Richaod
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Love this idea... and I did like Show No Mercy, but the sheer length combined with Pitchfork's formatting did make it borderline unreadable for me.
on Haunting The Chapel: Introducing Stereogum's New Metal Column at November 6, 2009 12:08 PMScore = 0
At the exact moment of the last chorus of Love Story, Robert Pattinson flies down with bat wings from the rafters, going all sparkly under the spotlights and takes over, belting "MARRY ME JULIET WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO BE ALONE, I LOVE YOU AND THAT'S ALL I REALLY KNOW". After "I talked to your dad and we'll pick out a white dress", Taylor Swift, pulls the exact same manoeuvre as she does at 3:21 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Str59XDQp6U - but revealing a wedding dress underneath. Madonna emerges as the priest, and marries them in the single greatest combination of teenage girl fixations in history.
on Russell Brand, Muse Set For VMAs at July 14, 2009 11:31 AMScore = 5
Surprised but pleased to see at least ONE major indie blog covering Tori...
and to be honest I don't love this song; it IS a little too MOR for me, but I'd love to hear more reintroduction of the electronics like at the start.
on New Tori Amos Video - "Welcome To England" at April 3, 2009 11:33 PMScore = 1
Which, being a horrible album, doesn't bode well for Green Day...
In reply to Person L's comment on Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown Album Art at February 10, 2009 10:14 AMScore = -29
I cannot believe how much I hate this guy... Catch My Disease just had to be both one of the most irritating earworms of the decade AND completely and utterly ubiquitous in Australia for an entire year.
on New Ben Lee - "Blue Denim" at January 28, 2009 7:15 AMScore = -1
The more attractive I find Katie White, the worse their music becomes...
on New Ting Tings Video - "That's Not My Name" at January 27, 2009 8:32 AMScore = 0
That's a great cover... the instrumentation really makes it their own, though yeah, the cameraman's backing vocals leave a lot to be desired. :P
on Arcade Fire Cover "Born In The U.S.A." At Obama Staff Ball at January 23, 2009 12:21 AMScore = 8
Piano orchestra... intriguing. Must take notes. :P
on The Making Of Neko Case's Middle Cyclone at December 17, 2008 1:50 AMScore = 0
The Katy Perry one actually gives her some artistic merit. Wow.
I've always wondered how these guys get the isolated instrument/vocal tracks though, otherwise I'd have a go myself.
on Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III at December 17, 2008 1:28 AMScore = 0
Hey, Elvis Costello sounds better live than on the album! Great performance.
on Jenny Lewis And Elvis Costello Sing For Letterman at November 6, 2008 3:09 AMScore = 0
also, racism aside, there really was nothing funny about it at all.
In reply to Richaod's comment on Harry Connick Jr. + Australian Blackface = Eracism at October 8, 2009 10:03 AMScore = 9
As an Aussie, I can say from experience that blackface really doesn't have the same connotations here - it simply doesn't have a history, and that's why people who don't understand it's background might call it an overreaction. Their ignorance doesn't make it any better though.
on Harry Connick Jr. + Australian Blackface = Eracism at October 8, 2009 9:56 AMScore = 7
Said it perfectly. There's no shortage of existing metal Flight of the Bumblebee covers either...
In reply to bobo's comment on One Thing Leads To Another at August 24, 2009 10:29 AMScore = 3
appearing on Videogum = the new jumping the shark
as applicable as that term is to our once Aussie-exclusive memes
on Meet Clare The Racist Australian Internet Celebrity at May 20, 2009 12:21 PMScore = -8
#1 can actually play the guitar... except he sings like a totally humourous John Mayer.
I don't think I can make it through all of them...
on Asher Roth, Behold Your Legacy! at April 27, 2009 12:43 PMScore = 4
He looked like he was about to burst into tears at that point...
In reply to DanBlurns's comment on Katie Couric Pretends Lil Wayne Is Not A Crazy Person at January 30, 2009 12:00 PMScore = 5
That's some truly horrific 90's animation right there... that makes Space Jam look good.
on Zooey Deschanel's Dirty Little The Offspring Video Secret at December 18, 2008 1:41 AMScore = -1
horrible? no way!
Permalink for brody's comment on Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown Album Art at February 10, 2009 3:43 PMthink tank is pretty great
Score = 10