Archives: December, 2006
The 2006 Outro: Looking Back At A Year In Which We Joined A Grand Pantheon Of Cranky Old FartsDecember 29, 2006
The Vault: One More Mash-Up Before We GoDecember 29, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Teddybears Bring The Sound And The FurryDecember 29, 2006
Our Advertisers Were Sad About The Wham! Reunion Being CanceledDecember 29, 2006
Prince's Magazine Sure To Make Copyeditors Sing "Let's Go Crazy"December 29, 2006
Space Mountain Riders Have Entirely New Reason To Get SickDecember 29, 2006
Year-End Analysis: "Magnet" Celebrates The Year Of The CatDecember 29, 2006
Keep The Receipt: The Albums Nobody Wanted This YearDecember 29, 2006
The Vault: May The Schwarz Be With YouDecember 28, 2006
Liner Notes: Special All-Godfather Of Soul EditionDecember 28, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Head Into The DesertDecember 28, 2006
Roctogenerian Punker Put Everyone Under The Age Of 79 To ShameDecember 28, 2006
Is The World's Most Powerful Bee Gees Fan Sayin' A Lie?December 28, 2006
New Melvins Kicks Allow Any Dude To Become King Buzzo Of The CourtDecember 28, 2006
Keep The Receipt: The Albums Nobody Wanted This YearDecember 28, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 RoundupDecember 28, 2006
James Brown Headlines The Apollo One Last TimeDecember 28, 2006
Listening Station: Make Room For The ViewDecember 28, 2006
Tax-Dodging French Rocker Is--How You Say?--ScrewedDecember 28, 2006
Videodrone: Billy Idol Finally Gets Married To Justin TimberlakeDecember 28, 2006
Liner Notes: Lil' Kim Does Not Come CheapDecember 27, 2006
Thanks To Your Thoughts, Prayers, And Rapidshare Accounts, The Bees Have Been FreedDecember 27, 2006
Kid Rock Blogwitdablog-Da-Bang-A-Dang-Diggies From IraqDecember 27, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Outkast Become OutcastsDecember 27, 2006
Listening Station: Grinderman Puts Our Brains Through The WringerDecember 27, 2006
Feel Free To Guess, But Remember: Diddy's Still Single, And Danity Kane Ain't That SexyDecember 27, 2006
Keep The Receipt: The Albums Nobody Wanted This YearDecember 27, 2006
Arcade Fire No Longer Has To Worry About Fans Leaking New RecordDecember 27, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 RoundupDecember 27, 2006
The Vault: The Au Pairs Hit The BeebDecember 27, 2006
Ad-Supported Download Service Not Quite Ready To Croak YetDecember 27, 2006
Videodrone: Let "The Apple" Set Your Soul On FireDecember 27, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Building The Perfect "Beaster"December 27, 2006
He's Not Your Man: Ridgeley No-Shows Wham! Reunion GigDecember 27, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Flin Flon Braces Itself For Flying Rubber BulletsDecember 26, 2006
Keep The Receipt: The Albums Nobody Wanted This YearDecember 26, 2006
John Mellencamp's Chevy Song Prepares For Yet Another BacklashDecember 26, 2006
"Spirit In The Sky" Composer Has A Friend In Jesus, Not To Mention A Good Royalty RateDecember 26, 2006
James Brown Hot-Pants His Way Into HeavenDecember 26, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 RoundupDecember 26, 2006
Videodrone: James Brown Brings Down The House One More TimeDecember 26, 2006
The Vault: OMD Lets Its Dazzle Ships Sail AwayDecember 26, 2006
"D--k In A Box": The Inevitable Remakes BeginDecember 26, 2006
Year-End Analysis, Part 5,420: These Times Deserve BeyonceDecember 26, 2006
"I'm From Rolling Stone" Contestants Have Already Mastered The Art Of The Short, Moronic Q&ADecember 26, 2006
Mix Madness: Giving The Godfather Of Soul A Memorial SpinDecember 26, 2006
Listening Station: The Bees Take FlightDecember 26, 2006
Liner Notes: Jessica Simpson's Cup Of Ambition Runs DryDecember 22, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 RoundupDecember 22, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Waxing Ecstatic About The WannadiesDecember 22, 2006
The Vault: Stuffing Your Stocking With Mash-Ups And CheerDecember 22, 2006
Our Advertisers Also Love "Fairytale Of New York"December 22, 2006
Item-Needy Blog Resorts To "News Of The Weird"-Style PostsDecember 22, 2006
Everything Must Go: The Final Eulogies For Tower RecordsDecember 22, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Ciara Would Very Much Like To Tell You About CiaraDecember 22, 2006
Outro: A Week In Which We Said Ta-Ta To TowerDecember 22, 2006
Justin Timberlake Gets Yet Another Miraculous MakeoverDecember 21, 2006
