Archives: December, 2006

The 2006 Outro: Looking Back At A Year In Which We Joined A Grand Pantheon Of Cranky Old Farts
The Vault: One More Mash-Up Before We Go
Liner Notes: Lily Allen Will Not Be Spotted Clubbing With Paris Anytime Soon
The Idolator 2006 Jackin' Pop Critics' Poll: Have We Mentioned This Thing At All?
Stuck At Eleven: Teddybears Bring The Sound And The Furry
Our Advertisers Were Sad About The Wham! Reunion Being Canceled
Prince's Magazine Sure To Make Copyeditors Sing "Let's Go Crazy"
Again, We Have To Ask: Why Would Anyone Mistake Mariah Carey For A Porn Star?
Space Mountain Riders Have Entirely New Reason To Get Sick
Year-End Analysis: "Magnet" Celebrates The Year Of The Cat
Keep The Receipt: The Albums Nobody Wanted This Year
The Vault: May The Schwarz Be With You
Year-End Analysis: Alt-Weekly Chain Perfects The Art Of The Narrowcast
Liner Notes: Special All-Godfather Of Soul Edition
Stuck At Eleven: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Head Into The Desert
Roctogenerian Punker Put Everyone Under The Age Of 79 To Shame
Is The World's Most Powerful Bee Gees Fan Sayin' A Lie?
New Melvins Kicks Allow Any Dude To Become King Buzzo Of The Court
Keep The Receipt: The Albums Nobody Wanted This Year
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
James Brown Headlines The Apollo One Last Time
An Inthusiastic Idolator Indorsement: Why We (Still) Love "Because I Love It"
Cingular Ad Targets Demographic Of People Who Have No Idea What They Are Buying
Listening Station: Make Room For The View
Deceased Music Icon's Estate Prepares To Prop Up His Corpse For The Kids
Tax-Dodging French Rocker Is--How You Say?--Screwed
Videodrone: Billy Idol Finally Gets Married To Justin Timberlake
Liner Notes: Lil' Kim Does Not Come Cheap
Thanks To Your Thoughts, Prayers, And Rapidshare Accounts, The Bees Have Been Freed
Kid Rock Blogwitdablog-Da-Bang-A-Dang-Diggies From Iraq
Stuck At Eleven: Outkast Become Outcasts
Listening Station: Grinderman Puts Our Brains Through The Wringer
Feel Free To Guess, But Remember: Diddy's Still Single, And Danity Kane Ain't That Sexy
Keep The Receipt: The Albums Nobody Wanted This Year
Arcade Fire No Longer Has To Worry About Fans Leaking New Record
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Who Charted?: Hip-Hop May Not Be Dead, But "Hannah" Is Lurking Right Behind Nas
The Vault: The Au Pairs Hit The Beeb
Ad-Supported Download Service Not Quite Ready To Croak Yet
Tourist Hub's Classical Soundtrack Lulls Visitors Into False Sense Of Security
Videodrone: Let "The Apple" Set Your Soul On Fire
The "Rolling Stone" Reality Show: Some Random Notes On The First Episode
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Building The Perfect "Beaster"
He's Not Your Man: Ridgeley No-Shows Wham! Reunion Gig
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Fiona Apple Gets A Little "Sick In The Head"
Liner Notes: Diddy's New Winter Jacket Now Available In L, XL, And "Bichon"
Year-End Analysis, Part 452: "Entertainment Weekly" Is Surprisingly Non-Surprising
Stuck At Eleven: Flin Flon Braces Itself For Flying Rubber Bullets
Keep The Receipt: The Albums Nobody Wanted This Year
John Mellencamp's Chevy Song Prepares For Yet Another Backlash
"Spirit In The Sky" Composer Has A Friend In Jesus, Not To Mention A Good Royalty Rate
James Brown Hot-Pants His Way Into Heaven
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
Videodrone: James Brown Brings Down The House One More Time
The Vault: OMD Lets Its Dazzle Ships Sail Away
"D--k In A Box": The Inevitable Remakes Begin
