Archives: January, 2007

Listen Without Prejudice: Idolator's Foreign-Exchange Program
RIAA Still Doing It For (And To) The Kids
Videodrone: The Game, Kanye West Pop Up Together
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Listening Station: The Stooges Once Again Combine "No" And "Fun"
"Westword" Wha?: The "Village Voice" Vitriol Mystery Continues
Idolator's American Idolatry: Paralyzed Dads And Jack Osbourne Lookalikes
Non-Controversial Non-Controversy Of The Week: Peter, Bjorn & John's "Whistlegate"
Brandy's Week Not Getting Any Better Anytime Soon
Despite Our Long-Standing Dohertorium, A Brief Injection Of Pete
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Stuck On Repeat: Broadcast Looks Out The Window
Gwen Stefani Invites You To Hollaback, But Please Try To Not Cross The Streams
Listening Station: Nas Loves The '90s
Lookout (Super Bowl) Weekend: Bringing Some Freestyle ToThe Big Game
Second Spin: The Skygreen Leopards' California Love
The "Village Voice" Doesn't Know Jack
Perry Farrell Can't Contain His "Hollywood Homicide" Fandom
Who Charted?: Pretty Ricky Would Like To Thank All Their Sexy, Sexy Fans
Liner Notes: Linkin Park Prepares For Yet Another Alienating Experience
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Zune's Swoon Hits Microsoft Where It Hurts
Idolator's Record-Review Round-Up: Norah Jones Is Dreamy, But Kinda Sleep-Inducing, Too
Track Marks: How Andrew Bird Became This Week's Biggest Artist In The World
Mariah Carey's "Playboy" Cover: Like A Mary Carey Campaign Ad, But Classier
Listening Station: R. Kelly Is Willing To Take His Lady To City Hall
The Vault: Neil Young's "Beach" Party
Paul Stanley And Gene Simmons To Become Even More Cartoonish
The Trajectory: Predicting How Long The Police Reunion Will Last Before Someone Turns On A Red Light
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
The Shins Wince Their Way To The No. 2 Spot
Stuck On Repeat: Why You Should Give KaitO A Try
For $600, You Too Can Own A Wearable Punk-Rock Puzzle
On The Flippity-Flop: The Afghan Whigs Have A Rough Night Out
Everybody's A Wenner: The "Rolling Stone" Review-Section Revue
Let A Thousand Blind-Item Flowers Bloom!
Liner Notes: Once Again, Timbaland Subtly Disses Magoo
Leak Of The Day: Chamillionaire Gets Uptight N' Wordy
Vanilla Ice Will 'Roo The Day He Compared Himself To Diddy
Listening Station: The Appropriately Spacey Sounds Of Asteroid #4
New York "Times" Discovers Black People On The Radio
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Nielsen's Soundscan Crackdown: The Numbers Are In, And They're Not Good
"I'm From Rolling Stone" Episode Guide, Part Four
The Vault: Taana Gardner Opens Her Heart
Self-Proclaimed Supergroup Not Doing So Super, Sales-Wise
The Shins Revive A Very Nerdy "Midnight Madness" Tradition
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
Jay-Z May Want To TiVo Today's Episode Of "Dr. Phil"
MTV Hoping To Create Entire New Worlds Of Music Snobbery
If An Arcade Fire Record Leaks Without Making A Sound, Does It Exist?
Now We Know Why That Guy From Sum 41 Always Looks So Pained
Stuck On Repeat: Kelly Alvarez Drags The Guys To "Sunday School"
The Jesus & Mary Chain Reunion: Possibly, Maybe Bigger Than Jesus?
Leak Of The Day, Part Two: Prince Has Got You Covered
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
Liner Notes: Right Said Fred Are Not Too Sexy For This Decade
Leak Of The Day: Billy Joel No Longer Goes To Extremes
The Vault: Bram Tchaikovsky's Sweet "Dreams"
Liner Notes: James Brown Is Looking Down Disapprovingly From Heaven
Videodrone: Kylie Minogue Shows Off Her Plumage
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Our Advertisers Are Already Buying Extra Sunscreen For Coachella
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Kandi's Sweet Kiss-Off
Sending The EMS To EMI: Which Bands Will Survive The Shake-Up?
Michael Jackson Wants To Tell You About His Exciting Package
The CBGB Truffle Collection: Alas, There's No Flavor Honoring The Bathroom
Middling Music Inspires Middling Violence
Outro: A Week In Which Almost Everyone Reunited, And We Weren't Sure If It Felt So Good
The Capitol Gang: More Potentially Problematic Major-Label Artists
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
BREAKING: Gideon Yago Leaving MTV
Ted Nugent Aiming To Be America's Next Dave Barry
On The Flippity-Flop: Tiger Trap's Trip To The Moon
Just Who Is This Mia Rose Woman, Anyway?
