Comments on: Billboarding: 4/21/08

By: jefito

jefito — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:03:12 +0000

Thanks for saying so, Allen! We're going to be introducing a few new features here over the next several weeks — I hope you're excited about them all!

By: jefito

jefito — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:03:12 +0000

Thanks for saying so, Allen! We're going to be introducing a few new features here over the next several weeks — I hope you're excited about them all!

By: allen

allen — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:54:50 +0000

Billboarding is, officially, my favorite new addition to PopDose. Sometimes variety dilutes the whole. This piece keeps me abreast of what's going on, isn't snarky and is relevant.
Thanks, Jeff!

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:50:21 +0000

On Saturday night, for my brother's birthday, we went to late-night bowling. That's when they turn on the black lights and mirror balls and drop the projection screens down. I'm not saying that songs like “Dream On”, “Paradise City” or “Wanted Dead Or Alive” are any great shakes. Matter of fact, there's little shaking there at all, but each of those songs sound a little different to each other…

What I find grating is just how much R&B dominates the top 10 and, in that, how much they all sound the same. Mariah steals big from Alicia Keys. Madonna keeps trying to be relevant. Whatever is playing, T-Pain has to slip in with his stupid Auto-Tune trick. And even when we've covered a Billboard chart from eight weeks from now, the voices may change but the sound will stay.

I'm old. I know. I get it. But damn, when did any semblance of individuality become so bad a thing?

By: rwcass

rwcass — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:23:32 +0000

I love how Mariah's video is one big passive-aggressive cocktease: “Why are you staring at me in my underwear? I mean, sure, I answered the door wearing nothing but that, but staring is rude nonetheless.” Of course, Jeff informed me that 99 percent of videos from the past ten years operate this way. I guess I've been living under a rock.

By: rwcass

rwcass — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:20:05 +0000

I like “Love Song” and Bareilles's album, and I'm not generally a chick-pop fan, but she has some catchy melodies.

By: kshane

kshane — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:58:17 +0000

Sad really. I haven't listened fully to all of them, but noticeably absent is any evidence of an electric guitar, or real drums.

By: WHarrisBullzEye

WHarrisBullzEye — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:28:40 +0000

As ever, I will watch any Mariah Carey video with the mute on, if only because I think she's freaking HOT. And although Madonna showing her age, well, hell, so am I. And, hey, at least I actually enjoying listening to her music…

By: jefito

jefito — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:59:42 +0000

Oh yes, I've heard them — and just wait until you hear all the fun stuff Billboard has in store for us in the weeks and months to come!

By: jefito

jefito — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:58:36 +0000

About ten years ago, KOCH adopted the major-esque policy of distributing TONS of stuff, investing almost nothing in A&R, and hoping some of their releases would stick. It seems to have worked, at least from the standpoint that I'm pretty sure KOCH is one of the biggest indie distributors left. Not that there are that MANY left…but still.