Mike Barthel commented on Selling A War-Shill Exposé, at 1:01 AM on Dec 1 Diane Rehm covered it well at the time--came clean on NPR's own involvement in the business and then grilled people on it. more » [gawker]

Mike Barthel commented on Responding To The "Haters": Options Beyond Calling Them "Haters", at 8:16 PM on Nov 24 @How do I say this ... more »

Mike Barthel commented on "Chinese Democracy": So, How'd All That Pent-Up Demand Work Out?, at 8:33 PM on Nov 23 Oh, and the same thing in Syracuse--display right at the front of the store. more »

Mike Barthel commented on Ha Ha, The Twilight Movie Sucks, at 2:45 PM on Nov 19 "pre-converted"? Uh, anyway, to anticipate the coming response, THOSE REVIEWERS JUST DON'T GET IT. more » [gawker]

Mike Barthel commented on Mourning Becomes Britney, at 11:55 AM on Nov 17 @CapnCalamity: the bonus tracks are fine, but on first listen I didn't think they were worth a mention. more »

Mike Barthel commented on Idolator Live-Blogs The "TRL" Finale: 1-800-DIAL-MTV, We Knew Ye When, at 10:45 PM on Nov 16 That is gonna be some kinda top 10. more »

Mike Barthel commented on The Idolawyer Gives Us Some Real Talk About Girl Talk, at 10:58 AM on Nov 12 @John P Strohm: sorry, I wasn't making myself clear there. more »

Mike Barthel commented on The Idolawyer Gives Us Some Real Talk About Girl Talk, at 11:53 PM on Nov 11 Although maybe scratch Nike there and put in Michael Bay. more »

Mike Barthel commented on The Idolawyer Gives Us Some Real Talk About Girl Talk, at 10:10 PM on Nov 11 John, it's a fair argument, certainly. more »

Mike Barthel commented on Hard Economic Times Take The New York State Fair's Concert Series Down With Them, at 3:15 PM on Nov 11 It should be noted that there was a BIG controversy locally about the Live Nation sponsorship, since previously the booking was done by a state employee, whereas Live Nation was paid millions of dollars. more »

Mike Barthel commented on Hey, remember how I said that, at 7:26 PM on Nov 10 @relaxing: uh, I mean, that's a good point. more »

Mike Barthel commented on Hey, remember how I said that, at 7:19 PM on Nov 10 @relaxing: tell that to plane crash victims, you insensitive fuck. more »

Mike Barthel commented on Hey, remember how I said that, at 3:46 PM on Nov 10 @exposition: uggggh. more »

Mike Barthel commented on Vanilla Ice, Crooner, at 2:12 PM on Nov 10 @natepatrin: ah, I knew there was one. more »

Mike Barthel commented on Girl Talk Is Not Fair Use, at 12:13 PM on Nov 10 @Ned Raggett: thanks ned! more »

Mike Barthel commented on Idolator's Guide To Watching The Election On Shuffle, at 9:51 AM on Nov 4 @SomeSound-MostlyFury: yep! @drinkypuss: this means Roger Ebert is going to get drunk at Obama's victory celebration and try to make out with any tall, balding guys in the audience, thinking they are Siskel. more »

Mike Barthel commented on "Flyover Rock" Is The Future Of Music, at 5:52 PM on Nov 3 @Michaelangelo Matos: fair enough. more »