Leak Of The Day: Tiffany Evans Does Not Want To See Your Behind
Bridging The Vinyl-To-MP3 Divide With Some Cables And Plugs
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Beulah Unearths "Gene Autry"
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
International Music Conference Confirms Pretty Much All Of Our Worst Fears, Stereotypes
Dance-Music Cruise Covers The High Seas In Polly Esther's
Please Release Me: The Pointer Sisters Step Up
The Van Halen Reunion Tour: How Long 'Til Somebody Jumps?
Idolator's American Idolatry: New York's Alright If You Like A Lot Of Vibrato
Rock Star Supernova Recruits Older, Deader Member
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
Radio Switch In D.C. Proves That The World Is Still Collapsing Around Our Ears
Videodrone: Who Nu That Korn Could Get Any Worse?
Next Time, We'll Do A Little Research: Idolator's After-The-Fact-Checking Department
"I'm From Rolling Stone" To Applicants: There May Be Some Crying In Journalism
Shred Of Dignity: Putting Unwanted Promo CDs To Rest
Pretty Ricky Is Neither Pretty, Nor A Guy Named Ricky
Looking For A Digital-Music Deal On Amie Street
Listening Station: Youth Group May Be Wisftul, But They Are Not Wistful Invertebrates
The Van Halen Mystery: Who Turned Down The Bass?
BREAKING: EMI Reshuffles, Capitol And Virgin To Merge
Liner Notes: Lily Allen Serves Up Even More Beef Stew
Who Charted?: The Bald Dude Wins By A Hair
A Soundscan Crackdown: Have You Seen The Latest Nielsen Raidings?
A Much-Needed Public-Service Announcement: How To Make MTV's New Website Slightly Less Infuriating
Listening Station: Love Of Diagrams Practices "Patience"
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Idolator's American Idolatry: Memphis Gives Us The Blues
Dave Navarro Takes It To The Next Level
Ghettotech Fans Mourn Disco D
David Lee Roth Says OK To Summer Getaway With The Van Halen Family
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Massive UK Festival Forces Attendees To Smile For The Camera
Thanks To Your E-Mails, We Can Now Get Down In Space
Plug-And-Play Turntables Drop The Needle On Even More Nerdiness
"Put It In Your Mouth" Still Gets In Your Head
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Davy Jones Takes Neil Young To The Dance
"Rolling Stone" Reality-Show Contestant Hates Haterism
"Children Of Men" Soundtrack Spawns Numerous MP3-Post Possibilities
ABC's "Wife Swap" Ready To Throw Up The Heavy Metal Salute
The Vault: We Still [Heart] The Mekons
Liner Notes: My Chemical Romance May Mince, But They Don't Mince Words
Liner Notes: SpiralFrog May Be On The Verge Of Croaking
Religious Website "Outs" Pretty Much Every Musical Act In The World
"Wall Street Journal" Gets All Hot And Bothered Over JT
As If They Didn't Have Enough To Worry About, New Orleans Musicians Now Have To Watch Their Credit Rating
On The Flippity-Flop: Velocity Girl Finds A Warm Crawlspace
Shaggy Denies Suggesting That His Tangentially Related Picture Run Alongside This Post: "It Wasn't Me"
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
And They Wonder Why People Talk So Much Trash About The Music Industry
The Oscar Music Nominees: Some Sexy, Sexy Penguins Are Going To Be Disappointed This Morning
"Children Of Men" Proves That Prog-Rock Will Outlive Us All
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
Selling An Album Before It Hits Store Shelves Becoming A Growth Industry
Videodrone: Playing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Backwards Reveals Shocking Fact That Kurt Cobain Was Unhappy
"Rolling Stone" Blog Is, Like, TOTALLY Hiring!!
Idolator's Record-Review Round-Up: The Shins Survive The Braff-Lash(TM)
The Idolator Request Line: We'd Like To Dedicate These Songs To You
Listening Station: Get Ready For A Boy/Girl Party
Janet Jackson Wants You To Remember Her Famous Breasts
The Vault: It's A Wide World Of Wonder
"Guitar Hero" A Zero For MTV
Liner Notes: Lil Wayne Is Running A Lil Late
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Time To Enroll In Rival Schools
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
John Mellencamp Joins A Long Line Of Baby Boo-Hoomers
Coachella's Latest Reunion Announcement Will Twist Your Melon, Man
Indie Labels Team Up, Climb To The Top Of The Snocap
Eddie Van Halen: Still Smokin'
"I'm From Rolling Stone" Episode Guide, Take Three
Blind Item: We Mayer May Not Know Who The "Post" Is Talking About
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
Meryl Streep Doesn't Even Bother With That Napster Nonsense
Listen Without Prejudice: Idolator's Foreign-Exchange Program
Coachella Lineup Revealed: You Can Schedule Your Return Flight For Sometime Sunday Evening
More Proof That The RIAA Is Out To Lunch
Please Release Me: Still No Justice For Sugababes
Which Six-Member Band Needs A Little Muscle Behind It?
