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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Shit Talk / Love / Media / Teh Internets Idolator, WTF?

Posted by on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:11 AM

For a couple years there, Idolator was one of my favorite music blogs—smart, funny, tackling indie ephemera and mega-pop personalities with equal wit and regard. It was a daily read, often an hourly read. Then yesterday, editor Maura Johnston abruptly announced she was leaving the site. And today it looks like the thing's been taken over by the Mickey Mouse Club (Robbie! Becky!) or something, and with no introductions at that. Glass houses and all that, but holy shit this is a massive drop in quality:

Which Britney Spears phase is your fave? Naughty schoolgirl? Snake charmer? Frappuccino-guzzling, umbrella-wielding, British-speaking babymama? (Personally, mine is the under-appreciated trucker-hat-adorning, K-Fed dating era.) Well, today you can celebrate all of Brit’s history with the release of (taking a deep breath) Britney: The Singles Collection (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] now on sale on iTunes.

(At least when we post press releases, we ID them as such and put them in blockquotes.)

If this keeps up the rest of the week, I predict the site's readers jumping ship en masse. I know I will.

 

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kind of like when your sorry ass took over the music editor job, eh?
Posted by hacks pointing out hacks on November 10, 2009 at 1:06 PM
2
Yes, yes, what I do is exactly the same thing. Excellent point.
Posted by Eric Grandy on November 10, 2009 at 1:13 PM
devices 3
Who could forget Eric Grandy's infamous publishing of the entirety of Tacocat's press releases?
Posted by devices http://www.myspace.com/devicesruletheworld on November 10, 2009 at 2:54 PM
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dude, you have...until "NOW"....held Idolater as one of your favorite music blogs?

that explains it.
Posted by HOW did you get this job again? on November 10, 2009 at 11:36 PM

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