Shut Up, Dude: This Week’s Best And Worst Comments
It was another strong week for albums (thanks in part to the latest LPs from Jason Isbell and Tame Impala) and last night Wilco pulled a Beyoncé (or a Wilco?) with the excellently titled and illustrated Star Wars. The band is expected to play some of these new songs at Pitchfork Festival tonight. Stereogum’s Tom Breihan will be reporting from there all weekend, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, Ryan Leas and I will be at the inaugural Eaux Claires, which is like Pitchfork Festival, but with fewer music critics and more ticks. Your best and worst quips of the past seven days are below.
THIS WEEK’S 10 HIGHEST RATED COMMENTS
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koala clap | Jul 14th | Score:27 |
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“Why isn’t O’Connor pissed about the same things that I’m pissed about?” |
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| Posted in: Sinead O’Connor Says Music Has Officially Died Because Of Kim Kardashian | |||
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dansolo | Jul 13th | Score:27 |
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I think what Deadmau5 is missing here is Guetta’s commitment to making his live shows a multimedia and multisensory experience. When you see Guetta, you won’t just listen to horseshit – you’ll see horseshit and smell horseshit, too. |
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| Posted in: Deadmau5 Slams David Guetta For Using Live Horses In Ibiza Club Show | |||
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Max the King of All Wild Things | Jul 15th | Score:27 |
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I just hope that by the time it’s out we’re all ready to understand it. |
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| Posted in: Animal Collective Finish Recording New Album | |||
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Kirk Rogers | Jul 14th | Score:31 |
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Yeah, we can let the fake rape stories go, but this shit right here is just too much. #BoycottRollingStone |
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| Posted in: Sinead O’Connor Says Music Has Officially Died Because Of Kim Kardashian | |||
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inthedeadofknight | Jul 16th | Score:32 |
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Hahaha that was amazing. Loved it. Pretty sure Conan nailed it- “That was a workout!” |
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| Posted in: Watch Father John Misty And 50 Cent On Conan | |||
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Ben Fiore | Jul 14th | Score:32 |
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She’s wearing a hat? |
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| Posted in: Sinead O’Connor Says Music Has Officially Died Because Of Kim Kardashian | |||
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plastic pants | Jul 16th | Score:32 |
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Ever have one of those moments when you’re listening to Summerteeth and you pop over to the gum’ to see what’s going on and you have to do a reality check because the front page says there’s a new Wilco record called ‘Star Wars’ with a cat on the cover? Yeah, me too. |
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| Posted in: Download Wilco’s Surprise New Album Star Wars | |||
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Max Fell | Jul 14th | Score:34 |
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Yes, let’s please keep regarding the magazine that gave U2’s virus the best album of 2014 as something that has the ability to completely “kill music”. |
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| Posted in: Sinead O’Connor Says Music Has Officially Died Because Of Kim Kardashian | |||
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bogota rocks | Jul 14th | Score:41 |
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So glad Stereogum is sticking up for underdogs like Kim Kardashian, One Direction, Miley Cyrus and American Idol. |
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| Posted in: Sinead O’Connor Says Music Has Officially Died Because Of Kim Kardashian | |||
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Corbin Albaugh | Jul 14th | Score:45 |
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Aw c’mon, Rolling Stone occassionally has their shit together! Remember when they did that feature about the lost member of The Strokes?
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| Posted in: Sinead O’Connor Says Music Has Officially Died Because Of Kim Kardashian | |||
THIS WEEK’S 5 LOWEST RATED COMMENTS
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hellyeahstereo | Jul 14th | Score:-14 |
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Wait. Stereogum, are you defending Kim Kardashian, because of the oh so mighty Kanye who? Give us a f***ing break. I agree that’s a riot. Let’s not forget who Kim truly is. Just because she’s got cha-ching doesn’t mean she’s a talentless slut. |
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| Posted in: Sinead O’Connor Says Music Has Officially Died Because Of Kim Kardashian | |||
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cale | Jul 11th | Score:-16 |
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I think she’s lying/exagerrating. She strikes me as more troubled than brave. |
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| Posted in: Joan Jett, Cherie Currie Issue Statements About Bandmate’s Rape Allegations | |||
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Dick Litman | Jul 16th | Score:-17 |
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Hahaha that was amazing. Loved it. Pretty sure Conan nailed it- “That was a workout!” |
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| Posted in: Watch Father John Misty And 50 Cent On Conan | |||
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Michael Bell | Jul 16th | Score:-17 |
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“Why release an album this way and why make it free?” Well because we realize that after a decade or so of mediocre-to-decent easy listening records this is the only way to generate any excitement about new music from us. |
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| Posted in: Download Wilco’s Surprise New Album Star Wars | |||
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Will Rucker | Jul 16th | Score:-22 |
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Hahaha that was amazing. Loved it. Pretty sure Conan nailed it- “That was a workout!” |
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| Posted in: Watch Father John Misty And 50 Cent On Conan | |||
THIS WEEK’S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF’S CHOICE
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meat | Jul 16th | Score:14 | |
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i just went from “fucking 8 hour drive tomorrow” to “fucking 8 hour drive tomorrow!!!” |
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| Posted in: Download Wilco’s Surprise New Album Star Wars | |||