Everybody's A Wenner: The "Rolling Stone" Review-Section RevueDecember 21, 2006
AllOfMP3.com Will Not Die, No Matter How Many Angry Companies Sue ItDecember 21, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Andrew WK Will Cut You If You Call Him AndyDecember 21, 2006
Bloggers To Become Even More Broke-Ass Than UsualDecember 21, 2006
Incoming House Speaker Knows How To Pass To The LeftDecember 21, 2006
The Vault: The Brazilian Bop Of Os MutantesDecember 21, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 RoundupDecember 21, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Sugarplastic's Surly SweetnessDecember 21, 2006
When Bad Headlines Happen To Even Worse BandsDecember 21, 2006
Leak Of The Day: The Good, The Bad, And The Queen Make Short, Punchy Headlines A Near-ImpossibilityDecember 21, 2006
Record Label Finds New, Exciting Way To Screw Over FansDecember 21, 2006
White People Who Rap: Still Pretty Funny, Right?December 21, 2006
Who Charted?: Young Jeezy Puts The Top Spot On IceDecember 20, 2006
The Vault: Gary Numan Shows No MercyDecember 20, 2006
What You Know About That: T.I. Has Mad Technical SkillsDecember 20, 2006
If There's One Thing Music Bloggers Can Agree On, It's That They All Love "New York"December 20, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: The Mystery Jets Come Close to Take-OffDecember 20, 2006
"Rolling Stone" Giveth, And "Rolling Stone" Taketh AwayDecember 20, 2006
New Journey Frontman To Sing Sotto VoceDecember 20, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 RoundupDecember 20, 2006
And At The Stroke Of Midnight, The Calendar Will Flip To A Randomly Selected Year From The Late 20th CenturyDecember 20, 2006
Getting Down To Business With Ikara ColtDecember 20, 2006
AllOfMP3.com Reminds Us That Diners Club Cards Still ExistDecember 20, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Cut Copy Makes Good TimeDecember 20, 2006
All We Know Is This: Her Name Was Probably Sheila, And Somebody Wanted to Sex Her UpDecember 20, 2006
Liner Notes: Eminem Prepares To Rewrite All His Kim-Related SongsDecember 20, 2006
Tower Records' Demise: It's Time To Play The Blame GameDecember 20, 2006
Stuck On Repeat: "Mama's Got A Bag Of Her Own"December 19, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Cherish Show Off Their Ciara Tribute ActDecember 19, 2006
"Guitar Hero" Purchase May Increase MTV's Weekly Music Quotient By As Much As 30 MinutesDecember 19, 2006
Led Zeppelin, Doors, Grateful Dead Members Get High On Legal FeesDecember 19, 2006
Joseph Barbera Ruh-Rolls Into HeavenDecember 19, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 RoundupDecember 19, 2006
This Stunt Will Only Work If The Song Is "Dick In A Box"December 19, 2006
The Vault: Quireboys Sing The Miscategorized-Band BluesDecember 19, 2006
Wrapping Up Beat Street Records' Final DaysDecember 19, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Drop Nineteens Get Their WingsDecember 19, 2006
Stuck On Repeat: After Rick Ross, The Second-Best Hustler In The BizDecember 19, 2006
Blogsmacked: Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide EditionDecember 19, 2006
Year-End Analysis, Part IV: "Blender" Has A Big Ol' Man-Crush On JTDecember 19, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: The M's Predict The FutureDecember 18, 2006
Amazon.com's User Recommendations Put The "Crazy" In "CrazyMoose777"December 18, 2006
Perez! Hilton! Still! Really! Loves! Music!December 18, 2006
The Vault: The Highs And Lows Of Maximum JoyDecember 18, 2006
Year-End Analysis, Part I: "Time" And "Newsweek" Are Still Pretty Much On The Same PageDecember 18, 2006
High-Society DJ Provides Another Reason To Hate Rich PeopleDecember 18, 2006
Justin Timberlake's Gift Guide: Color Me Badd Goatee Not IncludedDecember 18, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 RoundupDecember 18, 2006
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed TodayDecember 18, 2006
New Copyright Tool Aims To Protect Copyrights, ToolsDecember 18, 2006
Conclusive Study Proves That British Karaoke Fans Are Illiterate. Or Maybe They're Not!December 18, 2006
Listening Station: Jarvis Cocker Channels Slim GoodbodyDecember 18, 2006
Pull The Strings: A Letter From Joanna Newsom's HarpDecember 18, 2006
Videodrone: Bono Reminds Us For the 3,467th Time That He Used To Listen To The ClashDecember 17, 2006
