<![CDATA[Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Fri, 09 May 2008 13:22:12 EDT Fri, 09 May 2008 13:22:12 EDT http://idolator.com <![CDATA[]]> http://idolator.com/388969/ Ah yes, I remember the jingle, "Symphony of Fresh-Roasted Aromas."

Is this where they came up with the idea for that episode of Metalocalypse?

Empire

]]> 33:388969:c5618569 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:22:12 EDT <![CDATA[Rocklahoma Adds Fifth Day; Oklahoma Beer Distributors Very Psyched]]> http://idolator.com/389021/rocklahoma-adds-fifth-day-oklahoma-beer-distributors-very-psyched ARMORED FUCKING SAINT!!! Sweet.

Not sweet enough to get me to go to OK, but it's nice to know they're not dead.

BawstonSean

]]> 33:389021:c5618534 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:21:07 EDT <![CDATA[Rocklahoma Adds Fifth Day; Oklahoma Beer Distributors Very Psyched]]> http://idolator.com/389021/rocklahoma-adds-fifth-day-oklahoma-beer-distributors-very-psyched POWND

A band ahead of its Internet meme time. If it's an old band.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:389021:c5618424 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:17:18 EDT <![CDATA[Jesse McCartney: The Unlikely Heir To Justin Timberlake's Throne?]]> http://idolator.com/388971/jesse-mccartney-the-unlikely-heir-to-justin-timberlakes-throne @Chris Molanphy: do we *have* to? she's so crummy. blech.

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:388971:c5618316 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:14:11 EDT <![CDATA[StubHub: The Official Scalper Of Madonna Tickets]]> http://idolator.com/388960/stubhub-the-official-scalper-of-madonna-tickets Shit, after reading the WSJ article, I really am wondering about the legality of this. How is this not organized crime? This is a mafia tactic.

Priam

]]> 33:388960:c5618290 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:13:16 EDT <![CDATA[StubHub: The Official Scalper Of Madonna Tickets]]> http://idolator.com/388960/stubhub-the-official-scalper-of-madonna-tickets How is this even legal? Is there anyway to fight this? It's not like there are any bands I would actually pay money to see anymore, but there may be someday.

Priam

]]> 33:388960:c5618229 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:50 EDT <![CDATA[Jesse McCartney: The Unlikely Heir To Justin Timberlake's Throne?]]> http://idolator.com/388971/jesse-mccartney-the-unlikely-heir-to-justin-timberlakes-throne @Tauwan: Good point. If she goes the last mile next week and hits No. 1, we'll have to talk about her "comeback."

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:388971:c5618205 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:09:41 EDT <![CDATA[Liv Tyler: Breaking Hearts, Reminding People Of Spacehog]]> http://idolator.com/388967/liv-tyler-breaking-hearts-reminding-people-of-spacehog FINALLY someone gives Spacehog the faint praise they've deserved after all these years. Thank you Idolator!

Jasonbob7

]]> 33:388967:c5618069 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:04:09 EDT <![CDATA[Jesse McCartney: The Unlikely Heir To Justin Timberlake's Throne?]]> http://idolator.com/388971/jesse-mccartney-the-unlikely-heir-to-justin-timberlakes-throne Can I get a slow cap for Ashanti's chart position on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs? No?

Tauwan

]]> 33:388971:c5617900 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:57:25 EDT <![CDATA[<i>I'm Not There</i> Is No <i>All You Need Is Cash</i>]]> http://idolator.com/388151/im-not-there-is-no-all-you-need-is-cash "Every time there's a documentary on white music around here he claims he started it all."

Chris N.

]]> 33:388151:c5617589 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:47:25 EDT <![CDATA[R. Kelly's Woes Extend To Allegations Of Bribery, Ball-Hogging Being Hurled His Way]]> http://idolator.com/388933/r-kellys-woes-extend-to-allegations-of-bribery-ballhogging-being-hurled-his-way Who hurls a basketball?

Chris N.

]]> 33:388933:c5617368 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:40:27 EDT <![CDATA[StubHub: The Official Scalper Of Madonna Tickets]]> http://idolator.com/388960/stubhub-the-official-scalper-of-madonna-tickets How did LN get Stubhub to agree to this? Did Suge Knight dangle Chuck La Vallee off a hotel balcony or something?

Anyway, I'm sure Stubhub sellers will price these tickets quite reasonably. I mean, how much can you charge for a 7-song show? Oh, that's right. An assload.

GhostOfDuane

]]> 33:388960:c5617278 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:37:05 EDT <![CDATA[]]> http://idolator.com/388969/ Ok, I just ordered a bag of the dark-roasted PERUVIAN blend for myself and a Mustaine Mega-Mug for my Deth-addled little brother.

I will check back in and let you know how it went.

BTW, the site also has coffee products endorsed by Bill Goldberg and Charlie "Anthrax Drummer" Benante. Odd, to say the least.

FionaScrapple

]]> 33:388969:c5617129 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:31:49 EDT <![CDATA[R. Kelly's Woes Extend To Allegations Of Bribery, Ball-Hogging Being Hurled His Way]]> http://idolator.com/388933/r-kellys-woes-extend-to-allegations-of-bribery-ballhogging-being-hurled-his-way [smokingsection.rawkus.com]

^ The skit has been embedded in my brain the past few months, every time R's name pops up. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one lol.

