The story was broken by crack reporter Ryan Seacrest on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”
At presstime, Hanna Montana was unavailable for comment.
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He was planning to run, but he kept waking up with a horse’s head in his bed. He knew the source because they all had a “Hillary!” bumper sticker on them.
We’ve enough loons in this race, I suppose.
I was planning on running for the Grand Exalted Ruler of the Universe, but I think I am going to change my mind, so I can spend more time with my family.
If Bloomberg is going to spurn the call I guess Chuck Hagel will just have to step up. He wouldn’t forsake us too, would he?
I think Hagel would bring a touch of sassy shine to the race that’s desperately needed.
Still waiting to hear if Sanjaya will step up and be Obama’s VP running mate.. The perfect choice to do a Perot and pull away Silky Pony’s Metrosexual, Nellie-Boy base..
Who, oh who will now protect us from the scourge of trans-fats, whiffs of Kool smoke and the odd derringer in a purse?? Naked, we are, before the yawning gates of Hell without Mother Bloomberg’s steady hand to defend us.
Last August when he first said he wouldn’t run, I predicted that within a year he would make a liar of himself. I still have seven months on that prediction.
Were the Jonas Brothers able to comment??
Maybe he figures Spitzer is toast and he can annoy the whole state instead of just New York City. Too bad he’s not running. I’d like to see him set a new record for money spent per vote.
Carin,
Funny you should mention the Jonas Bros. Seacrest let Miley Cyrus get away with talking about how great it was to be playing with her friends in Times Square, without questioning her about her recent breakup with whichever Jonas it was. Seacrest was tougher on Bloomberg.
As I’ve said before, I already have a mommy. Bloomberg is worse than Hillary and Obama combined.
Now THERE is a man (Bloomberg) who thinks Americans are too stupid to live without him telling them what to do. He makes my skin crawl.
I had to look up who (the hell) the Jonas Brothers were.
Exit question – is music for young people get worse as the years go by?
GETTING.
sigh.
I know there was crap before my time – teen heart-throb singers, but it seems crap for teens has become a mainstay. The guy from the partridge family, and that other long haired lathario I can’t remember the name of. But, I grew up in the 80’s (graduated HS in 86) and I managed to make it to adulthood w/o one crap band/artist. I progressed from the Beatles to U2 to the Smiths to REM to the harder stuff I listen to now.
I grew up in that period after Leif Garrett (I just remembered his name) but before Tiffany, Menuedo and etc. A Golden Age it was.
David Cassidy.
I’m trying to remember which boy band existed during your formative years (I’m four years older). Since that was just the beginning of the MTV era, there had to be truckloads of bad music that got play only because they knew someone with a video camera. The fact that none of it left a mark on you is surprising.
Carin – My 6 year old can recite the words to every last song sung my Mylie Stewart/Mylie Cyrus/Hannah Montana, as well as the Jonas Brothers. My ears quit bleeding a long time ago.
You know, Shaun Cassidy had a number 1 hit in ’77. Back then we still had the phones that you’d stick your finger in the 10-hole spinny-thing and crank it, and then wait for it to return, and then do it again til the number was dialed. Can you even fathom how much time has been saved since the touch-tone came out? It’s gotta be years.
There was “pop” music – but there wasn’t the proliferation of young artists; male or female. Just picking one of the years (1984) – top ten songs:
Like a Virgin– Madonna
When Doves Cry– Prince
Jump– Van Halen
Footloose– Kenny Loggins
What’s Love Got to Do with It– Tina Turner
Against All Odds– Phil Collins
I Just Called to Say I Love You– Stevie Wonder
Ghostbusters– Ray Parker Jr.
Karma Chameleon– Culture Club
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go– Wham!
Much appealed to young people (none of it to me ) – but it wasn’t aimed ONLY at young people. Hannah Montannah – and other young pop stars like her – appeal ONLY to those in that age range. Artists almost completely lacking an adult audience.
Carin – Hannah Montana / Mylie / whatever the hell her name is is likely a much better artist than Culture Club, Ray Parker Jr., Wham, and Kenny Loggins.
The gossip component of my regular web gig causes me to be at least vaguely aware of the Montanas, etc. by way of osmosis.