Trey Anastasio and Jimmy Buffett Now Have A Lot To Talk AboutDecember 15, 2006
Listening Station: The Gold Sounds Of "Golden Afrique"December 15, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Morrissey Gets An Assist From The KidsDecember 15, 2006
The New Arcade Fire Song: Now You Hear It, Now You Don'tDecember 15, 2006
Our Advertisers Do Not Know Who Gerard IsDecember 15, 2006
Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?December 15, 2006
Ahmet Ertegun Opens Boutique A&R Firm In HeavenDecember 15, 2006
A Kiss From A Rose: Axl Will Bring Democracy To China In MarchDecember 15, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 RoundupDecember 15, 2006
Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths RevealedDecember 15, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: A Trip With DrugstoreDecember 15, 2006
Year-End Analysis: What Does Joanna Newsom Have To Do To Get Some Attention From Music Bloggers?December 15, 2006
The Vault: Remy Shand, Caucazoidian LovermanDecember 15, 2006
Cuban Rap Scene May Be In As Much Trouble As American Rap SceneDecember 15, 2006
Liner Notes: Someone Still Loves You, Robbie WilliamsDecember 15, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Staring At The Sun With The TomsDecember 14, 2006
And People Axe Why Music Bloggers Have Such Little CredibilityDecember 14, 2006
The "Times" Gives Nas A NudgeDecember 14, 2006
Are You Shitting Us?: The Brits Go Crazy Over "America"December 14, 2006
Listening Station: Ringing Up Partyline's Scream-Along AnthemsDecember 14, 2006
Glenn Danzig Wants You To Get More Stressed OutDecember 14, 2006
Elton John Will Not Accept PayPalDecember 14, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 RoundupDecember 14, 2006
Videodrone: The Clip That Almost Killed My Chemical RomanceDecember 14, 2006
Bought For A Song: Still More Deals Under Tower Records' DeathbedDecember 14, 2006
Alt-Weekly Writer Erects Hard, Probing Review Of Lil' WayneDecember 14, 2006
Year-End Analysis: The Critical Consensus Marches OnDecember 14, 2006
The Vault: Love/Hate's Ode To Getting Pulled Over By The CopsDecember 14, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Kelis Boards The Great Space CoasterDecember 14, 2006
Music Exec You Don't Read About Anymore Slams Magazine You Don't Care About AnymoreDecember 14, 2006
Liner Notes: Diddy Now Ripping Off 21st-Century PhenomenaDecember 14, 2006
Liner Notes: Once Again, Axl Rose Will Ruin Your ChristmasDecember 13, 2006
The Vault: Traveling Through Time With The Three O'ClockDecember 13, 2006
Renters' Insurance And Digital Music: What's Covered?December 13, 2006
Year-End Analysis: Gnarls In Charge Of Our Wrongs, And Our RightsDecember 13, 2006
Gerbils Guitarist Strums His Way Into HeavenDecember 13, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 RoundupDecember 13, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Tom Petty Gets SavedDecember 13, 2006
An Idolator Request: Do This One For The Kid(s)December 13, 2006
iTunes' Best-Selling Albums Of 2006 Take White, Nerdy To New HeightsDecember 13, 2006
Listening Station: Tracey Thorn Returns To The Dance FloorDecember 13, 2006
Sponsored Poll: Vote For Germany's Biggest Rock ExportDecember 13, 2006
Sure-To-Be Asinine "Rolling Stone" Reality Show Introduces Certifiably Asinine BlogDecember 13, 2006
RuPaul Has Better Music Taste Than PitchforkDecember 13, 2006
Who Charted?: Eminem's Next Album To Be Filled With Ciara Diss SongsDecember 13, 2006
Liner Notes: Evel Knievel Not Happy With Kanye West's StuntDecember 12, 2006
Smashing Pumpkins Leakers Cop To Their Own CrappinessDecember 12, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: America Briefly Gets Starz-StruckDecember 12, 2006
TV On The Radio Vs. Stereogum's Commenters: A Handy PrimerDecember 12, 2006
Zune Conzumers Not Taking A Shining To Shiny Brown Turd(TM)December 12, 2006
The Worst Music-Advertising Idea Since Urinal Cakes That Play SongsDecember 12, 2006
Velvet Underground eBay Winner Prepares For "F++++!" Feedback RatingDecember 12, 2006
Tapping The Music Of "The Wire": We Now Have Paul Weller On The LineDecember 12, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 RoundupDecember 12, 2006
Stuck At Eleven: Looking Back At This Year's Second-Tier SinglesDecember 12, 2006
Gerard Vs. Bear: The Animal Is Loose!December 12, 2006
Jackin' Pop: Don't Forget To Vote, And Don't Hesitate To Harass UsDecember 12, 2006
