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more about #valleywag TheSometimesWhy: I long for the good old days when a tweet was merely a bird's song.... more » Shadowlayer: I dont see why google has to buy this half-assed company thats only relevant to a few parts of the US and not that popular at all. A google version, ... more » youngmarblegiant: I'm a Yelp elite, and let me tell you it is really all about the free booze at the parties. You review a certain number of establishments and you get... more » MrHaroHaro: Perhaps this is not the place to mention that I like John Mayer. A lot. Seriously though, Your Body is a Wonderland was nowhere near that bad. There w... more » contradicto: What's with the tiny Business Insider link at the bottom of this post? more » sfBirdie: Yelp is useful, but you have to read reviews with an open mind - especially in the Bay Area. Many of the 'Yelp Elite' reviewers take the title way to... more » DennyCrane: Boutros, Boutros, golly! more » raincoaster: The older Yelp gets, the more closely it resembles a cheesy freebie newspaper, the kind with 50-year-old jokes to keep the ad columns apart. The longe... more » resipsaloquacious: Henry Blodget? Really? more » hilkaryic: Can I get a Papazao! more » harlows.landing: Please note: this is not an actual "worst songs of the decade" list. This is a "50 songs from the '00s that we were able to write cleverly derogatory... more » RollsRoyceRevenge: For songs to really be the worst, shouldn't they have received some radio play at some point? Not only have I never heard of the vast majority of the... more » daveyjonesisdead: There's really a song called, "Something in Your Mouth"? more » Banjo-Sea Kitten: All is right with the world. Nickelback made the list. more » lobstr: 12. Disturbed, "Land of Confusion" .. twelfth worst of the decade?? bullshit, that is a badass rendition. more » DahlELama: "Who's Got the Crack" is on the worst list? Boo. Also, I must admit, Ashlee Simpson's "La La" is among my favorite guilty pleasures. I've never heard ... more » hilkaryic: I feel like Christmas related material, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the Hampster Dance song shouldn't count and are taking up space that could be fil... more » FitnessMadeSimple: I got to number 19 and thought, "this list should really just be made up entirely of Nickelback songs." Until I got to number 9 and thought, "This lis... more » A Message To Rudy: "You're Beautiful" should have been a LOT higher near the top of that list, if not Nos. 1-5. more » o-line: Yes, these songs are horrible, but many (mercifully) were not wide spread. I don't think any of them are detrimental to society in the way that Nickle... more » -
#communism
Quit Laughing: The Hippie Industry Is Booming
Everyone seems to think it's funny that UC Santa Cruz has a job opening for an official "Grateful Dead Archivist." But it's just the latest example of hippies riding high during the recession, floating on a cloud of groovy breaks. More » -
#jobs
Become Record Label To Rappers Who Hate Record Labels
Working with internet startup Sellaband, Public Enemy hopes to turn its fans into investors, bucking The Man in the process. For as little as $25, you too can become a greedy record executive. Just like those slammed by Public Enemy. More » -
#thingsweactuallylike
Spotify: Delicious Forbidden Fruit
Spotify is everything iTunes should be: Simple, free and completely ubiquitous. The internet positively overflows with shared Spotify playlists. But the damned Europeans have the online music service all to themselves. Well, almost all of it.
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#acquisitions
How a 'Made' Startup Was Clipped
Two years ago, music service iLike appeared to be set: Its CEO said it was "made," its investor mused it could be a "billion-dollar winner," and the press was enthralled. Now the poster child is a cautionary tale. More » -
#apple
Steve Jobs' Chance to Show His Strength
Apple quietly told music executives about a special "keynote" event in four weeks, according to All Things D. Hard to see how CEO Steve Jobs avoids this event, after nearly a year in seclusion. Especially after recently rocking with Coldplay. -
#music
Facebook Friends? 'Are You F—king Kidding Me?'
Hey look, it's a song about Facebook, that is somehow pretty great. Geeks have been uploading songs about their culture for a while now, but it took an Aussie alt-pop singer's "Are You Fucking Kidding Me" to legitimize the genre. More » -
#theblues
Theme Music for the Death of the Media
This nine-minute heartbreaker titled "Mad Ave Blues," sung to the tune of "American Pie," is sure to bring tears to the eyes of every agency creative type, media buyer, and trade reporter who love-hates advertising. Brilliant, and painfully nerdy. More » -
#remixes
Awful Product With Awful Ad Makes Awful Music
Earlier we showed you the horrifying, adult Mouseketeer-like "commercial" for Microsoft Songsmith (do not click that) that could drive the gentlest among us to murder. But at least it's inspiring a YouTube artistic explosion. More » -
