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2 weeks ago

in Say goodbye to anonymity on the web on The Inquisitr
so, why not charge her with using a computer to incite a crime? couldn't the argument be made that the creation of the alias for the explicit intent to cause harm to someone else and not just the creation of the alias is what is at fault here?

7 months ago

in Listening Booth: Was (Not Was), “Boo!” on Popdose
There's a depth to it you don't hear in the usual old-black-guy-music-that-white-people-like. But it's interesting how some of the soul textures that seemed avant-garde on the earlier W(NW) albums have become a default sound for a lot of singers of that vintage ...

7 months ago

in Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 3 on Popdose
I assume you know Paul Anka is back, more annoying than ever, covering the Killers, etc. He's been fairly upfront about how not being on the charts for about 25 years totally broke his heart because he sure doesn't need the money.

As seems to be the pattern with these lists, a few items did better in Canadia whether due to radio regulations or more affinity for Brit stuff: Not just April Wine, of course, but also the Art of Noise, Adam Ant and Armatrading to some degree. "Right Before Your Eyes" was one two semi-hits America had penned by SCTV brother Ian Thomas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5A2yNzzn4
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rwcass I didn't know Ian Thomas wrote that song. Even though Dave Thomas was no longer on "SCTV," America performed "Right Before Your Eyes" on the "Jane Eyrehead" episode in late '82:

http://sctvguide.ca/episodes/sctv_s54.htm#Show_4

7 months ago

in Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 3 on Popdose
Mandy Moore's version of "Drop the Pilot" from five years ago is top-notch
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WHarrisBullzEye I think I mentioned this in some other discussion, but I'd actually never heard "Drop the Pilot" until Mandy covered it. Who says cover albums aren't worth a damn? See, they really DO serve to introduce people to songs and artists they might not otherwise have been familiar with.

7 months ago

in Why Nick Denton is good and/or evil on Mathew's comments
Blogads owned by Henry Copeland, not Ken Layne. Company's biggest success is Perez Hilton.
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mathewi Oops -- my bad. Denton says Wonkette is "being spun off to the
managing editor, Ken Layne" and "will become part of the Blogads
network of political sites." I conflated the two. Bad journalist.
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