When I began at Idolator, Maura informed me that I would need to join Facebook as part of Gawker Media's network. After much Danny Glover-in-Lethal Weapon griping, I grudgingly accepted my social networking fate, and began posting inane quips about my personal life like 1,000,000,000 other people. But this morning something changed. As I logged onto Facebook, drank my coffee, and read my friends' posts about Christian puppetry, I happened to notice a disquieting bulletin from Gawker:
Top Music in the Gawker Media network.
1 Gorillaz
2 Difranco
3 Deftones
4 Dave Mathews Band
5 Damien Rice
What the hell? Ani DiFranco? DMB?? It's like the playlist of a large, faceless Midwestern college with a mediocre football team and a lackluster academic program that produces a lot of accountants. UGAWK. Or something. Clearly our endless posts about the Jonas Brothers and T.I. have not been enough. You're only encouraging us!









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Dude, I go all the way back with this thing to when Idolator was fun and cool, actually would post MP3s, find interesting tidbits on other blogs that weren't about crap one could see in US, and make fun of Pitchfork. Imagine my pain!
So people are either stupid or trying to relive college. This surprises you?
Looks like those repeated release delays have succeeded in keeping Amerie out of the top 5.
Perhaps a series of blogposts where you make concerted efforts to improve the taste of Gawker staffers might be in order here. "We see you're a Sufjan Stevens fan. May we suggest the works of Buried Inside?" Sorta like an Idolator version of the Underminer.
@NickEddy: Ah, the entitlement of the internet. Look it's nice when someone chooses to post MP3s on a blog, but since it's also a huge legal liability/hassle you can't expect it as a matter of course. There are around 5 million blogs that post MP3s, anyway. (But then, what do I know? I paid for all of my music.)
@janine:
I'm just griping. Plus I'm nearly 200 years old!
@NickEddy: Excuse me: [img.photobucket.com]
Chill out.
@NickEddy: That's fine for now. The next major outburst will be punished with mandatory reading of the entire Julia Allison archive on the flagship site.
I feel compelled to point out: Kanye West is not on that list.
You know, I was wondering why you had joined Facebook...
@dickdogfood: *points* This. This is what we need.
@janine: So you're sentencing him to death by insanity?
I went to one of said Midwestern colleges. But somehow I ended up listening to band with names like "Cattle Decapitation," "Goatwhore" and "Anal Cunt." Go figure.
and yes, boys, Jessica Harvell is single!
Leave Ani DiFranco alone!
Jesus, my somewhat large midwestern college is even better than that. And we're significantly less hip. I blame Deadspin.
That DMB ranking has Lockhart written all over it.
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