Flotsam & Jetsam

Do You Have A Question For @m8er?

Alright folks. Earlier in the week I received an email from @m8er’s people asking if, as @m8er’s “biggest critic” (am I? Really? Surely I’m no different to anyone else with a pair of working ears?), I’d be interested in interviewing the wonderfully talented cross between Pink and Lily Allen.

I’ll give you a moment to recover from the idea that Universal are actually seriously attempting to market this song as the bastard love child of Pink and Lily Allen’s back catalogues.

I really wasn’t sure what to do, you know? Contrary to what you might think, I much prefer writing about things I feel enthusiastic toward rather than things I dislike. I also couldn’t help but feel that @m8er was kinda hoping for a war of words a la Short Stack for publicity reasons, especially when she directed this message to me on Twitter.

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Seems she Tweets about as well as she writes hardcore rap.

But after much discussion with friends and associates, I’ve decided that perhaps I will take her up on her offer. I’m lining up a phone interview with her publicist as we speak, and I look forward to asking her the tough questions – perhaps the most pressing of all being why did Universal pay shitloads for her to work with folks who have helped the likes of Madonna, Prodigy, Girls Aloud, Gwen Stefani, Sugababes and Pink produce hits, and yet only give her a budget of $3.70 for her video clip?

What would you ask her if you had the opportunity? And am I doing the right thing? God, I’m terrified “Kill That Bitch” will actually hit number one.

FUN @M8ER FACT! Dan from The Drones asked me on Facebook “Is the pronunciation of her name At-mate-er?” YES, IT IS DAN! YES IT IS!

PS: I’m sure @m8er is a very nice person in real life etc etc etc but FUCK ME IN THE EAR WITH A CARVING KNIFE – her song is fucking awful and makes Short Stack look like a trio of Bob Dylans, and any radio station who playlists it should be sent directly into the fiery pits of hell.

Comments

  • Yes, Jess, I do have a question…

    @m8er, what advice would you give to a girl (me), who has some actual talent (unlike yourself), on how to get into the music industry?

    Oh, and Jess….Please interview her. I need a good laugh :)

  • I was sooooo hoping for a g-mail chat interview…ooooh! Idea! Ping/ding etc! Maybe Lorlei whatsit (forgive me I’m crap with names) can turn it into a gmail chat transcript? Please address her at all times as At Mater. Kthnxbye

    • I’m not allowed to Gmail chat interview her (believe me, I asked) because @m8er is constantly on the go and cannot be tied down. Or something.

  • Hirsty

    Does she understand irony?

  • Dude,

    My friend Amali tipped me off about this with the tagline “You’ll laugh, then vomit, then vomit again.” Her song is worse than Dave Guetta and Bob Sinclair having a lovechild with Tracey Grimshaw. Except all three individuals previously mentioned have some semblance of a brain.

    Kill that Bitch? I hope that’s a self-fulfilling prophecy…

  • Oh, you have to interview her!

    My question is:

    How do you pronounce the symbol that appears above the number 2 on your keyboard?

  • I’d like to know more about her time at NIDA, because that information totally recontextualises her video performance.

  • Anne Frankenfurter

    But seriously…what the fuck IS her name? I think the Drones guy had a good point! Is it at-mate-her, or is it supposed to be Amber? I still have no idea…

  • I posted a bunch of questions on my facebook but mainly I’m interested in her obvious obsession with fame. Her philosophy is ‘at any cost’. What makes her tick? I think you might have to come from Vienna to figure it out but give it a bash! I’m fascinated.
    I’m hanging out for the interview though. Good work Jess!

  • Veronica Peters

    Wow, this chick has REALLY gotten under your skin, hasn’t she Jessica? I find it really amusing, but for completely different reasons to you. Maybe because you claim to hate it so much but keep on writing about her?

    My question for At Mater (hehe) is –
    Why are you so angry wanting to Kill celebrities? You should just sing about nicer things!!

  • Billy C

    This is interesting. I assume it’s aimed at the tween market given it is only young people and old people who buy music, but as it’s a diss song it’s sort of what anti-tween? I just don’t understand who this is for at all. Deaf people presumably. The video is appallingly low budget.

  • FINALLY…FINALLY…JESS HAS SAID NOTHING IN A YEAR ABOUT JAMES BLUNT IT HAS BEEN SO PEACEFUL, BUT SHE [JESS] IS A HATER SHE WON’T EVEN ANSWER SIMPLETON QUESTIONS, AND SHE HATED HIM??? THIS REEKS OF CAT SCRATCH FEVER….PLEASE JESS..DO INTERVIEW HER–BUT BRING YOUR HUMOR BACK, IT’S BEEN LACKING..BUT THIS AT MATER HAS REALLY GOT YOU FIRED UP–GOOD LUCK!!

  • joelzie

    You know what Jess, if she wants the publicity so bad then give it to her – the more people that know shes a dickhead the better!!
    Thats the only come back she has is “your all only exposing me more, giving me oxygen”
    Then give the bitch the oxygen and watch with joy has her haters list grows.

  • Marto

    It will not be hard to pull a jedi mind trick on this wonderfully talented artist, so a couple of questions that I would like to add to your list if possible:

    1. Who are you presently screwing at Universal?

    2. When you sat down and penned this little ditty, were there times when you sat back and thought to yourself in those quieter moments, “Why in hell would anyone want to willingly listen to this if they didn’t already have intentions of suicide?

    3. If Defamer readers all put in $10 each, can you guarantee that you will never, EVER again, threaten the general public with your attempt at noise.

    4. At Mate-er, your name is really edgy and I see where you were going with the play on symbols to give you that extra bit of street cred. Do you have any tips on how I can improve my image, as I cannot krump as good as you do in your smartly choreographed film clip?

  • Taliu

    To tell you the truth, I know amber as quite a sparky little songwriter . . . As someone who has heard more, I fully oppose her (or universals’) choice of single, and think you should request a listen of another from the forthcoming album . . “Don’t get mad, get even” . . ” 24 hrs to live ” . . ” It’s over ” . . . she really is a good cack, and a good soul . . . don’t jump in on a premature bitch slogging yourself . . xoT

  • Hey Jessica,

    You might be interested in this. You get a mention. She was cool in person:

    http://poptrashaddicts.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-date-with-m8er.html

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