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Lunchtime Poll: Save Music From Hobbits, Almost-Oscar Winners

2/16/07, 11:48 am EST

Steven Malkmus Heather

You’re mulling over the news that Adam Duritz has launched his own record label when an angel descends from the sky and makes you an offer you cant refuse. “Everyone from Kiefer Sutherland to that kid who played the hobbit has his or her own label these days,” the angel says, rolling it’s angel eyes (it’s an ironic hipster angel that looks kinda like Steven Malkmus). “It’s time for a worthy rocker/celebrity to throw their hat in the label-having ring.” The angel commands you to take 24 hours, meditate, and emerge with a name in mind. Who do you nominate to save the vanity record label game from people like Heath Ledger?


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Anonymous | 2/16/2007, 11:59 am EST

Johnny Depp. I might buy something from his label.

Winston | 2/16/2007, 12:08 pm EST

I would buy something from a George Cloony jazz label or something of that ilk.

Lobsters | 2/16/2007, 12:17 pm EST

Al Franken, cause he’s such an important person that any negative comments about his label will be banned from the Rolling Stone web site.

Jim | 2/16/2007, 12:24 pm EST

Vincent Gallo
Quentin Tarantino
Joaquin Phoenix

charliemapleton | 2/16/2007, 12:32 pm EST

Jason Shwartzman of Phantom Planet.They’re one of the most creative and talented out there,so I don’t think Jason’s superstar status is overshadowing or will ever overshadow Phantom Planet’s success.”So I Fall Again” was a hot song back in ‘98 by the way.

myspace.com/15keys | 2/16/2007, 12:42 pm EST

Well why hasn’t someone mentioned the obvious – Christopher Walken. He is the picture of cool and the way he can dance in videos is superior. If Tom Cruise does that video we say “oh look at the fairy flitting around.” We see Chris Walken and were all like “Damn hes cool and hip”

Oddjob | 2/16/2007, 1:01 pm EST

Speaking of “24 Hours”, you don’t think Keifer Sutherland is worthy of his own label? Last I checked, Keifer comes and goes as he pleases. If Keifer isn’t worthy, I say nobody is.

Also, please fix the phrase “rolling it’s angel eyes”. No apostrophe there, fool! I hate that.

Jim | 2/16/2007, 2:20 pm EST

Wynona Ryder

Jim | 2/16/2007, 2:21 pm EST

Martin Scorcese

swineherder | 2/16/2007, 2:39 pm EST

“If Tom Cruise does that video we say ‘oh look at the fairy flitting around.’”

to myspace.com/15keys: speak for yourself. we don’t all say that. you must listen to Tim Hardaway’s record label

mikeky | 2/16/2007, 4:18 pm EST

me.

robbie k | 2/16/2007, 6:36 pm EST

Jim James of My Morning Jacket. Louisville has a few bands that ought to be bigger.

John | 2/16/2007, 7:15 pm EST

CHUCK NORRIS!!!!!!!!!!!

lala | 2/17/2007, 12:28 pm EST

the shins

Jarvis Cocker | 2/17/2007, 8:46 pm EST

Taking this seriously for a moment, I don’t care if you like or even know his own music, but damn, that Jarvis Cocker has some good taste in other people’s bands.

bones mcfly | 2/18/2007, 11:20 am EST

maybe Kevin Lyman, the man who invented great tours/festivals such as the Vans Warped Tour. He really needs to revive his current label, Warcon.
Or one of the guys from Muse, they really know how to arrange songs and put on a freakin show live.

MMC | 2/18/2007, 12:42 pm EST

johnny depp-because he was actually in a band and might know a thing or 2 already

myspace.com/15keys | 2/19/2007, 8:07 am EST

Well well swineherder I didnt mean any homo-phobic malice in “the fairy flitting around” you came to that conclusion all by yourself. But I think we all can agree that it would be awesome to have Christoper Walken running a record label.

Anonymous | 2/19/2007, 9:40 am EST

I think that of all of them Dave Matthews has the best with ATO. Gov’t Mule, David Gray, Ben Kweller, My Morning Jacket, Gomez, North Mississippi and a bunch of international acts. To me, this is some of the best music out there.

16 clumsy + shy | 2/19/2007, 12:56 pm EST

Er……hum, well………..erm.
Yes.

Judy | 2/19/2007, 1:38 pm EST

Ian MacKaye
Mac (Superchunk)
Sufjan
Thom Yorke
Joe Pernice

Julie | 2/19/2007, 3:36 pm EST

Pete Wentz! Wait, what?

I would probably pick Daniel Johns from Silverchair.

El Phallus de Fuego | 2/19/2007, 4:49 pm EST

Beck. Or how ’bout Jack Nicholson? Johnny Depp would be a good one too.

Mike S | 2/19/2007, 5:06 pm EST

Joe Strummer will come back from the dead and make the most amazing record label…EVER

Mister Nickels | 2/20/2007, 2:17 am EST

Isaac Brock
John Waters
Kurt Loder
Stephen King
The Cohen Brothers

Obvious nods go to..

Johnny Depp
Quentin Tarantino
Martin Scorscese

Mister Nickels | 2/20/2007, 2:18 am EST

oh.. two more.

spike jonze
sofia coppola

Micah | 2/20/2007, 9:45 am EST

im so glad someone said isaac brock, and why take the shins away from sub pop? the small labels need huge acts too.

Ronald Jeremy | 2/20/2007, 2:42 pm EST

charliemapleton:

Schwartzman left that band years ago.

jungleland | 2/20/2007, 4:32 pm EST

Jason Lee should start a label and sign The a-sides http://www.myspace.com/the_a_sides

Don't know much, but | 2/21/2007, 1:43 pm EST

Flea should, if he doesn’t already

Katie | 3/24/2007, 2:44 pm EST

johnny depp needs a label…he seems to know music after all…or stephen colbert…he’d be good at finding talent and such

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