Even In His Absence, The Curse Of Sting Haunts Coachella
Listening Station: Chicks On Speed May Want To Be Your Virtual Friend
Coachella Attendees To Party Like It's Woodstock '99
Listening Station: A Few Hits Of Hyphy
Liner Notes: Lordi Commands You To Drink From Their Soda Fountain
United Kingdom Music Scene Finds Itself Under Siege
Stuck On Repeat: Maurice Shows The World What Acid Is
Our Advertisers Didn't Think That "Fed Up" Was By Britney, Either
Videodrone: Kelis' "Star" Turn
Record-Review Clearinghouse Provides Hours Of Clicking For Music Nerds
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Frenzy Over Fake Britney Song Indicates That People May Still Be Interested In Her Music
Get In The Pit: Your All-Access Pass To Idolator's Comment Section
The Vault: Dan Hartman's Got Heart, Man
Outro: Looking Back At A Week That Made Us Want To Party All The Time, Party All The Time
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Track Marks: How Buildings Breeding Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World
And What Does Mrs. Hazlewood Have To Say About This?
British Music Industry Devises Yet Another Genius Plan To Stop File-Sharing
Perry Farrell Will Not Be Satisifed Until He's Gone Through The Entire Circa-1989 Roster Of "Headbanger's Ball"
Judge Remains Unconvinced By Satellite Radio Ga-Ga
On The Flippity-Flop: Juliana Hatfield Time-Travels To The Dinosaur (Jr.) Age
Better Off Ted: The Letter The Nuge Doesn't Want You To See
Liner Notes: Usher Says Yeah! To Twenty Hours Of Community Service
Videodrone: Fall Out Boy Are Also Into Cats
Second Spin: You Don't Have To Be Afraid Of Aly & AJ
The Mixtape Sting: Drama And Cannon Out On Bond, Online Stores Out Of Stock
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
British Tour Manager Now Officially Not A Wanker
Timbaland Accused Of Timbalifting Another Musician's Track
Idolator's American Idolatry: Something Sounds A Little Bit Weird To Us
Suge Knight Prepares To Dangle This Headline From A 30th-Floor Hotel Balcony
Listening Station: Cracking The Safes
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
Stuck On Repeat: Don Ho's Daughter Gets To The Root Of Her Boy Problem
Blogsmacked: Mixing Up Reactions To The Mixtape Crackdown
A Music-Blog Identity Crisis: Who Sucked The Fun Out Of Stereogum?
New Music-Discovery Site Isn't Exactly Making Us Want To Jigg
Everybody's A Wenner: The "Rolling Stone" Review-Section Revue
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Woodentops Indulge Their Fatalist Side
Prince Would Very Much Like You To Read This Super-Hot Post About Music-Publication Ethics
Videodrone: A Song That May Or May Not Be Britney's K-Fed Kiss-Off
Liner Notes: Time To Start The "Britney Is Pregnant" Chatter Again
Little Richard's Big Night Out
Listening Station: A Warm Welcome For Welcome
"Hip-Hop Weekly" Finds Exciting New Readership
Idolator's American Idolatry: Minneapolis Or "Mini-Hopeless"?
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
DJ Drama Gets Raided By The Feds
The Vault: Naked Raygun Bares All
Puff Daddy, Mariah Carey Plan To Sing To The Feds
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Little-Known Music Magazine Attempts Big-Time Ad-Sales Scheme
Leak Of The Day: Ne-Yo Tells Beyonce To Move To The Left
Leo Sayer's Underwear Rant Is Pants-Crappingly Hilarious
Who Charted?: "Dreamgirls" Still On Top As Record-Buying Populace Slumbers
Shred Of Dignity: Putting Unwanted Promo CDs To Rest
Ex-Label Employee Hits Rewind On The RIAA's Anti-Mixtape Stance
The Idolator Cage Match: Cassy vs. Cassie
British Tour Manager Denies Being A Wanker
Liner Notes: Britney Gets Lost In The Super Bowl Shuffle
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Here We Are, Folks: The Dream We All Dream Of
Get In The Q: We Read The British Music Magazines, So You Don't Have To
Track Marks: How Bedroom Eyes Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World
Music-Industry Honcho Wants To Make More Bread
Five British Singer-Songwriters Equal An Army Of Lily Allens
Listening Station: Ciara And R. Kelly Keep Making Promises
One-Hit Wonder Responsible For Spreading VD All Over The World
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
Videodrone: Is "Yodel-Rap" The Trend To Watch Out For In 2007?
