Idolator’s Tribute To The Greatest Intern A Music Blog Has Ever Known

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we ring in the new year by reporting that Kate Richardson, Idolator’s fearless (and generally put-upon) intern and world-renowned compiler of YouTube tributery, will be leaving us next week to go to Spain. Why she would ever want to leave the joys of blogging, with its skeezy virtual MTV flophouses and its sex-crazed Jonas Brothers fans clawing at your pantlegs and its eating cold pizza at 10:30 a.m. while unbathed and watching E.R. reruns^*, is really beyond us. But in lieu of chasing after the steamer ship as it leaves port, we present just a few of Kate’s greatest hits in tribute to the woman who made our lives much easier in exchange for corrupting her brain with music industry-related shenanigans.

“Objects Of Affection,” Kate’s continuing look at the weird world of kids knocking together tribute videos to hit songs out of the weirdest pop cultural detritus, covered everything from cuddly puppiesto cuddly serial killers, but no installment drew as much attention as the one devoted to British actress Helen Mirren, which found Kate interviewed by the Times Of London.

Here she interrogates her fellow members of the “Radiohead Generation,” thereby keeping us from having to leave the house to talk to teenagers with dumb hair.

Remeber when we forced her to visit the “Virtual Video Music Awards”? And she didn’t quit!

The old boss actually made her watch that stupid Rolling Stone reality show, which has to be considered some kinda workplace harassment.

Of course there were all the times she pitched in as guest editor when Maura or I were falling down drunk otherwise occupied.

Here’s where we say somethin’ corny about never being able to replace her. (Especially because of how lazy we both are when it comes to things like going through intern applications. Uh, we’ll be in touch soon, promise.) But don’t fret! Kate may be filing reports from a newly established Idolator European office provided she doesn’t fall in with some Spanish music blog and abandon us entirely. Or, you know, get out of the game before she turns into the Michael Corleone of Hannah Montana news items. Just kidding! We’d never let her escape our dungeon leave.

^* Don’t you dare judge me.