Year-End Analysis, Part 5,420: These Times Deserve Beyonce
"I'm From Rolling Stone" Contestants Have Already Mastered The Art Of The Short, Moronic Q&A
Mix Madness: Giving The Godfather Of Soul A Memorial Spin
Listening Station: The Bees Take Flight
Liner Notes: Jessica Simpson's Cup Of Ambition Runs Dry
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Waxing Ecstatic About The Wannadies
The Vault: Stuffing Your Stocking With Mash-Ups And Cheer
Our Advertisers Also Love "Fairytale Of New York"
Item-Needy Blog Resorts To "News Of The Weird"-Style Posts
Everything Must Go: The Final Eulogies For Tower Records
New Music-Recognition Technology Allows You To Hum On, Feel The Noise
Stuck At Eleven: Ciara Would Very Much Like To Tell You About Ciara
Outro: A Week In Which We Said Ta-Ta To Tower
Justin Timberlake Gets Yet Another Miraculous Makeover
Everybody's A Wenner: The "Rolling Stone" Review-Section Revue
AllOfMP3.com Will Not Die, No Matter How Many Angry Companies Sue It
Liner Notes: Even On The Slowest News Day Of All Time, We'll Always Have Madonna
"The Last White Christmas" May Be The Last Christmas Song You'll Ever Need To Hear
Stuck At Eleven: Andrew WK Will Cut You If You Call Him Andy
Bloggers To Become Even More Broke-Ass Than Usual
Today Is Your Last Day To Prove That You Really, Really Love Lou Reed
Incoming House Speaker Knows How To Pass To The Left
The Vault: The Brazilian Bop Of Os Mutantes
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Sugarplastic's Surly Sweetness
When Bad Headlines Happen To Even Worse Bands
Leak Of The Day: The Good, The Bad, And The Queen Make Short, Punchy Headlines A Near-Impossibility
Year-End Analysis, Part VI: The People Have Spoken, And They Really Like "Bad Day"
Diddy's Twins Born; "Making Da Band: Family Style" Slated To Air In 2016
Record Label Finds New, Exciting Way To Screw Over Fans
The Cover-Song Showcase Showdown: Who's The Loneliest Singer Of Them All?
White People Who Rap: Still Pretty Funny, Right?
Year-End Analysis, Part V: Stereogum's Readers Are More Indie Than You
Who Charted?: Young Jeezy Puts The Top Spot On Ice
The Vault: Gary Numan Shows No Mercy
What You Know About That: T.I. Has Mad Technical Skills
If There's One Thing Music Bloggers Can Agree On, It's That They All Love "New York"
Blogsmacked: Hey, Did You Guys Hear That Pitchfork Put Out A Year-End List?
Ticketmaster Hoping To Dictate Music Fans' Choices In An Entirely New Way
Stuck At Eleven: The Mystery Jets Come Close to Take-Off
"Rolling Stone" Giveth, And "Rolling Stone" Taketh Away
New Journey Frontman To Sing Sotto Voce
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
And At The Stroke Of Midnight, The Calendar Will Flip To A Randomly Selected Year From The Late 20th Century
Getting Down To Business With Ikara Colt
AllOfMP3.com Reminds Us That Diners Club Cards Still Exist
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Cut Copy Makes Good Time
Let's All Just Pray That Diane Warren Doesn't Want To Remake "Last Nite"
All We Know Is This: Her Name Was Probably Sheila, And Somebody Wanted to Sex Her Up
Get In The Q: We Read The British Music Magazines, So You Don't Have To
Liner Notes: Eminem Prepares To Rewrite All His Kim-Related Songs
Tower Records' Demise: It's Time To Play The Blame Game
Year-End Analysis, Part III: The Knife Runs Away With The Pitchfork Poll
Stuck On Repeat: "Mama's Got A Bag Of Her Own"
Mix-Tape Madness Round-Up: Refill Your MP3 Player With Just Three Clicks
Russian To Judgment: Does This Guy Look Like An Underground Rock Star?
