<![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:15:54 EST Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:15:54 EST http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c845619 also

Uzi">http://www.myspace.com/benshepard">Uzi and Ari are far-superior Postal Service ripoff-artists, if you're into that.

drjimmy11

]]> 33:228546:c845619 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:15:54 EST <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c845609 "Stars of Track and Field" ha.

Very ironic after all this talk of Perfectly Legitimate Artists who shall Remain Nameless getting called "middling indie."

Because then we get these guys, presented without sarcastic comment, and I go and listen to them, and its some kind of cross between Coldplay-lite and a Postal Service cash-in two years too late. Oh and the top line of their "about me" is a gushing blurb from....

VH1.com!

drjimmy11

]]> 33:228546:c845609 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:11:52 EST <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c845444 I played a show with Stars Of Track And Field as openers. The guys were nice but seemed like rich pretty boy wusses. The crowd was into our band more than theirs for some reason. They are a trio with backing tracks. Not great but not terrible either.

Cheap Shot

]]> 33:228546:c845444 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:34:09 EST <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c844760 "America" rehabilitated? Please, Dear God, don't let the hipsters attempt to rescue Seals and Croft...

Jupiter8

]]> 33:228546:c844760 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:15:21 EST <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c844380 Although arguably the greatest/weirdest single-and-video Miller ever did was for "Bongo Bongo". I can't believe this actually made top 40.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:228546:c844380 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:41:37 EST <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c844373 New wave yacht rock, but yes, yacht rock. And once again YouTube, though I hate to torment you further with your employer-blocked situation.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:228546:c844373 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:40:24 EST <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c844232 why, oh why has my employer blocked YouTube?!?!

"...when you hypnotize with your eyes, a heart of stone can turn to clay..."

semi-related, but mostly off-topic question:

does "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller count as yacht rock? a friend and i disagree on this. i say yes.

h. ross piroshky

]]> 33:228546:c844232 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:01:28 EST <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c844178 Speaking of which -- thank you, YouTube.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:228546:c844178 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:49:36 EST <![CDATA[On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/on-the-shelf/on-the-shelf-tomorrows-new-releases-revealed-today-228546.php#c844173 America should have stayed true to their last successful bandwagon jump (namely the last-gasp yacht rock of "You Can Do Magic").

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:228546:c844173 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:48:52 EST