RaptorAvatar commented on What Use Are "Best Of" Lists, Anyhow?, at 7:24 PM on Dec 2 I usually go through sometime around early January when there isn't much coming out and use that as my catchup time. more » [idolator]

RaptorAvatar commented on What Should The Suits Blame: The Economy Or The Leaks?, at 2:45 PM on Dec 2 In this case, the music industry has the same problem as the auto industry; creating outdated, inefficient crap that people don't want to spend what little money they have on. more » [idolator]

RaptorAvatar commented on Live Nation And Blockbuster Team Up To Frustrate Ticket Buyers, at 2:26 PM on Dec 2 The real question here is what kind of cruel son of a bitch would convince Live Nation that people even still rent videos from a store. more » [idolator]

RaptorAvatar commented on System Overload: How Not To Get Ahead In Music, at 5:27 PM on Dec 1 The depressing thing is that an album has to do pretty decent business to justify $17k in PR expenses on top of whatever other costs were involved. more » [idolator]

RaptorAvatar commented on Cutting To The Chase With "Uncut", at 3:56 PM on Nov 26 That is one shitty top five. more » [idolator]

RaptorAvatar commented on Goth-Punk Barbie Proves That Even The Most Punk-Rock Fifth-Grade Girls Aren't Safe From Mattel's Oppressive Standards Of Femininity, at 3:36 PM on Nov 26 This toy sends the wrong message. more » [idolator]

RaptorAvatar commented on The British Music Magazines Have Gone UKrazy, at 7:30 PM on Nov 25 Love Abe Vigoda and Gaslight Anthem as dark horses. more » [idolator]

RaptorAvatar commented on The Rainbow Connection: Are Music Critics Too Tolerant?, at 2:36 PM on Nov 24 @Eugene Langley: There's also a "fan" versus "critic/cognoscenti" component to listening. more » [idolator]

RaptorAvatar commented on "Pete & Pete" & Stephin & Sarah & David & Debbie & Gordon &..., at 2:27 PM on Nov 24 No other show weirds me out and breaks my heart like this one. more » [idolator]