Archives: March, 2007

Liner Notes: We've Really, Truly Reached The End Of The Federline
The Vault: Pailhead Helps Start The Industrial Evolution
Our Advertisers Can't Wait For The New M.C. Rove Album To Street
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
To Leak, Or Not To Leak?: Why The Labels Need To Learn To Chill Out And Float On
The iPhone Release Date: Let The Fanboy Countdowns Begin!
Leak Of The Day: Rihanna, Jay-Z Make It Rain
Outro: Looking Back On A Week In Which We Reconsidered Our Stylist's Suggestions
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Even Trent Reznor Wants To Give The RIAA A Smackdown
Sony BMG Tries To Cut Cleaning-Crew Costs By Moving Demo Process Online
The Vault, Part II: One More Drop In The Pailhead Bucket
The Newest Culprit In The "Record Sales Are Tanking" Mystery: Radio? Seriously?
The Leaks Come Out At Night: More On The Pre-Release Mini-Controversy
Stuck On Repeat: The 1990s Take It All The Way Back To 2004
The Great Arcade Fire Sale Returns To Craigslist
Listening Station: These Blood Red Shoes Have A Very Sharp Heel
The Neutral Milk Hotel "Reunion": Is April Fool's Day Coming A Little Early?
Sunshine State Congressman Wants To Make Illegal Downloading A Floridon't
Karl Rove Wants To Know: "You Down With G.O.P?"
"Everybody's A Wenner": Could It Happen Again?
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
A Sexed-Up Blind Item That Really Stings
Idolator's American Idolatry: Chris Sligh's Bell Tolls
Leak Of The Day: Bright Eyes' "Cassadaga" Is Both A Planet <i>And</i> A System
The Vault: A Few Numbers From Prefuse 73
Karl Rove Knows How To Move The Conservative Bass
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
iTunes Store Trying To Make Nice With Record Labels
Stuck On Repeat: On The Internet, No One Knows That You're A Puppet
Finally, A Coke Fest That Won't Show Up On "Blue States Lose"
Assumer Guide: Dead Rats And Blood-Red Nails
Listening Station: Mikrofisch Has No Hope For The Next Generation
"Tracks" Magazine Briefly, Weirdly Back On Track
Track Marks: How YACHT Became This Week's Biggest Artist In The World
Live Nation Tries To Paint Over Its Uptight Corporate Image With Gaudy Psychedelic Paint
Liner Notes: Diddy Can't Stop, Won't Stop Having Sex
Leak Of The Day, Part II: Mario Has A Pocket Full Of Kryptonite
The Vault: The Animal Attraction Of Eugenius
Idolator's American Idolatry: Seven Battles For Nine Slots
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Pitchfork Seems Unsure About Starting The "Back To Black"-Lash
Cat Scratch Fever: Your Guide To "The Search For The Next Doll"
Leak Of The Day, Part II: Modest Mouse Smell A "Rat"
Former Mest Frontman Freed, Album Of Ex-Loathing Songs Forthcoming
Leak Of The Day: Beyoncé Shows Off Her OK Computer Skills
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
The Sirius-XM Merger: It May Make Terrestrial Radio Slightly Less Sucky
The Bravery Is Running Scared On MySpace
Who Charted? Modest Mouse's "Ship" Floats Into The No. 1 Spot
Is This The End Of Our Wenning Streak?
Touring Iranian Rock Band Faces Tough Critics At Home
Leak Of The Day, Part III: Timbaland Finally Gets To Hook Up With M.I.A.
Stuck On Repeat: The Picture Reaches For The Big Star
New Hotel Music-Download Program Leaves Us With A Few Reservations
Liner Notes: Fitty Is For The Children
A Note To Our Misdirected Commenters: The Correct Door Will Be Opened Shortly
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Sprint Finally Realizes That Mobile Music Downloads May Be Overpriced
The Last Word: Good Charlotte Is Having A Bad Morning
Leak Of The Day, Part Two: Karen O, Kool Keith Lick It Up
Leak Of The Day: We Really Did Wonder About Posting This New Maroon 5 Track
Can Modest Mouse Fire It Up All The Way To Number One?
The Best Part About Sanjaya's Hairdo: It's Not A Mohawk--It's <i>Seven Ponytails</i>
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
The Pitchfork Music Festival Might Have Some Serious Competition For Our Summer-Festival Dollars
Videodrone: Thou Shalt Remember That Your Favorite Band Is Just A Band
Ringtone Business Forecasted To Be Just A Bit More Robust Than CD Business
On The Flippity-Flop: Man ... Or Astro-Man? Get Interplanetary With It
Indie-Rock Pioneers Plan To Remain In The Roughest Trade Of Them All
Shred Of Dignity: Putting Unwanted Promo CDs To Rest
Listening Station: The Super-Fly Sounds Of Black Moth Super Rainbow
Is Sanjaya's Singing Making Gwen Stefani B-A-N-A-N-A-S?
Today In Music Business Lawsuits: The Napster 1.0 Era Officially Ends
Sometimes, Blind Items Can Say So Much
Answers To Yesterday's Pop Quiz
The Vault: Scars Prove To Be Great Scots
Liner Notes: James Blunt Remains Booty-Full
We're Not Saying Mika Is Gay--But If He Is, Could That Be A Bad Thing?
