From all that Coolfer has read about tonight's premiere of the show "Love Monkey" on CBS, it sounds like the show's creators are attempting to put all kinds of lighthearted touches on an unforgiving side of the music business. The show revolves around record label guy Tom Farrel (pictured in requisite CBGB shirt from Urban Outfitters), the world of A&R and Farrel's label, True Vinyl Records (yes, there is a website made to look like that of an actual record label). Coolfer wonders if people in the industry will tune in. Would people who work in a hot dog factory and know the ugly truth about how hot dogs are made tune in to watch a fictional, lighthearted comedy set in a hot dog factory? (Full disclosure: Coolfer is running an advertisement for the show via BlogAds.)

The Boston Herald's Matthew Gilbert saw the similarities between "Love Monkey" and Nick Hornsby's "High Fidelity," and his favorable review of how the show uses music "not just as decoration but also as one of its characters' means of expression." The review by New York Magazine's Adam Sternbergh claimed it was "obvious" and "squirms and bawls like the bastard love child of Candace Bushnell and Nick Hornby." Ouch. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle recaps the show with a focus on the singer-songwriter character played by musician Teddy Geiger.

The Times' Alessandra Stanley reviewed the show from a non-musical perspective, and she wasn't very complimentary. She ripped the main character, his friends, the show's premise and the idea that a woman would actually enjoy the music of Bob Dylan.

KCRW's Nic Harcourt is the show's music supervisor. The LA Times wrote about his involvement with "Love Monkey." He suggests music for the show and finds new bands -- such as Aimee Mann, She Wants Revenge, Robbers on High Street and unsigned singer-songwriter Eugene -- to perform on the show.

Watch a trailer here (large .mov file).