Loading ...Welcome to another edition of “Please Release Me,” in which your Idolators request–nay beg–that an out-of-print, delayed or held-up-in-customs album be issued stateside: Artist: AberfeldyHometown: Edinburgh, ScotlandAlbum: Do Whatever Turns You On, 2006What is it?: For the… More »
Archive for November, 2006
Stuck On Repeat: Air Miami’s Sun-Drenched Car Ride
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Maura
Air Miami was the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it follow-up band for two-thirds of Unrest, and they lasted long enough to big-up the World Cup and put out the full-length gem Me. Me. Me. in 1995. More »
Liner Notes: Ginger Spice Says Her Final “Zig-A-Zig-Ahh”
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Maura
- Geri “Ginger Spice” Haliwell retires from music, saying that she wants to give aspiring pop stars the opportunity to fill up Web sites’ space on slow news days. More »
“Rolling Stone” Website Now Almost As Irrelevant As “Rolling Stone” Itself
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Brian Raftery
It’s been a week of bad timing for Rolling Stone: First, their new cover pin-up gets busted for drugs and gun possession just as the new issue goes to press, making the story instantly out-of-date; and today, their website has a story about how the members of Eagles Of Death… More »
Brooklyn Rapper Takes Aim At New York City Cops
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Brian Raftery
“Incendiary” doesn’t even come close to describing “50 Shots,” the new single from Brooklyn rapper Papoose. More »
The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Brian Raftery
Time for another installment of the Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files, where we raid our cassingle collection in search of a lost gem. More »
Universal Chairman Throws Himself A Pity Party
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Maura
Universal Music CEO Doug Morris has garnered considerable attention for his fire-breathing dislike of technology, as well as his company’s copyright-infringement lawsuit against MySpace. But what’s this? More »
For Those Of You Who Want To Be Jackin’ Pop, A Friendly Reminder
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Brian Raftery
The word is getting out about our Jackin’ Pop poll–and in a few days, so will the ballots. More »
“Rolling Stone” Can’t Get Its Moderately Talented Black People Straight
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Maura
Ah, the poor Rolling Stone blog. They got so spooked by Suge Knight’s threats, their vision blurred and they saw a vision of him in a picture of Rick Ross. That must have been followed by a fainting spell of some sort, because they haven’t switched the incorrect photo yet … More »
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday’s MP3 Roundup
Thu Nov 30 2006 by Maura
PICK TO CLICK: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul – Fallin’ [more info] +44 – When Your Heart Stops Beating (Remix) [more info] Aberfeldy – Need To Know / Someone Like You [more info] Air Miami – Dolphin Expressway [more info] Brand New – Degausser [more info] Papoose – 50 Shots [more info] Gwen… More »