Stuck At Eleven: Cherish Show Off Their Ciara Tribute Act
"The New Yorker" Teaches Readers How To Get Fishscale Into The Trap House
"Guitar Hero" Purchase May Increase MTV's Weekly Music Quotient By As Much As 30 Minutes
Led Zeppelin, Doors, Grateful Dead Members Get High On Legal Fees
Joseph Barbera Ruh-Rolls Into Heaven
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
Bought For A Song: The Final Days Of Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed
This Stunt Will Only Work If The Song Is "Dick In A Box"
The Vault: Quireboys Sing The Miscategorized-Band Blues
Wrapping Up Beat Street Records' Final Days
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Drop Nineteens Get Their Wings
Stuck On Repeat: After Rick Ross, The Second-Best Hustler In The Biz
Blogsmacked: Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide Edition
Year-End Analysis, Part IV: "Blender" Has A Big Ol' Man-Crush On JT
Videodrone: Fall Out Boy Are Serious About Not Taking Themselves Seriously
Liner Notes: Nelly Furtado Now Rapping Terribly In Multiple Languages
Stuck At Eleven: The M's Predict The Future
Clearly, Nobody At The "Chicago Tribune" Downloaded The New Shins Album
Amazon.com's User Recommendations Put The "Crazy" In "CrazyMoose777"
Bought For A Song: The Final Days Of Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Sky's The Limit For Blinker The Star
Perez! Hilton! Still! Really! Loves! Music!
The Vault: The Highs And Lows Of Maximum Joy
Year-End Analysis, Part I: "Time" And "Newsweek" Are Still Pretty Much On The Same Page
High-Society DJ Provides Another Reason To Hate Rich People
Justin Timberlake's Gift Guide: Color Me Badd Goatee Not Included
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
New Copyright Tool Aims To Protect Copyrights, Tools
Conclusive Study Proves That British Karaoke Fans Are Illiterate. Or Maybe They're Not!
Stuck On Repeat: Ol' Dirty Bastard Still Got Your Money; Papoose Sounds Papissed
Idolator Record-Review Review: Critics Give Taylor Hicks The Runaround
Listening Station: Jarvis Cocker Channels Slim Goodbody
Liner Notes: Axl Rose Gets An Early Visit From The Ghost Of Christmas Past
Pull The Strings: A Letter From Joanna Newsom's Harp
Year-End Analysis, Part II: Pitchfork Was Over "Crazy" Before You Even Heard It
Videodrone: Bono Reminds Us For the 3,467th Time That He Used To Listen To The Clash
Trey Anastasio and Jimmy Buffett Now Have A Lot To Talk About
Listening Station: The Gold Sounds Of "Golden Afrique"
Stuck At Eleven: Morrissey Gets An Assist From The Kids
The New Arcade Fire Song: Now You Hear It, Now You Don't
Our Advertisers Do Not Know Who Gerard Is
Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?
New CBS Record Label Combines Two Dying Industries Into One Dubious Venture
The Gerard Vs. Bear Saga: This Game Of Inside Baseball Will Never, Ever End
Tower Records' Demise: You Have Seven Days To Score Your Last Bargains
Ahmet Ertegun Opens Boutique A&R Firm In Heaven
A Kiss From A Rose: Axl Will Bring Democracy To China In March
Outro: A Week That Saw Us Attempt High Kicks While Wearing Spandex Onesies
Bloggers Outside Of Music-Blog World Have No Idea Who Cold War Kids Are
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths Revealed
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: A Trip With Drugstore
The "Rolling Stone" Reality-Show Trailer: Already Better Than "Perfect"
Year-End Analysis: What Does Joanna Newsom Have To Do To Get Some Attention From Music Bloggers?
