Maybe there's a transatlantic translation issue with the word "skank." I am simply refering to her goth/punk/Courtney-lite image.
As for the rest -- you know, you learn how to "read" stuff in context. I work at a radio station and get exposed to plenty of new stuff, mostly indie releases. I also get SPIN and MTV and all that. Generally, the "rock" in SPIN and on MTV sucks. Stuff the other DJ's turn me on to is more interesting. Ain't nobody I know personally stumping for The Distillers. I very may well have heard one of their songs on MTV before and just not paid any attention. I couldn't tell you what Nickelback sounds like either, though I'm sure I've flipped past their videos.
Basically -- you CAN judge a book by it's cover when the cover of the book gets hyped hard and no one talks about the plot or characters in the book.
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