Idolator

Airbrushed and annoying still equals annoying.

it's whistleblower or whistleblowrrr (in Ultragrrl speak)
... as in, Idolator is a regular Willy Whistleblower

I think "Willy Whistleblower" was the name of the really unfunny stand-up comedian on this week's Studio 60.

I think someone's still feeling a little hurt by the "carb-face" comment.

Here's my question, Ultragrrl: are those Sgt. Pepper costumes your idea? Because I appreciate the attempt to make the band nerds who like MCR and the Killers feel all cool and everything, but they're starting to look a little tired. You know, 40 years after the Beatles did it.

Just the one?

(Responding to Brian there.)

Yeah, i think she means Whistleblower, Ultraagrrl is confused a lot, obviously. The funny thing is she's trying to be dismissive and flippant because she doesn't think it's a big deal. This is because she doesn't understand the ethics behind the problem. She didn't understand why her friend and former co-worker writing a puff-piece on her was a conflict of interest and I'm sure she doesn't see a problem with the Gothamist gaffe. I don't think she understands the term "conflict of interest." In fact, i don't think it even registers a blip.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nathaniel+h...

So she thinks either you give blowjobs, or masturbate incessantly. Either one would be a valuable attribute in a music blogger. Not making an accusation, I'm just saying.

You guys all sound smart. Can you explain to me exactly why Ultragrrrl? I'm not sure why what, just...why? I mean, I know she had that SPIN column, but how did that happen? Why do people read her blog? She really seems to have nothing to say, and the bands she hangs out with to legimitize her internet faux-celebrity are...not really...A-list. I always feel like I'm missing something every time her name is mentioned.

I'd compare her to Mrs. Malaprop, but she probably couldn't figure out who that is.

sounds like she's gonna blow your horn...sweeet.

Maybe I'm being contrary just to be contrary, but where's all this spleen coming from? Sure, the thing a few weeks ago was a good catch by Idolator, but that wasn't something she was responsible for. Seems like the rest is just misdirected anger, no?

I think she's referring to this semi-fictional book we had to read in school about a character Nathaniel (based on Paul Revere) who is the first to warn everyone about the Brits coming.

I think she's actually complimenting Idolator.

wasn't nathaniel hornblower adam yauch's character that stormed the video music awards when R.E.M won instead of the beastie boys

Maybe she's got you confused with one of the millions of coded references to coke in Bright Lights, Big City...

Noremac, that character on the awards was Spike Jones as Natha- you know what fuck Ultragrlll. I'm erasing her from my MySpace right now!

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This just in: her response:

"Like, you guys are so rude! I'm just a little chubby girl who loves music. IS THAT SO WRONG? You are all meaner than that dude who killed all those people, Pol Pot Luck or whatever his name was.

Yay Stolen Transmission!"

Bob Loblaw - While I agree that it was Vanity Fair's goof in allowing Ultra's pal to write the story, her comments on that original post clearly suggest that she doesn't even understand how it was a conflict in the first place. This makes her comment on the Gothamist conflict-of-interest post equal parts amusing and sad.

I don't know. I thought the conflict was obvious to all parties, but her argument was more, "Any one of you would have done the same thing." Not the strongest defense to make, but sadly, it's probably true.

Where's the 'she's dumb' option?

confused.

Is Idolator hurting for news that much that they're a newsstory for a comment I wrote?

Also, the fat jokes were 15 lbs ago. Thanks to posts like yours, i went on a strict diet of not-eating! Keep up the good work on bringing other people down! OMGLOL!!!!

Mmm... Pol Pot Pie. I'd buy that in a hot minute.

I've been thinking about this post all day. I love it so much.

Gawker made me anorexic.

Though my sister is an annoying brat (at least she's better now than when she was 16), I must say that Sarah Blooms is the most annoying commenter in the entire Gawker Media network. This girl has an insatiable need to comment on just about every single post and her comments are horrendously stupid at that. Seriously, it's like pages and pages and pages and pages and... oh, never mind. You get the point: it's just too much and it's mostly to hear herself talk. Honey, get yourself your own blog and stop trying to broadcast every dumb thought that pops into your head when you read a post.

And while you're at it, why not post photos of yourself, Bloom, since you think you're hot enough to trash my sister's looks (and, for that matter, Jared K's girlfriend as you did a couple of months ago). Otherwise, we'll just assume you're a 900-pound Ernest Borgnine look-alike with no social life who spends her time waiting for the Gawker folks to post something for you chime in on.

Yo, Lock and Mahoney: I think we have a candidate for execution. In the meantime, this extra publicity for Stolen Transmission and 5th Floor is priceless. Keep it up!

I'll send you my picture if you ask more nicely, big stuff.

Also, I appreciate the time and research you put into attacking me. The publicity is priceless.

Tell sis I said hi. Cheers!

It wasn't that hard. You comment on every post.

Goddammit...why am I ALWAYS a day late and a dollar short?!
*Spit*
I ALWAYS miss the 'good stuff...'

She's drunk? I would go with that. Usually when I look at what I wrote on the web last night I am confused.

I dunno, the way I see it is she was a good bud to some bands at the right time and the Powers that Be equated that with true A&R skills and powers of 'discovery.' Whether or not those skills actually exist remains to be seen, but what I do know is that almost all great leaps in this business come with a fair bit of luck and timing, afterall there are too many of us who "really like music and hang out with band dudes" for it to completely be about deserving something wholeheartedly. You bust your ass, have some luck and are given a shot and hopefully you do as good as a lot of us would do with some hard work and passion for it. I do know she is a pretty sweet girl who is genuinely into music and I'm sorry if I'm not one of these retards who hates on her because she was the right person in the right place at the right time once in a while. There are a lot shittier people that could be given a shot with a major funded indie label. Jesus.