Music-Related Swag Sellers Banking On Fans' Insatiable Appetite For Licensed Items
2 Live And 2 Die On The Web: Idolator's First-Ever Banned-Words List
Please (Re-)Release Me: The Raincoats Get Taken Off The Shelves
No Matter What Rock Festival You Go To This Year, You're Going To Run Into "Stacy's Mom"
"Rolling Stone" Writer Asks: Have You Heard Of This "Rolling Stone" Reality Show?
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Kardinall Offishall's Dancehall Daze
When Bad Ideas For Photo Galleries Inspire Even Worse Captions
Beyonce's Work Ethic Is Muy Loco
Liner Notes: You Will Never Escape The Grammys
Dave Navarro Is Truly Out Of This World
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Listening Station: Charlotte Hatherley Works "Blue"
Second Spin: Giving The Oohlas Another Oohlisten
Eddie Van Halen Once Again Surrounds Himself With Boobs
The Weekend In MySpace Hacks: Poetry Slams And Top 8 Tenacity
White Stripes' Label Says "There's No Home For You Here" To Its Roster
"I'm From Rolling Stone" Episode Guide, Take Two
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
Remembering A Time When Snoop Dogg Was Intentionally Cartoonish
Liner Notes: Even In The Afterlife, The Godfather Of Soul Rolls Deep
Pick Of The Idol: Can You Spot Our Worst Piece Of Pop-Crit Puffery?
Second Spin: No Wonder Rhymefest Sounds So Blue
The Blogger Job Board: Like One Of Those "Work From Home" Scams, But With Free CDs
Record Labels: They Might Be In Some Sort Of Trouble
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Coachella: More Semi-Exciting Confirmations!
Will The FCC Force Radio Stations To Prove Their Indie Cred?
Listening Station: Jesus And Mary Chain Singer Vies For Sainthood
Clap Your Hands' Sales Strategy: Hipsters Are Doing It For Themselves
Outro: Looking Back On A Week That Made Us Crave Mas Tequila
It's Official: The Kids Have Run Out Of Ideas
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Mash-Up Smash: Justin Timberlake Meets Muse On A Darkened Dance Floor
The BitTorrent Top 50: This Could Very Well Ruin Bono's Weekend
Please Release Me: It's Time To Let International Pony Out Of The Stable
Perry Farrell's Satellite Party A Decidedly WTF-List Affair
The Vault: Slade Storms The Castle
Bam! The Last Van Halen Update Of The Week, We Swear
Parsing The Pop: Hot 100's Top Tracks Get The Cold Shoulder
Web-Based Scalping Business Gets Shot At Legitimacy
The Idolator Request Line: Again With The Neediness
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Leak Of The Day, Part II: We Woke Up With Norah Jones, And Frankly, We're Just As Surprised About That As You Are
MTV Viewers Give "I'm From Rolling Stone" One Star
Parsing The Pop: The Reissues Keep On Truckin'
"American Idol": Are The Losers Really Winners In The Long run?
MTV's Job Listings Make Us [Sic]
Leak Of The Day: J Dilla Feelz The Noize
Sammy Hagar Just One Of Many Rock Stars Willing To Whore Themselves Out
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
The Game Hoping To Add WWE Belt To His List Of Awards
Listening Station: Ghost Stories' Well-Told Tales
Is Microsoft Getting Ready To Phase Out Its Old-School DRM?
Videodrone: Harnessing The UK's Heavy Metal Thunder
Parsing The Pop: Some Voters Had A Hard Time Curbing Their Enthusiasm
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Lisa Lisa Reaches For A Star
BREAKING: Slash Splits With Long-Time Love
Liner Notes: Beyonce Tells Fergie And Akon That She Is Not Going
Car Company Leaves Kanye By The Side Of The Road
On The Flippity-Flop: Helium Heads For The Institution
Who Charted?: "Dreamgirls" Tops A Nightmarish Sales Week
Liner Notes: George Michael's Lawyers Use The Old Stubble-Jeopardy Defense
Please Release Me: The Glam-Slam Sound Of Denim
Rapper Starts Open-Letter Beef With Record Label
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
We Welcome Our New Timberlakian Overlord
Check Your Head: A Guide To Pop-Star Prophylactics
Videodrone: Gwen Stefani Is Trapped Inside A Prison Lined With Money
Countrified Coachella Promises More Twang, Better Drugs
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Soldier In Iraq Tries To Win Hearts, Minds With Happy Flowers
Parsing The Pop: Giving Reissues Their Day On The Charts
Listening Station: Julie Doiron Embarks On A Familiar Trip
Great White's Charitable Priorities May Be A Bit Mixed Up