<![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy? - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy? - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 01 May 2008 19:02:41 EDT Thu, 01 May 2008 19:02:41 EDT http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5485320 Sub Pop HARDLY 'throws the cash around' and it's actually quite nice to see Tony K getting some ink -- that dude gets it. This is one of a million press stories that the Conchords are gonna get, so lighten up.

owenmeany

]]> 33:385849:c5485320 Thu, 01 May 2008 19:02:41 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5473869 I'm sure this is down to something falling through at the last minute, yes, but I've seen stranger things in similar situations, like feature stories with no quotes at all. At least Brian spoke with someone.

DavidWatts

]]> 33:385849:c5473869 Thu, 01 May 2008 11:49:22 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5472927 Signing the Conchords wasn't a difficult decision to make I'm sure. Anyone could have done it but Sub Pop loves to throw the cash around and swing their dicks so there ya go, another feather in their cap. I'm happy for the Conchords but I don't need to hear from this penis. Save it! Thank goodness I don't live in Seattle and have to read about the STAFF in the local rags on a weekly basis. I'd die.

jackieo

]]> 33:385849:c5472927 Thu, 01 May 2008 11:15:52 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5472551 @Al Shipley: I care. And editors, should too. Criticism has it's own logic, completely independent of features. This craft should be respected and preserved, particularly nowadays.

TheContrarian

]]> 33:385849:c5472551 Thu, 01 May 2008 10:59:52 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5470612 Who cares if it's 'tagged' as a review when it's clearly a feature article? The paper I write for categorizes some of my features as reviews in its site's archives, which annoys me sometimes as a writer, but people would generally be able to read the first two sentences and figure out it's not a review, just as they could with this.

Al Shipley

]]> 33:385849:c5470612 Thu, 01 May 2008 09:28:58 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5466072 I'm just happy and relieved to discover that there are still A&R guys left in the industry.

Clevertrousers

]]> 33:385849:c5466072 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:15:16 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5465721 There's nothing wrong with a city paper covering acts from a label in that city, obv. However, when I read it and I'd rather just cut to the press release, the article fails. I'm sure Tony's press releases are far more entertaining than Brian's articles.

mackro

]]> 33:385849:c5465721 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:46:23 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5464669 @hastings: for what seems like the tenth time in the past couple years, yes. Barr is constantly writing not merely about Sub Pop bands, but about Sub Pop staff, in the most boot-licking way imaginable, and it's tiresome.

Michaelangelo Matos

]]> 33:385849:c5464669 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:39:28 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5463947 props where they're due, though. as A&R guys go, tony k is pretty ace.

not that that legitimizes this "review" in any way.

dan

]]> 33:385849:c5463947 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:57:09 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5463923 Not to abandon all cynicism and regurgitate the blindingly obvious, but Sub Pop's in Seattle, as is... Seattle Weekly. Technically, running a music of the business piece localizes an "international" phenomenon more than interviewing "the band."

hastings

]]> 33:385849:c5463923 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:55:44 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5463188 @Chris N.: Exactly. He makes that show as far as I'm concerned.

Mike P.

]]> 33:385849:c5463188 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:10:42 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5463130 At the very least they should have interviewed Murray.

Chris N.

]]> 33:385849:c5463130 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:07:14 EDT <![CDATA[Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?]]> http://idolator.com/385849/why-run-a-review-when-you-can-just-interview-the-ar-guy#c5462790 Man, I hate that lazy shit.

TheContrarian

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