http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 3 Feb 2003 16:20:28 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/ Phillip WinnSunday, August 26, 2007, marks the switch of all Blogcritics.org article feeds from full-content to short-content. This is the result of several converging factors, and is unfortunately a permanent decision (as permanent as any decision can be on the web, that is). We are aware of all of the reasons that this is a Bad Idea, and we are aware that some of you will be quite upset about having to click on something to read the free content, and we're sorry. Unfortunately, despite great effort, full-content feeds are not currently economically viable. Two other factors are involved: full-content feeds have resulted in an unprecedented level of content theft, with BC content appearing on many websites, usually spam sites, without attribution or permission. This duplicate content causes a cascading set of problems, not the least of which is that search engines generally aren't favorable to duplicate content, and don't always guess correctly. Finally, our RSS advertising partner is strongly in favor of short-content feeds. We hope that you'll continue to subscribe to BC via RSS, and when an article grabs your eye, it's only a click away, still free on the BC website. Thank you for your understanding. Administration0@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/02/03/162028.php Matt WelchCock-Rock's Cuckold: Think back to the Golden Era of bombastic cock-rock, let's say from 1972 (Led Zeppelin IV) to 1983 (Van Halen's 1984). How many hit songs from the big-hair boys were about standing by your old lady, even after she had publicly cheated on you? Can you name one?At lunch the other day my straw hat was nearly blown clean off my head when I listened real close to the radio playing REO Speedwagon's 1980 chart-topper "Keep on Lovin' You." It starts off innocently enough, with a you-done-me-wrong that could have come straight out of the Page/Plant playbook:You should have seen by the look in my eyes, Baby, There was something missin You should have known by the tone in my voice, Baby, But you didn't listen You played dead, but you never bled Instead you lay still in the grass All coiled up and hissinOkay, the girl's a cold snake and a faker, and the guy ain't taking it no more. Right? Wrong! Music2997@blogcritics.org Mon, 3 Feb 2003 16:20:28 EST