[kj] Top 50 songs of 2000-2010

[Alex Smith]

Jay Reatard was a popular artist who died young. That's news. Thus, they ran a story. Really nothing groundbreaking there.

Alex in NYC


-----Original Message-----

>From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

>Sent: Apr 16, 2010 11:39 AM

>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] Top 50 songs of 2000-2010

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>Um, the NYT writing an obit on a 29 yr old garage rocker from Memphis, 

>TN ,is kind of remarkable.

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>Yeah, they'd do it for Henry Kissinger, too. Yet still. Not a single Top 

>50 song in the last decade versus The Shins and My Chemical Romance, 

>huh? Okay.

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>-0liver

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>On 4/16/10 10:38 AM, Alex Smith wrote:

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>> Also, Oliver, you've *GOT* to stop citing the fact that the New York Times wrote an article about his death. THAT'S THEIR JOB. Just you watch: When one of those chinless chicken-chests in the goddamn Shins dies, they'll write one about him too!!!

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>> Alex in NYC

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