The Vault: Remy Shand, Caucazoidian Loverman
Cuban Rap Scene May Be In As Much Trouble As American Rap Scene
Liner Notes: Someone Still Loves You, Robbie Williams
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Staring At The Sun With The Toms
And People Axe Why Music Bloggers Have Such Little Credibility
The "Times" Gives Nas A Nudge
Are You Shitting Us?: The Brits Go Crazy Over "America"
Listening Station: Ringing Up Partyline's Scream-Along Anthems
Golden Globe Musical Nominees Kick Off A Season of Stunning Mediocrity
Glenn Danzig Wants You To Get More Stressed Out
Elton John Will Not Accept PayPal
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
Videodrone: The Clip That Almost Killed My Chemical Romance
Bought For A Song: Still More Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed
Alt-Weekly Writer Erects Hard, Probing Review Of Lil' Wayne
Year-End Analysis: The Critical Consensus Marches On
The Vault: Love/Hate's Ode To Getting Pulled Over By The Cops
Band That Is Not Smashing Pumpkins Tries To Run Out Its Fifteen Minutes
Stuck At Eleven: Kelis Boards The Great Space Coaster
Music Exec You Don't Read About Anymore Slams Magazine You Don't Care About Anymore
Liner Notes: Diddy Now Ripping Off 21st-Century Phenomena
Liner Notes: Once Again, Axl Rose Will Ruin Your Christmas
The Vault: Traveling Through Time With The Three O'Clock
Renters' Insurance And Digital Music: What's Covered?
The Trajectory: Predicting Van Halen's Inevitable Reunion-Tour Eruption
That iTunes Store Study: We're Seeing A Lot Of Chicken Littles Around Here
Year-End Analysis: Gnarls In Charge Of Our Wrongs, And Our Rights
Gerbils Guitarist Strums His Way Into Heaven
"XXL" Magazine May Or May Not Have Strong Feelings About The Internet
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Stuck At Eleven: Tom Petty Gets Saved
An Idolator Request: Do This One For The Kid(s)
iTunes' Best-Selling Albums Of 2006 Take White, Nerdy To New Heights
Listening Station: Tracey Thorn Returns To The Dance Floor
Sponsored Poll: Vote For Germany's Biggest Rock Export
Sure-To-Be Asinine "Rolling Stone" Reality Show Introduces Certifiably Asinine Blog
RuPaul Has Better Music Taste Than Pitchfork
Bought For A Song: Even More Deals From Under Tower Records' Deathbed
Who Charted?: Eminem's Next Album To Be Filled With Ciara Diss Songs
Liner Notes: Evel Knievel Not Happy With Kanye West's Stunt
Smashing Pumpkins Leakers Cop To Their Own Crappiness
Bought For A Song: Even More Deals From Under Tower Records' Deathbed
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: America Briefly Gets Starz-Struck
TV On The Radio Vs. Stereogum's Commenters: A Handy Primer
Zune Conzumers Not Taking A Shining To Shiny Brown Turd(TM)
The Worst Music-Advertising Idea Since Urinal Cakes That Play Songs
Velvet Underground eBay Winner Prepares For "F++++!" Feedback Rating
Tapping The Music Of "The Wire": We Now Have Paul Weller On The Line
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
Stuck At Eleven: Looking Back At This Year's Second-Tier Singles
Gerard Vs. Bear: The Animal Is Loose!
Anecdotal Evidence Suggests Chingy, Razorlight May Not Be Doing Too Well
Jackin' Pop: Don't Forget To Vote, And Don't Hesitate To Harass Us
Should The Idea Of "Gold Records" Be Sent To The Scrap Heap?
An Idolator Rant: Maybe It's Time To Start Dropping The S-Bomb
The Vault: The Feminine Complex's Easy Pop
Liner Notes: Mariah Carey Does Not Want To Be Mistaken For A Sex Object
Jawbreaker Singer Breaks Off From Cyberspace
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
An Idolator Obit: The Promo CD May Be Watermarked For Death
Videodrone: What Not To Expect From Prince's Super Bowl Performance
Idolator Request Line: Please Help Us Tap "The Wire" One Last Time
Tower Records Employee Morale Declining Faster Than Prices
Lou Reed Frantically Trying To Set Up PayPal Account
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
Leak Of The Day: Karen O Gets Left Behind
Stuck On Repeat: Bob & Gene And The Buffalo Soul Scene
Ghostface Will Not Test Floors' Cleanliness By Eating Off Them
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Seriously, You Have To Hear This JC Chasez Song
Rumors Of AllOfMP3.com's Demise May Have Been Premature
Listening Station: Snakes Say Hisss! Might Possibly Make You Shake Your Asp
Surprisingly, Vladimir Putin Does Not Listen To "Toxic"
And The Beef Goes On: The "Voice"/Hip-Hop Debate Continues
The Vault: A "Sexy World" With A Lot Of Shady Back Alleys
Everybody's A Wenner: The "Rolling Stone" Revue-Section Revue
The Vault: Taking A Trip To Mega City Four
Toby Keith's "Bar" Causes Him To Get Served--With A Lawsuit
Our Advertisers Will Not Be Voting For James Blunt
Bought For A Song: Finding Yet MORE Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed
Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?
