), fishing with Kent Hrbek ("a great guy"), and his favorite team from his adopted home of New York City (the Mets, as they should be). Also his at-bat music would probably be Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak," a choice that I obviously approve of. Alas, no one asked him whether or not Carlos Delgado should be NL MVP, although I think we all know the answer to that question... [ESPN]

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corporate rock still sells

Who Will Be The Next Blog Rock Crossover Star?

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he holds a few recent blog-rock darlings up to the harsh light of commercial rock radio, and judges their potential for success: More »

10:00 AM on Fri Aug 29 2008
By Al Shipley
1,295 views, 31 comments

burning questions

Radiohead Vs. The Hold Steady: Whose Side Are You On?

Hold Steady guitarist Tad Kubler has caused the Internet to go nuts with his comments on Radiohead, which he made over the weekend to BBC6 Music. "I think they've lost the plot," Kubler said when asked the now-standard-in-every-music-interview question about Thom Yorke et al's recent album In Rainbows. "What are they doing? Where are they going? What's happening? I don't get it any more. They lost me. I still appreciate what they're doing, or what they're trying to do. But I think they're trying too hard not to be Radiohead. That seems a little ridiculous to me." Kubler then went on to praise... Oasis. Ooh, burn! Yorke and his bandmates were unavailable for comment, but the Internet was more than happy to rush in and fill that particular void. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Aug 18 2008
By Maura Johnston
3,612 views, 75 comments

Latest by NoNewYork: the hold steady has a point. but they also sound like bruce springsteen's radioactive ballsweat, so, uh, yeah, who gives a shit what they think. more »

burning questions

Which News Item Will Cause Music Snobs To Complain Louder?

The one about the Hold Steady playing a couple of shows in Europe as a support act for Counting Crows, or the one about the new Cure single featuring remixes by 30 Seconds To Mars' Jared Leto, My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way, AFI's Jade E. Puget, and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump? I think it's a toss-up, although I have heard that there are a lot of Counting Crows fans lurking in the shadows out there... [AHN / NME]

11:30 AM on Tue Aug 12 2008
By Maura Johnston
501 views, 24 comments

Latest by DocStrange: @D.R. Mosby: I really liked that last Cure album. "The End of the World" was Smith's best single since "Mint Car" (or maybe even "Friday I'm In Love") more »

idolator sociology dept.

The Two Types Of Bromance: An Investigation

Grrrl-rock standard-bearer Carrie Brownstein took to her blog to discuss a phenomena she witnessed at a Fleet Foxes show: the "strangely beautiful" phenomenon of bromance, "where mostly straight men show up to shows in small packs, high-fiving during songs, raising glasses at the band in a show of brotherly love, and shouting 'I love you!' toward the stage." She asks the readers to comment with "bromantic" shows they've attended; while the Hold Steady seems to be the consensus pick as far as which band is inspires the most male-on-male admiration, most of the bands mentioned are linked by shared roots in '70s rock. As a result, I've noticed at least two distinct types of "bromance": for lack of a better nomenclature, I'll call one folk/country bromance (exemplified, in Brownstein's post, by the Fleet Foxes crowd) and the other bar-band bromance (seen among Hold Steady fans). This oft-overlooked distinction is important to understanding the phenomenon. More »

7:00 PM on Mon Aug 4 2008
By nick minichino
3,426 views, 23 comments

Latest by MayhemintheHood: @science vs romance: Not to me. I've always been a helpless bromantic. more »

the last word

The Hold Steady Keep The Faith

From time to time, we round up the all-important, all-summarizing last sentences of the biggest new-music reviews. This time around, we look at the critical reaction to the Hold Steady's Stay Positive, which hits stores today. More »

10:00 AM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,107 views, 25 comments

July 15: The original release date of the new album from Brooklyn bar-rock outfit the Hold Steady, Stay Positive, May 22: The album leaks, causing much message-board posturing/consternation. June 17: The new digital release date for Stay Positive. June 12: A blogger idly wonders why the label waited that long for the digital release, given that four weeks is an eternity in Internet-music time. [Pitchfork]

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bruce springsteen

Videodrone: Craig Finn And Bruce Springsteen Jump A Little Lighter

Here's some shaky footage of the finale of last night's Bruce Springsteen tribute concert at Carnegie Hall, which featured Bruce, The Hold Steady's Craig Finn, and others pitching in on a huge "Rosalita" sing-along. While we can't speak for the clip's quality, we would like to point out that Finn's gesticulations along with the music are still clear as day, and that's enough to mitigate the presence of Badly Drawn Boy. More »

2:13 PM on Fri Apr 6 2007
By mjohnston
705 views, 7 comments

Meanwhile, Most Minneapolis Girls Are Still Way Too High

From today's New York Times. What, too inside-baseball? Fed Chief Suggests Rates Will Hold Steady
[NYTimes.com]

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shred of dignity

Shred Of Dignity: Putting Unwanted Promo CDs To Rest

Recently, the Idolator flophouse was gifted with a menacing-looking new CD shredder—nicknamed "Dicey"—and it's been instrumental in clearing our workspace of unwanted promotional discs. We've decided to start cataloging some of Dicey's conquests, and since capturing executions via cameraphone seem to be all the rage these days, we're happy to share the NSFW proceedings: More »

3:53 PM on Thu Jan 25 2007
By Brian Raftery
90 views, 2 comments

"American Idol" Is Playing Ringer Toss Again

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