Idolator

Those of you in New York and Los Angeles (and those of you who look at lots of paparazzi photos) have probably heard of Pinkberry, the frozen dessert that is apparently low enough in calories for starlets to devour Cap’n Crunch-covered cups of it without feeling too much of an urge to purge. More »

So what sort of hack-a-lack music-writer shorthand should be use to describe Deserter,” the latest single from Matthew Dear? Hmm. “Knob-twiddling electro-pop”? Nah. “Laptop-fueled dream-weavery”? We don’t even know what that means! More »

Two years ago, Swami Records released Basement Anthology 1976-84, a 19-track compilation by a Syracuse garage-rock outfit named the Penetrators. Just about nobody had ever heard of these guys, and with good reason: As ’70s garage-rock goes, this is pretty run-of-the-mill material. More »

Thanks to These Rocks Pop for nudgingly reminding us that we hadn’t yet posted “Wind Blow,” one of the best songs from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s just-released Strength & Loyalty. More »

Miracle Fortress is actually the nom de plume of Graham Van Pelt, a Montreal musician who seemingly played every note on this month’s forthcoming Secret City album; and while there’s been only a smidgen of blogga-luv for Van Pelt’s work so far, that could change thanks to tracks like “Have You Seen… More »

The Smoking Section has two new MP3s–most likely ripped via MySpace–from Idolator-beloved soul-rock singer Van Hunt: “God Moves At Midnight” is an anguished slow-burner, while “You Need My Attention” is Van’s most new-wave-influenced song to date. More »