Hip-Hop Blogger Has A Beef With "Village Voice"
Guitar-Nerd Web Sites Latest Target Of Profit-Desperate Music Industry
Listening Station: The Besnard Lakes Indicate That There May Be Some Sort Of Music Scene Going On In Canada
Outro: Looking Back At A Week That Made Us Want To Listen To Raffi On Repeat
Christgau Once Again Dispensing Consumer-Guide Capsules
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Bought For A Song: Still More Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed
Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths Revealed
The Vault: Remembering Aerosmith's Pre-Diane Warren Days
"Time Out New York" Runs The Numbers On NYC Music Writers
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Divinyls Draw The Line At Heavy Petting
Liner Notes: Metallica Begins Process Of Atoning For "St. Anger"
Jackin' Pop Update: If Your Inbox Seems Empty, Drop Us A Line
Grammy Nominations Christen James Blunt As The Middling One-Hit Wonder Of 2006
The Vault: When The Cure's B-Sides Were As Good As Their A-Sides
Videodrone: The Most Blasphemous Piece Of Claymation You'll See All Day
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Bernard Butler Declares That He's "Not Alone"
EXCLUSIVE: The Britney Spears Letter She Maybe Sort Of Didn't Want You To See
Warner Music Group CEO Believes In Higher Prices For The People
Perez Hilton's Music-Blogging Career Hotter Than Ever
Troubled Rap Group Tries To Fight Off Ick Factor
Hard Rock Cafe Still Vaguely Rocking
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
Official Grammy Artwork Soon To Be On Display At Starbucks Near You
Blogsmacked: Evan Dando May Actually Have A Sense Of Humor
Grammy Nominations Remind Us Of Our Crush On "One Kiss"
Yahoo's Experiments With MP3: Just How Exclamation Point-Worthy Are They?
An Idolator Parental Advisory: Take The Kids To Cookie Monster, Not To "Cookie Mountain"
Bought For A Song: Even MORE Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed
Because Much Like War Itself, The "Rolling Stone" Blog Is An Overfunded Nightmare That Will Never, Ever End
Leak Of The Week: LCD Soundsystem Manages To Keep A Song Under The 45-Minute Mark
Liner Notes: Special Road-Tripping Edition
Liner Notes: Whitney Houston And Osama May Finally Get To Meet
Please Release Me: Cornelius Shows His "Sensuous" Side
Rap Group Prepares For Some Awkward Street-Team Marketing Meetings
Sponsored Poll: Taking Rock And Roll On The Road
"Shhhh-it!": Idolator's Super-Secret Music-Biz Interview Series Continues
Listen Without Prejudice: Idolator's Foreign-Exchange Program
"NME" Year-End List: Someone Out There Still Believes In The Strokes
Zune's Musical Pyramid Scheme: The Building Blocks Are In Place
Stuck On Repeat: We're Going To Need A Little Help With This One
Norah Jones Makes Legal Downloads More Widely Available, Adorable
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
The So-Called "Smashing Pumpkins" Leak: And You Thought That Taylor Hicks Song Was Iffy
Leak Of The Week: Hey, It's That Gray-Haired Guy From TV
Jackin' Pop Update: Critics, Prepare Your Ballots
Videodrone: A Paul Weller Clip That's Vaguely SFW, And Definitely WTF
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Pink Gets Treated Like A Prince
Bought For A Song: Even MORE Deals Under Tower Records' Deathbed
Grammy Nomination Ceremony Set For Tomorrow; Middling Musicians Hope For The Best
New "Complex" Cover: One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other
Who Charted?: Incubus Takes Top Spot, Jay Takes A Tumble