Michelle Branch in this month's Maxim

Now thats funny

ROFL

Incidentally, I just got this issue in the mail today, as I'm assuming Cash probably did, and the page right before the Michelle Branch article has a picture of Norm Macdonald caught in a giant mousetrap, with a giant piece of cheese, with the following quote:

'I don't care for sex. I find it an embarassing, dull exercise. I prefer sports, where you can win.'

Well, one possible rationale for regarding Maxim differently to SG is that SG is "good" nakedness and Maxim is "tacky" nakedness. Hence posing for Maxim is a tacky thing for a musician to do, in a way that SG is not

Another possible reason is the intent thing that Keith raises -- is someone posing nude quite independent of promoting their musical career? Or are the doing it deliberately fpor promotional purposes?

Then there's

I wondered about that. Respect? I-shall-not-take-my-clothes-off-in-public kind of respect? Why would there -- at a site such as this -- be any feeling of less respect for someone who poses nude?

Personally, I couldn't care less, really. I'm always happy for a sexy lady to be posing semi-nude.

"You're going as a representative of Mr. Salty's Fish n' Chips, the outfit is part of our image...our appeal. Show some some pride Hamilton!"



He's looking at Nancy Wilson from Heart in this pic..

oh dear. . .

she used to be cute

Yeah, I like this one too. Way better than Judge Reinhold(sp?).

i just watched fast times at ridgemont high a few hours ago.

!!!!

She didn't look that good when I BROKE UP with her!

So if how she looks shouldn't affect our enjoyment of the music, then her appearing in maxim shouldn't affect your enjoyment either. I really don't see what's wrong with this kind of thing, as long as nobody dragged her in front of the camera. I admit, I don't think the pics fit with her general image, but for all we know it coud be our previous perception of her that was the marketing strategy. Maybe she really wears underwear like this all the time.

she's still a credible artist. cause she was a pop artist that got attention in the first place for her music and not her body. the maxim issue was just fine. there is a huge difference between her and britney doing this, I don't think they are comparable at all.

i was suprised i could totally see her nipples



edit to say: Maxim always picks the most flattering quotes
“People have this notion of me being this sweet, nice girl, but…I’m kind of a pervert. We’ll be on the tour bus, and me and my makeup artist will be watching porn.”



[Edited on Dec 22, 2003 by kealli]

it's more like the quotes from her in the article that should cause concern.

Why be disappointed in her... Fuckin sweet and talented musically, she is just growin up and checkin things out ( just like Britney)

he, he, he, funny man writing that on porn site

move over britney and xtina

[Edited on Dec 23, 2003 by fiendish]

"credible pop artist"

heh.

The reason I get defensive when you ask me questions is because you have a way of asking questions. It's an adversarial style of questioning.
Maybe it's unintentional, but that's how your questions sometimes look to me.

hehehe...my boyfriend just went out to get a Michelle Branch CD for his mom for xmas! he should get a maxim to go with it...

aside from that i also will continue to not buy her CDs...and hey, its maxim...not hustler or anal times or anything! sheesh!

I think she looks HOT AS FUCK!

i love airbrushing...it kicks ass!!! ...yea, i know, jelous much? yea, so what?

Agreed. It's of no concern to me that she's in Maxim trying to boost her album sales. The world has always relied on sex to sell any product one could imagine so I can't fault her for that. The only thing I can fault her for is not posing for SG. I wanna see some Michelle Branch action going on here. Iggidy iggidy OH!!!

verrrrrrrrrrrry clever, my dear boy

I actually could give a shit about her music and I think the people above who express surprise and disappointment are being two-faced about the issue given their membership here. I have no less "respect" for her because she posed. Her music blows anyway. She is better looking without her shirt on than I would have imagined.