Fun With Words: Music Blog Anagrams Prove To Be Startingly Insightful

MFR writer April Wright and I were g-chatting it up whist about our daily business when she directed me toward Sternest Meanings, a chatter-bot that responds with anagrams whenever you type in words. Being the music dork that I am, I decided to plug in several music blogs, music journalists, and band names to see with what Sternest Meanings would respond. Much to my delight/chagrin, the results proved to be surprisingly accurate, or, at the very least, incredibly hilarious.

To wit (with Sternest Meanings responses in bold):

Minneapolis Fucking Rocks - Cock ups malign in foreskin*
Sasha Frere-Jones - Jeer of a rashness
Pitchfork Media - Mock Rapid Thief
Chuck Klosterman - Skunk male crotch
Robert Christgau - Its Turbocharger
Nick Sylvester - Slickest, Nervy
Stereogum - So True Gem.
Brooklyn Vegan - OK Graven Nobly
New Musical Express - Warm Excuseless Pin
You Ain't No Picasso - Ciao! Nosy Utopians
Pretty Much Amazing - Crazy Thumping Mate
Hype Machine - I'm Ace Hyphen
Music For Kids Who Can't Read Too Good - Make out swift dishonor accord. Good.
Jim DeRogatis - I Stodgier Jam.
Rolling Stone - On Stolen Girl
Nah Right - High Rant
The Late Greats - That Steel Rage
Rock Sellout - Tool Sculker
To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie - Goose Poetlike Brutality
Vampire Hands - VIP and Harems
First Communion Afterparty - Funny Farm Optimist Creator.

MFR Mandate: From now on, the dean of rock critics must be referred to as Robert "Turbocharger" Christgau. As far as The Late Greats is concerned, I just hope that the Duke doesn't become filled with his trademark steel rage!

Incidentally, On Stolen Girl, starring Sally Fields and Valerie Bertinelli, will air this coming Sunday at 8 p.m. EST/7 CST on your local Lifetime affiliate.

Since you're probably thinking of it, here are the Sternest Meanings responses for MFR's writers.

Jonathan Graef - Jar of neat hang.
April Wright - Rat whip girl.
Ian Anderson - In and reason.
Tara Rogan - Rat a groan.

Sternest Meanings Website

(Jar of Neat Hang)

*Somewhere, Jack Black is writing this down as a potential song title.