@Ruprecht: You make a great point. The women who do get played on rock radio tend to be some of the best. When it comes to pop music, I’ve developed the “is it entertaining” standard. It doesn’t have to be a great song to be a great pop song because the their target audience of 13-to-24-yr-olds usually doesn’t care about the substance anyway.

Thanks for commenting!

On Lady Gaga: Two words: Poker. Face. How can something that was so gag-worthy on American Idol have become so earworm-wanting a few months later? It is a question to be pondered. And especially by someone who thinks she’s all showwoman and no substance.

On Kanye at the VMAs: Asshat extraordinaire. (Does anything more really need be said?)
On the Cycle of Music: When programs incorporate music into them, as with commercials and other media and marketing, it’s always a delight. Tunes become more sought after. More recognized. More accepted. Especially when they’re heard in the most unexpected of places. You said it: “Some call it sellig out, I call it smart business”.