<![CDATA[Five Ways To Not Write A Trend Piece On Music Blogs - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Five Ways To Not Write A Trend Piece On Music Blogs - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Mon, 05 May 2008 13:14:33 EDT Mon, 05 May 2008 13:14:33 EDT http://idolator.com/387043/five-ways-to-not-write-a-trend-piece-on-music-blogs <![CDATA[Five Ways To Not Write A Trend Piece On Music Blogs]]> http://idolator.com/387043/five-ways-to-not-write-a-trend-piece-on-music-blogs#c5525760 I'm calling for a LOLapatine meme starting now.

blackmailismylife

]]> 33:387043:c5525760 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:14:33 EDT <![CDATA[Five Ways To Not Write A Trend Piece On Music Blogs]]> http://idolator.com/387043/five-ways-to-not-write-a-trend-piece-on-music-blogs#c5524296 when rolling stone says "pick up the phone," they mean "have an intern send an email." jesus.

bedpan

]]> 33:387043:c5524296 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:18:45 EDT <![CDATA[Five Ways To Not Write A Trend Piece On Music Blogs]]> http://idolator.com/387043/five-ways-to-not-write-a-trend-piece-on-music-blogs#c5522205 This was a fine channeling of the ghost of Jack Shafer.

matt buchanan

]]> 33:387043:c5522205 Mon, 05 May 2008 10:49:33 EDT <![CDATA[Five Ways To Not Write A Trend Piece On Music Blogs]]> http://idolator.com/387043/five-ways-to-not-write-a-trend-piece-on-music-blogs#c5521986 haha, that's the guy who founded Stereogum? He looks like a Elijah Wood with SARS.

Lax Danja House

]]> 33:387043:c5521986 Mon, 05 May 2008 10:38:05 EDT <![CDATA[Five Ways To Not Write A Trend Piece On Music Blogs]]> http://idolator.com/387043/five-ways-to-not-write-a-trend-piece-on-music-blogs#c5521325 FWIW, Yancey et al. feel free to say things on 17Dots like "I never got the appeal of ____, but their new album just popped up on emusic today." They also occasionally mention stuff they love that isn't on emusic, but it's still very much a blog for emusic subscribers, not likely to be too useful for anyone else.

Lieutenant 030

]]> 33:387043:c5521325 Mon, 05 May 2008 10:01:12 EDT <![CDATA[Five Ways To Not Write A Trend Piece On Music Blogs]]> http://idolator.com/387043/five-ways-to-not-write-a-trend-piece-on-music-blogs#c5521260 Oh puh-lease, Nathan. "We don't sit around and wait for the publicists to tell us what's going on, we pick up the phone and demand to be told what's going on!"

DavidWatts

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