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Archive for September, 2006
Idolator Goes Radio Ga Ga For JC Chasez’s New Single
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Maura
JC Chasez is pretty much absolved for his boy-band sins for two reasons: his idea to sample Pac-Man on N’Sync’s “The Game Is Over” and his over-the-top turn on the Basement Jaxx’s “Plug It In.” (We’ll even forgive him for his dalliance with Tara Reid.) More »
The WhiTunes Store Kicks The Jams Out of the MC5
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Brian Raftery
For reasons we can’t divulge, we were listening to some streaming-track samples on the WhiTunes store this morning, and a very, very strange thing happened when we clicked on the MC5’s “Skunk… More »
The Vault: “The Funky Fuzzy Sounds Of West Africa” Lives Up To Its Title
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Brian Raftery
Okay, so maybe you didn’t wake up this morning hoping for some early-’70s West African rock, but hopefully these two tracks–from Luaka Bop’s 2004 collection Love’s A Real Thing: The Funky Fuzzy… More »
Pick Of The ‘Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Maura
Welcome to another installment of Pick of the ‘Fork, Idolator’s weekly look at the prose offered up by indie tastemakers Pitchfork. By now, you should know the drill: We post four metaphor-twisting sentences, you try and deduce which one didn’t come from Pitchfork’s pages. More »
Ice Cube Really, Really Wants His Lousy $50
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Brian Raftery
Today’s L.A. Times features a story on why SoundExchange–the digital-music company that’s holding royalty checks for more than 9,000 recording artists–is having problems finding big-name musicians… More »
Videodrone: Scissor Sisters Hired For High-Visibility, Low-Credibility TV Gig
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Brian Raftery
A warning to bands that want to break big in the U.S. market: Prepare to make sacrifices. Prepare to trade off public awareness for private anguish. More »
Outro: Looking Back At The Week In Which We Proved Our Bad-Writing Mettle
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Brian Raftery
- Can you match wits with the man who wrote “Eat It”? – Don’t worry, scandal-plagued writers: Pitchfork forgives all. – Finally! Some awesome assholes! More »
Ending On A Good Note: Friday’s MP3 Roundup
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Maura
PICK OF THE DAY: JC Chasez – Until Yesterday [more info] MC5 – Skunk (Sonically Speaking) [more info] Miaow – When It All Comes Down (12″ remix) [more info] Ofo the Black Company – Allah Wakbarr [more info] Pet Shop Boys – Sodom and Gomorrah Show / I’m With Stupid [more info] Redd Kross – Look On… More »
A ‘Look On’ Back At Russ Meyer’s Rock Fantasy
Fri Sep 29 2006 by Maura
Happy Friday–here’s a soft-rock gem from Russ Meyer’s rock freak-out Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. More »
