If there’s a theme running through the third and final installment of 2007 in the Mix, our super-sized supplement to Idolator Pop ‘07, it’s a curious mixture of localism and globalism. On the home front, the mixes by Minneapolis’s Peter S. MORE »
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2007 In The Mix: R&B Goes Disco, The Ladies Of Country, Forward Into The Past, And More
Yesterday, Idolator Pop 07 began its second phase, with 13 write-ups on specially-made year-end mix-CDs from some of our favorite critics. MORE »
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Parsing The Pop: Chuck Eddy’s 150-Album Top 10
Obviously with all the tabulated lists to pore over, Idolator Pop ‘07 offers plenty for music geeks to read and argue with. The year-end mixes, which will go up later today, will offer yet more fodder for banter. But let’s not forget the individual ballots, several of which make pretty good reading on their own. First prize for going over and above the call of duty undoubtedly belongs to Chuck Eddy, who not only offers an extra list of his 10 favorite EPs of 2007 but extends his Top 10 Albums to a whopping 150. In addition, he breaks them down by genre: MORE »
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Parsing the Pop: Categorical Errors, Sez They
Inevitably, some of the ballot comments in this year’s poll have taken our methodology to task. Fair enough–you can’t satisfy everyone. And even if we can’t help but respond to something like Julianne Escobedo Shepherd’s suggestion that we eliminate albums and ask everyone to vote for 100 tracks with a knee-jerk, “Why, do you wanna tabulate it?,” we still understand and appreciate the suggestion. Still, the most entertaining of these cavils comes from Kurt Gottschalk, who takes issue with our nomenclature. MORE »
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2007 In The Mix: Idolator Pop ‘07 Gets Personal
One of the reasons I was most excited about this year’s Idolator Pop package was that my bosses gave me enough rope to hang myself with allowed me to pursue a project that enhanced the poll proper. MORE »
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Only Nine Blog-Days Left Till Idolator Pop 07 Polls Shut Down
Hi again. Been about a week and a half, so let’s do this again: If you were expecting a ballot for this year’s critics’ poll, but didn’t receive one, please drop a line to poll@idolator.com and we’ll look into it. MORE »
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Yet Another Idolator Pop 07 Reminder
Yep, we did this a few days ago, and we’re going to do it again in the future, so feel free to skip over us to get to the Harp list. MORE »
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Idolator Pop 07 Update
Just a quick reminder that if you’re expecting a ballot for this year’s critics’ poll, but didn’t receive one, to drop a line to poll@idolator.com and we’ll look into it. MORE »
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Let’s Do It Again: Announcing The 2007 Idolator Pop Critics Poll
A few Idolator readers who write about music may have noticed an invitation in their inbox today; still others will be receiving one soon. We’re proud to announce the 2007 Idolator Pop Critics Poll (Idolator Pop 07 for short), our continuation of last year’s Jackin’ Pop survey. (Of course we changed the name. You didn’t think we’d call it that twice, did you?) But the early invite doesn’t mean the deadline is early: we’re asking for ballots no later than Friday, December 21 at 5 p.m. EST. MORE »
