<![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:05:09 EDT Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:05:09 EDT http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6239161 I've been a music journalist for more than 25 years, and I've never used the word "One-sheet" (or heard it being used) for anything other than a movie poster. What have I missed?

archenland

]]> 33:396298:c6239161 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:05:09 EDT <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6230557 I think he means, "...writers like, oh, me, who are too lazy to correct run-on sentences, much less have to do something other than cutting/pasting publicists' one-sheets into our long-winded reviews..."

owenmeany

]]> 33:396298:c6230557 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:06:19 EDT <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6229119 Does this edict also apply to rap blogs? (Please?)

natepatrin

]]> 33:396298:c6229119 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:47:51 EDT <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6228499 I think that proclaimation would render 1/3 of mp3 blog posts extinct. Either that or every post now has to open by answering the question "Is is better than the Beatles?"

RaptorAvatar

]]> 33:396298:c6228499 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:57:33 EDT <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6227546 @Big Gray.: You are truly a rare breed, then.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:396298:c6227546 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:59:36 EDT <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6225947 i'll admit to having used this line in the past but in my defense it was in the press release for "rocket 88" by jackie brenston and his delta cats.

iantenna

]]> 33:396298:c6225947 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:00:45 EDT <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6225470 I gotta admit that I've never used anything like that in a press release, and I've never seen any of my colleagues use anything similar.

Lucas Jensen

]]> 33:396298:c6225470 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:45:35 EDT <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6225252 Yeah! Stop ruining that proclamation before my industry saving album is released, assholes.

sicksteanein

]]> 33:396298:c6225252 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:37:47 EDT <![CDATA[Clichewatch II: The Writers' Rebellion]]> http://idolator.com/396298/clichewatch-ii-the-writers-rebellion#c6224750 But can we lazy feature writers and reviewers still use that trope in all our ledes? Pretty please?

Clevertrousers

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