Gotty

]]> 33:388933:c5617031 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:29:05 EDT <![CDATA[Eddy Arnold, R.I.P.]]> http://idolator.com/388910/eddy-arnold-rip Thanks for remembering him.

tallboy7

]]> 33:388910:c5616807 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:22:30 EDT <![CDATA[R. Kelly's Woes Extend To Allegations Of Bribery, Ball-Hogging Being Hurled His Way]]> http://idolator.com/388933/r-kellys-woes-extend-to-allegations-of-bribery-ballhogging-being-hurled-his-way I saw Robert perform two years ago. The batshit insanity made the show 100 times better.

tigerpop

]]> 33:388933:c5616757 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:21:04 EDT <![CDATA[Dave Grohl To Metallica: "Please Don't Make Another Shitty Record. Also, I'm Available!"]]> http://idolator.com/388703/dave-grohl-to-metallica-please-dont-make-another-shitty-record-also-im-available From the In Your Honor guy... wow. Ballsy.

Still...Grohl got help from Stu Copeland on his stuff, and I don't think he'd break Metallica any worse than it is.

I'd love to see the rockumentary of those sessions, though. I'm sure Lars'd relinquish the throne now and again.

Right.

tallboy7

]]> 33:388703:c5616624 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:17:01 EDT <![CDATA[R. Kelly's Woes Extend To Allegations Of Bribery, Ball-Hogging Being Hurled His Way]]> http://idolator.com/388933/r-kellys-woes-extend-to-allegations-of-bribery-ballhogging-being-hurled-his-way No. That skit will forever be imprinted on our minds. True genius, just like Kelly, but with less bat-shit insanity.

Tenno

]]> 33:388933:c5616104 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:57:13 EDT <![CDATA[]]> http://idolator.com/388969/ You know.... this is lame beyond belief. Come on Dave, I expect this crap from KISS not you.

Tenno

]]> 33:388969:c5616003 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:54:21 EDT <![CDATA[Dave Grohl To Metallica: "Please Don't Make Another Shitty Record. Also, I'm Available!"]]> http://idolator.com/388703/dave-grohl-to-metallica-please-dont-make-another-shitty-record-also-im-available @Whigged:

I like the drum sound--tinny, ugly and sharp. And I don't care how the sound was created, so long as I like it. I don't go looking for authenticity in mainstream pop/rock studio recordings.

So the beef is simply the drums?

mossdale

]]> 33:388703:c5615801 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:49:08 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medleywriting-ambitions-or-something-like-that Oh, Pinkerton.

mykul

]]> 33:388582:c5615558 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:41:31 EDT <![CDATA[Madonna To French Kiss Her Backup Dancers All Over The World]]> http://idolator.com/388448/madonna-to-french-kiss-her-backup-dancers-all-over-the-world @HONEYBFLY:

Um, Madonna does not SUCK. That's asinine to write off her entire career like that. What she's done over the last few years might be much more spotty than the first 2/3 of her career, but Confessions was by & large a decent album, IMO her best effort since Erotica, and this new one, while nothing special, has it's moments.

Besides, at least she's not serving up the same old maudlin, pseudo-r&b refried crap over & over all in the name of breaking chart records, like another singer I can think of.

mykul

]]> 33:388448:c5615231 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:29:50 EDT <![CDATA[Questions, Questions]]> http://idolator.com/388457/questions-questions @Ned Raggett: Exactly, Indie may be in diminishing returns right now (at least until the lid gets blown off again) but I don't think that's a reason to crave the security blanket of soulless, mass culture mediocrity. Not that the mainstream can't have great art (witness the past decade of TV) but that it's model for music is clearly not evolving. Hell, how many records have come out in the past five years that wouldn't have existed ten years ago? Of those, how many have had any mainstream impact? You probably don't need both hands to count either of these. The model is evolving but the music isn't.

RaptorAvatar

]]> 33:388457:c5615212 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:29:10 EDT <![CDATA["Don't Forget The Lyrics" Has A Billy Vera Moment]]> http://idolator.com/388789/dont-forget-the-lyrics-has-a-billy-vera-moment Hey now, Billy Vera is the quintessential local-bar-rock-guy (and liner notes-writin' music geek) who made good with his big sappy ballad hit--after years of playing TV production wrap parties, he finally got his sync on. And maybe you had to be in the throes of a break-up to appreciate it at the time, but this is very good contender in the sappy-ballad genre. The whole "if I could just hold you again" really makes it, if you've been there.

remarkie

]]> 33:388789:c5615138 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:26:32 EDT <![CDATA[Dave Grohl To Metallica: "Please Don't Make Another Shitty Record. Also, I'm Available!"]]> http://idolator.com/388703/dave-grohl-to-metallica-please-dont-make-another-shitty-record-also-im-available @mossdale: Try one of the shittiest drum sounds ever laid down.

And as far as a "good raw punked out sound," I find it amazing you think they achieved that when the recording was so cut and paste in Pro Tools that the band had to spend a month learning how to play the songs Bob Rock built before playing them live.

Whigged

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