Many of the artists involved play it snoozingly safe. For instance: There's an obscure little ditty out there called "Hey Ya!" Avril Lavigne and the Flaming Lips and Alice Cooper and Mischa Barton, star of The O.C., think you ought to give it a listen. (To view these playlists, iTunes software must be installed and open. To download the software, click here. Otherwise, just keep reading, and we'll summarize them for you.) You know what other music celebrities love? U2. Dylan. Clapton. Nirvana. Hendrix. It turns out musicians pretty much like the same music as everyone else.
- Dan Kois, "Beyoncé, Your Mix Tape Sucks: The perils of iTunes celebrity playlists," slate May 26, 2004
posted May 26, 2004 in music, print