http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog news and views from the Matador brain trust (and the brains we trust) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:12:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/09/16/what-do-you-do-between-9-and-5/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/09/16/what-do-you-do-between-9-and-5/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:05:06 +0000 Michael http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=6017 I’ve had some stupid ideas for this company, sure, but don’t you think this is taking it too far?? ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/09/16/what-do-you-do-between-9-and-5/feed/ 6 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/02/23/uk-auto-insurance-co-unfamiliar-with-iggys-personal-life/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/02/23/uk-auto-insurance-co-unfamiliar-with-iggys-personal-life/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:12:49 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=3945 At least when Geico refuses to insure cavemen, no one can accuse them of hypocrisy. From Monday’s Daily Mail : In the Swiftcover TV advertisements, 61-year-old Iggy prances around topless as he boasts: ‘I got it Swiftcovered. I got insurance on my insurance. Do it. Get a life. Get Swiftcovered.’ But musicians who applied for cover [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/02/23/uk-auto-insurance-co-unfamiliar-with-iggys-personal-life/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/11/12/dude-from-the-non-lansing-fixx-i-dont-like-the-toyota-commercial-either/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/11/12/dude-from-the-non-lansing-fixx-i-dont-like-the-toyota-commercial-either/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:42:25 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=3197 Toyota’s recent “Saved By Zero” spots have inspired everything from Facebook hate groups to actual killing sprees (ok, not yet, BUT JUST YOU WAIT) and is it any wonder that an individual most likely to profit from this aesthetic atrocity agrees that it sucks? From the Las Vegas Journal’s Jerry Fink : “I would prefer to [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/11/12/dude-from-the-non-lansing-fixx-i-dont-like-the-toyota-commercial-either/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/05/08/nordstroms-totally-undaunted-by-the-failure-of-the-mogwai-truss/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/05/08/nordstroms-totally-undaunted-by-the-failure-of-the-mogwai-truss/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 05:57:56 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1616 Lavender Diamond’s Ron Rege writes, “we knew were were going to have a song on a JC Penny commercial, but this looks like some joke on the Matablog!” Hey, if America’s department stores wanna take further tips from the nation’s foremost source for music-related advertorial bulletins, we’re more than up for it. In this instance, however, [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/05/08/nordstroms-totally-undaunted-by-the-failure-of-the-mogwai-truss/feed/ 3 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/05/01/why-i-need-360000000000/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/05/01/why-i-need-360000000000/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 20:58:24 +0000 Howard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1602 Charles Ray Fuller: Aspiring Hip-Hop Label Entrepreneur? Look at his face. This man is HIGH AS SHIT. But then again, you’d have to be (this) high to start a record label. Is there any more ambitious way to fund a label startup? Who else is dying to hear the records he [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/05/01/why-i-need-360000000000/feed/ 1 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/04/16/vanishing-ny-on-starbucks-reappearing-old-logo/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/04/16/vanishing-ny-on-starbucks-reappearing-old-logo/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:34:52 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1540 Why is Starbucks bringing its vagina dentata out of hiding and into plain sight right now? Maybe they were inspired by the hilarious and brilliant film Teeth. Maybe they hope consumers are more comfortable with exhibitionism than they used to be. Maybe they’re thinking sex sells. But more likely, they’re frightened and in need of protection. Images [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/04/16/vanishing-ny-on-starbucks-reappearing-old-logo/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/11/06/design-your-own-love-of-diagrams-tee/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/11/06/design-your-own-love-of-diagrams-tee/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:30:23 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=979 Or hoodie, tank top, shorts or badge.  Love Of Diagrams are currently touring the US with Enon, but if you miss the show and want to make your friends think you actually turned up (hint, hint), this might be the way to go. ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/11/06/design-your-own-love-of-diagrams-tee/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/06/06/q-how-many-copies-of-wilcos-sky-blue-sky-can-you-fit-into-a-vw/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/06/06/q-how-many-copies-of-wilcos-sky-blue-sky-can-you-fit-into-a-vw/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:49:38 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=679 A: Depends. Do you mean the double vinyl version, the standard CD or the CD/DVD configuration? With Wilco's decision to license new music to Volkswagen, there's been a bit of knee-jerktastic reaction on the worldwidewebby thing, and in the midst of such hysteria, Jeff Tweedy's brother-in-law Danny Miller writes, "from the outcries I’ve seen on several [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/06/06/q-how-many-copies-of-wilcos-sky-blue-sky-can-you-fit-into-a-vw/feed/ 2 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/05/24/kicked-in-the-head-doc-martens-cavalcade-of-dead-rockers/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/05/24/kicked-in-the-head-doc-martens-cavalcade-of-dead-rockers/#comments Thu, 24 May 2007 12:05:59 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=667 I have but two thoughts regarding Doc Martens' ill-advised new campaign (link swiped from Boing Boing) ;  1) Who'd have thought the executors of the GG Allin estate would exercise such restraint? 2) At least DM didn't select Shannon Hoon.   ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/05/24/kicked-in-the-head-doc-martens-cavalcade-of-dead-rockers/feed/ 4 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/04/03/to-quote-rainier-luftwaffe-wolfcastle/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/04/03/to-quote-rainier-luftwaffe-wolfcastle/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:01:56 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=578 …you can't sell out when you never stood for anything in the first place. From the New York Times' Robert Levine, April 2, '07. Fans of Fall Out Boy who downloaded “Thnks Fr Th Mmrs,” the rock band’s new video last weekend most likely enjoyed the spectacle of chimpanzees playing filmmakers and mocking the members [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/04/03/to-quote-rainier-luftwaffe-wolfcastle/feed/ 1 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/03/11/if-this-massage-table-could-talk/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/03/11/if-this-massage-table-could-talk/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:00:44 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=539 …it would say "BUY ME!" (link taken from Boing Boing) ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/03/11/if-this-massage-table-could-talk/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/02/16/catpower-at-the-brits/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/02/16/catpower-at-the-brits/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:28:32 +0000 Mike http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=498                     This was the scene on Wednesday night at the glittering Brit Awards, the UK's equivalent of the Grammys. Cat Power was given the accolade of being nominated as Best International Female and both Chan Marshall and co-emperor of Matador Records Chris Lombardi are seen taking it all in. Held at Earls Court (surely the worlds [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/02/16/catpower-at-the-brits/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/01/11/the-ponys-radio-budget-gets-zerod-lets-buy-more-banners/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/01/11/the-ponys-radio-budget-gets-zerod-lets-buy-more-banners/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:40:44 +0000 Adam F http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=428 Gerard vs Bear is reporting that the FCC is "proposing! SHIIIT" to help get radio broadcasters off the payola hook.   While details of the Enforcement Bureau's proposal were sketchy, sources said that radio station groups would be required to set aside a certain amount of airtime for music produced independently. The radio groups also would [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/01/11/the-ponys-radio-budget-gets-zerod-lets-buy-more-banners/feed/ 1 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2006/11/27/attn-new-media-types-blog-action-for-cheap/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2006/11/27/attn-new-media-types-blog-action-for-cheap/#comments Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:31:29 +0000 Adam F http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=325 Just as soon as all you Zune marketing department, indie publicist and new media types wasted all that intern bandwidth researching bloggers mailing addresses and adding them to your PR machine, a company has come along and applied what radio folks have known for a long time…it's soooooo much easier to just buy the airtime.    For [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2006/11/27/attn-new-media-types-blog-action-for-cheap/feed/ 3 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2006/10/25/its-official-kurt-cobain-bigger-than-snoopy/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2006/10/25/its-official-kurt-cobain-bigger-than-snoopy/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:50:17 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=233 From Billboard.com : Elvis Presley has ceded his crown to Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain (above, middle) on Forbes.com's list as the top-earning dead celebrity. The list, published yesterday (Oct. 24), said Cobain earned $50 million between October 2005 and October 2006. Presley wound up in the No. 2 slot with $42 million, down from [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2006/10/25/its-official-kurt-cobain-bigger-than-snoopy/feed/ 0