Should The Idea Of "Gold Records" Be Sent To The Scrap Heap?December 12, 2006
An Idolator Rant: Maybe It's Time To Start Dropping The S-BombDecember 12, 2006
The Vault: The Feminine Complex's Easy PopDecember 12, 2006
Jawbreaker Singer Breaks Off From CyberspaceDecember 11, 2006
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed TodayDecember 11, 2006
An Idolator Obit: The Promo CD May Be Watermarked For DeathDecember 11, 2006
Videodrone: What Not To Expect From Prince's Super Bowl PerformanceDecember 11, 2006
Idolator Request Line: Please Help Us Tap "The Wire" One Last TimeDecember 11, 2006
Tower Records Employee Morale Declining Faster Than PricesDecember 11, 2006
Lou Reed Frantically Trying To Set Up PayPal AccountDecember 11, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 RoundupDecember 11, 2006
Leak Of The Day: Karen O Gets Left BehindDecember 11, 2006
Stuck On Repeat: Bob & Gene And The Buffalo Soul SceneDecember 11, 2006
Ghostface Will Not Test Floors' Cleanliness By Eating Off ThemDecember 11, 2006
Rumors Of AllOfMP3.com's Demise May Have Been PrematureDecember 11, 2006
Surprisingly, Vladimir Putin Does Not Listen To "Toxic"December 11, 2006
And The Beef Goes On: The "Voice"/Hip-Hop Debate ContinuesDecember 11, 2006
The Vault: A "Sexy World" With A Lot Of Shady Back AlleysDecember 11, 2006
Everybody's A Wenner: The "Rolling Stone" Revue-Section RevueDecember 8, 2006
The Vault: Taking A Trip To Mega City FourDecember 8, 2006
Toby Keith's "Bar" Causes Him To Get Served--With A LawsuitDecember 8, 2006
Our Advertisers Will Not Be Voting For James BluntDecember 8, 2006
Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?December 8, 2006
Hip-Hop Blogger Has A Beef With "Village Voice"December 8, 2006
Listening Station: The Besnard Lakes Indicate That There May Be Some Sort Of Music Scene Going On In CanadaDecember 8, 2006
Christgau Once Again Dispensing Consumer-Guide CapsulesDecember 8, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 RoundupDecember 8, 2006
Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths RevealedDecember 8, 2006
The Vault: Remembering Aerosmith's Pre-Diane Warren DaysDecember 8, 2006
"Time Out New York" Runs The Numbers On NYC Music WritersDecember 8, 2006
Liner Notes: Metallica Begins Process Of Atoning For "St. Anger"December 8, 2006
Jackin' Pop Update: If Your Inbox Seems Empty, Drop Us A LineDecember 7, 2006
The Vault: When The Cure's B-Sides Were As Good As Their A-SidesDecember 7, 2006
Warner Music Group CEO Believes In Higher Prices For The PeopleDecember 7, 2006
Perez Hilton's Music-Blogging Career Hotter Than EverDecember 7, 2006
Troubled Rap Group Tries To Fight Off Ick FactorDecember 7, 2006
Hard Rock Cafe Still Vaguely RockingDecember 7, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 RoundupDecember 7, 2006
Blogsmacked: Evan Dando May Actually Have A Sense Of HumorDecember 7, 2006
Grammy Nominations Remind Us Of Our Crush On "One Kiss"December 7, 2006
An Idolator Parental Advisory: Take The Kids To Cookie Monster, Not To "Cookie Mountain"December 7, 2006
Bought For A Song: Even MORE Deals Under Tower Records' DeathbedDecember 7, 2006
Because Much Like War Itself, The "Rolling Stone" Blog Is An Overfunded Nightmare That Will Never, Ever EndDecember 7, 2006
Liner Notes: Special Road-Tripping EditionDecember 7, 2006
Liner Notes: Whitney Houston And Osama May Finally Get To MeetDecember 6, 2006
Please Release Me: Cornelius Shows His "Sensuous" SideDecember 6, 2006
Sponsored Poll: Taking Rock And Roll On The RoadDecember 6, 2006
Listen Without Prejudice: Idolator's Foreign-Exchange ProgramDecember 6, 2006
Zune's Musical Pyramid Scheme: The Building Blocks Are In PlaceDecember 6, 2006
Stuck On Repeat: We're Going To Need A Little Help With This OneDecember 6, 2006
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 RoundupDecember 6, 2006
The So-Called "Smashing Pumpkins" Leak: And You Thought That Taylor Hicks Song Was IffyDecember 6, 2006
Leak Of The Week: Hey, It's That Gray-Haired Guy From TVDecember 6, 2006
Jackin' Pop Update: Critics, Prepare Your BallotsDecember 6, 2006
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Pink Gets Treated Like A PrinceDecember 6, 2006
Bought For A Song: Even MORE Deals Under Tower Records' DeathbedDecember 6, 2006
New "Complex" Cover: One Of These Things Is Not Like The OtherDecember 6, 2006
Who Charted?: Incubus Takes Top Spot, Jay Takes A TumbleDecember 6, 2006

