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Liner Notes: Why Do You Think They Call Them Emoticons?

frowny.jpg- There is now—we swear—a band called :(. Why, yes, they're emo—however did you guess? [Gigwise]
- Chevy has bestowed John Cougar Mellencamp with the title of "The New Bob Seger." Guess authority always does win. [Jalopnik]
- The 12-year-old winner of America's Got Talent signs with Columbia, plans to cover R. Kelly. Cue the chorus of "Where are her parents???" [Billboard]

3:23 PM on Tue Sep 26 2006
By mjohnston
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  • How does one pronouce the name :(, exactly?

    While we're at it, how do you say the band name V;?

    I've always said 'V semi-colon,' but that's can't be right. Or can it?

  • I believe it's pronounced "Please punch me in the face."

  • I second maura.

  • I can't wait to see them open for !!!

  • It's pronounced colon open bracket, I presume it's semi ironic and I don't really think that the band fit the emo tag, as much as I understand your wisdom for jumping hard on the unhip guys without any real rational for doing so other than your readers probably don't like the new emo/mall punk - and I've no doubt you and your advertisers love all these readers!

    This could have been a damn good blog, but all this criticism makes me think all you are trying to do is sensationalise mediocre links, music blogs and stories with no real content.

    I don't think you're keeping the music blogs + press in check - you are just sat on the sidelines shouting abuse through a rather large megaphone that daddy paid for.

    I fail to see how people care about music blog gossip enough to warrant a gawker media blog - but if it works, and you make enough money from it - more power to ya.

  • That band name has made my whole day.

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