Is music for young people getting worse as the years go by? I would dispute that rock is just for young people. That being said, I think the answer is yes, but only marginally so. Bands like U2 and R.E.M. (drank with them once) became big in the ’80s, and The Clash charted a couple of times, but I think this only proves that popular music — like most things — is about 5% good-to-great and 95% crap. We just tend to forget the crap that doesn’t stand the test of time. 1986 was a pretty good year and was just the start of Tiffany, NKOB, etc., but check out the year’s top hits and you will find plenty to dislike.
And, I am blessed. None of my children know (of) Hannah Cyrus Miley Montana stuff. They finally watched an episode to figure it all out a few weeks ago.
I saw her on New Year’s Eve and she definitely didn’t look like a good role model for young girls. She looked like a little tramp. NO matter what her image otherwise … I’m just basing it on that one experience with her that I’ve had.
She dressed like she was 25. How old is she?
I now see that Carin is focused on the “aimed only at the young” angle. To that, I would say it goes in cycles, as noted above with the David Cassidy remarks. Most people are unaware that CCR never had a number one single because of acts like the Partridge Family. Not that I don’t occasionally wallow in the kitch of “I Think I Love You,” but CCR was clearly superior artistically and appealed to adults, even if Fogerty has degenerated into full-on moonbat today.
Miley Cyrus is around 15-16, the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, whose “Achy Breaky Heart” appealed to adults for reasons unfathomable to me.
Did I see Peter Cetera in that list. Makes me wonder, when is Ralph Macchio going to make “Karate Dad” or “Karate Confirmed Bachelor”, whatever the case may be?
Mylie is, from my estimation, much bigger than any of those you mentioned, JD. I don’t think any of those bands ever had a tour like her current one.
As for her being better … well, seeing as though she is pretty much (at this point) created by record/movie big wigs, I have a hard time calling her (or anyone like her) an artist. She is a “performer.”
I’m gonna go listen to some Radiohead and pretend that pop music doesn’t exist. Certainly pop music has always existed (and it almost always bad)- I just find the whole marketing to kids thing interesting. And, by interesting, I mean – it sucks.
Follow the money.
BTW, you can stream the new Radiohead LP in full at Spinner.com this week.
I just got an email that Radiohead’s new album is going to be on iTunes. I already have it, of course.
That’s a shame if he doesn’t run.
If Kucinich, Paul and Bloomberg all somehow came together and shared the same stage, the goofiness factor would be absolutely off the scale.
I would predict laughter of Biblical proportions.
I’d pay to see such an event.
Oh, certainly Karl. Young fans are not only good for tickets, CD purchases … but clothing and crap that adults would never dream of. But, should a Radiohead lunchbox ever be created, I will certainly be first in line.
Carin,
You should pitch Radiohead on a lunchbox. Tell Thom it’s greener than all those paper and plastic bags.
Kenny’s all right. No need to worry ’bout him.
Carin – They are magnificently evil in their marketing and branding to children. It is nothing new, they are just better at it, more practice.
Home schooling is the answer to it all. My children are remarkably ignorant of many things – Hannah Montana being one of them. My kids seem unaware that they are supposed to go crazy-nuts for any one artist.
Carin, so when is In/Rainbows supposed to actually hit the stores in CD? (It’s me, Jake, and it’s early January yet I havent seen it yet..)
P.S.
What’s Cloverfield 01-18-08 ?
Pretty sure In Rainbows is in stores this week.
Cloverfield is the Blair Godzilla Project.
slUShO!! in my MOUTH!!!
Slusho Zoom!
You can’t drink just six
Karl: Since this thread has careened far, far off topic I just wanted to say thanks for recommending “Atonement.” A very excellent movie and the first time in a long while that my wife and I actually sat for an hour the nexy day discussing all of its ramifications.
Also, my oldest daughter set my brain on fire 12 years ago by playing “I Saw the Signe” by Ace of Base over and over and over and over and…
groan It still hurts…
I thought the physical copy of In Rainbows was supposed to be available the middle of last month? Amazon search time. It says you can order now!
Figgered out that there are more pleasurable things to waste his money on, did he?
BJTexs,
Glad you enjoyed “Atonement,” though “enjoyed” is probably not the ideal word choice on my part.
Carin,
AFAIK, The new Radiohead was first available in stores yesterday. And it’s part of my main web gig to know such things.
Yep, Amazon said Jan 1.