Shut Up, Dude: This Week’s Best And Worst Comments
Greetings from Indio! Jk, I’m not at Coachella. Fuck Coachella. (If you’re going, though, have fun and wear sunscreen.) This weekend visitors to the desert can expect a headline set from Childish Gambino, and a new film from Childish Gambino, and free sneakers (?) from Childish Gambino. Gambinochella will also host a rare stateside Aphex Twin set. I saw him last night (first NYC show since CMJ ’97) and it was incredible. Hopefully Rich will get to talk shop with DJ Idris Elba).
THIS WEEK’S 10 HIGHEST RATED COMMENTS
#10 | cokeparty | |
Score:31 | Apr 5th | ||
I wish she’d just release the album and let the public decide. For someone who wants to disappear, she certainly continues to draw attention to herself. Which won’t matter if the album is good. But I think we can all agree. MIA > Grimes |
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#9 | Scott Lapatine | |
Score:32 | Apr 10th | ||
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#8 | Skunt | |
Score:32 | Apr 6th | ||
Ian McShane get the fuck on Cameo and I will pay you $1000 to call my stepdad cocksucker. |
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Posted in: Ariel Pink Is On Cameo Now |
#7 | CalloftheWest | |
Score:33 | Apr 5th | ||
Heads up, Stereogum. Two weeks from now is the 20th anniversary of Lou Bega’s Mambo No.5 |
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#6 | theyachtmaster | |
Score:34 | Apr 10th | ||
To be fair, the Strokes were super important for people who had never listened to Television. |
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#5 | storkknees | |
Score:34 | Apr 11th | ||
The thing that always set Jim Croce apart from the rest of 70’s Singer/Songwriter bunch from me was his ability to create such dynamic characters in so few words. The protagonist of You Don’t Mess Around With Jim, I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song, Rapid Roy, Operator, Working at the Carwash Blues, Alabama Rain, and One Less Set of Footsteps all have vastly different experiences, but none of them devolve into caricature. They are fully rendered sketches of interesting characters scattered across America. Leroy Brown is probably Croce’s most famous character and contribution to the pop canon. I don’t see Leroy Brown as a cartoonish. He’s just getting what comes to him. It never occurred to me that Leroy Brown was black. I never thought about his race either way. Croce’s eye for detail and emotionality come out stronger in his next Number One though. I’ll do nothing but heap praise on that song when we get to it, but for now I’ll just say Bad Bad Leroy Brown by the Great Great Jim Croce is a solid 9. |
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Posted in: The Number Ones: Jim Croce’s “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” |
#4 | jhonn0 | |
Score:43 | Apr 7th | ||
Giving a 28-second concert is very unprofessional and rude and he could gain a reputation that may negatively impact his career. |
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Posted in: R. Kelly Gives 28-Second Performance In Springfield |
#3 | cappie the dog | |
Score:47 | Apr 10th | ||
Roger Ebert came to our film festival every year. The festival, and Ebert, championed Asian films before the continental United States and Europe caught up. We miss him more than words can say. He put Grey Poupon mustard on his spam. He gave so much exposure to first-time filmmakers. This guy’s passing left behind a void that will never be replaced in the dying profession of serious film criticism. |
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#2 | storkknees | |
Score:76 | Apr 8th | ||
Thank god, Tom is back. I almost had to take up actual hobbies and interests. |
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Posted in: The Number Ones: Paul McCartney & Wings’ “My Love” |
#1 | scruffy | |
Score:104 | Apr 10th | ||
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THIS WEEK’S 5 LOWEST RATED COMMENTS
#5 | lil wayne disciple | |
Score:-13 | Apr 8th | ||
27 seconds longer than he lasted in his last four sexual encounters. Ohhhhhhhhhh they call me calabasas wildfire the way I burn celebs! Take it easy? Bro we don’t do that here! Shout to ap for making a readable article. Prestigious my ass/plz give me a column |
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#4 | Southern Shark | |
Score:-14 | Apr 10th | ||
Little boy and his gifs. Adorable. |
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#3 | Y B B | |
Score:-16 | Apr 9th | ||
Kevin Abstract is one of the dumbest rap names I’ve ever seen, and that includes Ugly N***a. |
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Posted in: Kevin Abstract – “Big Wheels” Video |
#2 | Southern Shark | |
Score:-20 | Apr 10th | ||
Another boring rap album. |
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Posted in: billy woods & Kenny Segal Made A Stressed-Out Rap Classic |
#1 | apricot | |
Score:-27 | Apr 7th | ||
Oh no, not more Courtney Barnett. |
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Posted in: Courtney Barnett – “Everybody Here Hates You” |
THIS WEEK’S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF’S CHOICE
byers | ||
Score:22 | Apr 10th | ||
They already built one in India. |
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