Track Marks: How The Electric Soft Parade Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Scooch, There It Is: Which British Band Has The Most Nonsensical Name?
NYPD Has A Few Questions About This So-Called "Sonic Youth"
Musicians May Now Be Hunting For Two-Ringtone Deals
Pentagon Fights For Troops' Right To Party
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
Zune Officially Dropping The Whole "Indie Rock" Thing?
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
Leak Of The Day: Dizzee Takes Two
The Idolator Request Line Is Open, And Wants To See Your Scars
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Tom Petty Takes A Trip To The Zoo
Fall Out Boy Is Not Monkeying Around When It Comes To Product Placement
Indecent Exposure: Idolator Charts The Artists Of Today That You'll Be Sick Of Hearing About By Tomorrow
Stuck On Repeat: El-P's "Truth" Movement
Mix Madness: Nelly Furtado, The Monkees, And Brian Griffin Get In The Blender
Former Punk Rocker's Arrest For Murder Is Pretty Mest Up
Bono's New Look Leaves Us Numb
Liner Notes: Courtney Love Finds Her Twelfth Monkey
Ghost-Riding Rapper Getting Banned In The U.S.A.
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Why Do Democrats Get To Mac On All The Good Musicians?
Our Advertisers Were Not Impressed With Sanjaya's Jumping Around
Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?
Listening Station: The National Climb Into The Ring
Today In Music Business Lawsuits: Music Publishers Give XM Static
Leak Of The Day: Timbaland Shows Off His "Shock" Tactics
Outro: Looking Back At A Week In Which We Were Constantly Under Siege
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Leak Of The Day, Part Two: Amerie Sure Knows How To Work It
Meaningless Music-Awards Ceremony To Become Even More Meaningless
Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths Revealed
Stuck On Repeat: Digitalism Pushes It Into The Red
Akon Inspires Fierce "Love Vs. Sex" Debate On iTunes Store
Special Guest Columnist: Weasel, The Puppy Born Without Ears, Is Alive And Well
The Ugliest Album Cover Of The Year Race: Björk Has An Umlaut Of Explaining To Do
Liner Notes: Keith Richards Shot Repeatedly, Yet Survives
David Wright's At-Bat Music: What, No "This Is Why I'm Hot"?
Jay-Z vs. L.A. Reid: Who's Behind Those Fightin' Words?
The Vault: Scruffing It Up With Sneakers
The Academy Is...Very, Very Horny
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
"You Rock!": Idolator's Top 30 Song Suggestions For "Guitar Hero III"
A Quick Brush-Up On Today's Unsexy-But-Important Business News
The LCD Soundsystem Soundscam: Could James Murphy Actually Top The Charts?
Idolator's American Idolatry: Stephanie Exits To The Left, To The Left
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
But Does It Come With A Free Clipse Track?
Listening Station: The Swedish Invasion Continues With The Mary Onettes
TechCrunch's Argument For Saving The Music Industry Is Pretty Soggy
This Hinder Remix Is Going To Result In A Lot Of Panic At The Disco
Stuck On Repeat, Part II: We're Very Pro-Antibalas
Leak Of The Day: DJ Drama Has His Say
Lawsuit Uncovers The "I'm Rick James!" Hitch
Liner Notes: What You Know About The New T.I. Album?
Assumer Guide: Vacation Pictures And Life-Sized Action Figures
Lordi's U.S. Label Looks Into Getting A Facelift
The Gates May Be Closed, But You Can Still Sneak Into Idolator's Commenting Pit
Listening Station: Walker Kong Emerges From Minnesota's Lakes
Cat Scratch Fever: Your Guide To "The Search For The Next Doll"
The Music Industry: Doomed, Or Merely Screwed?
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Wayne Coyne About To Get Even More Chatty Than Usual
Record Label Tries To Find Love In The Classifieds
Get In The Pit: We Throw Open The Gates To Idolator's Comment Section
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Trent Reznor To German Fans: Nein, Inch, Nein!
Please Release Me: Charlotte Hatherley Has Quite A Bit Of Fight In Her
The "American Idol" Crier: She's Going To Get So Much Crap About This At School
Metal Fans Use Their Heads For Banging, Thinking
Stuck On Repeat: Je Suis France Has A Certain--How You Say?--<i>Je Ne Sais Quoi</i>
Who Charted?: Musiq Soulchild, Lloyd Come On Strong
eMusic Might Be On The eMarket
Liner Notes: Bay City Rollers Members Are Plaid As Hell
The Most Dangerous Shell Game Of All: Are The "Ninja Turtles" Soundtracks Cursed?
Idolator's American Idolatry: The Little Girls Are The Only Ones Who Understand Sanjaya
Lack Of Right-Wing Rockers Throws Columnist Into A Conservatizzy
Isaac Brock Unleashes His Inner Swashbuckler
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
New York "Times" Gives New Music Editor A Spin
Listening Station: Waking Up In A CoCoComa
Friend Of Jay-Z Would Very Much Like To Talk To You About His Friendship With Jay-Z
Tila Tequila Still Can't Sell Her Music
The Last Word: LCD Soundsystem Gets Innoculated With Praise
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
"TRL" Gets The "Live" Sucked Out Of It
The Kids Of Today May Be Swinging On The Flippity-Flop
Chris Sligh's Christian Rock Not Christian Enough For Some People
Russia's Eurovision Entry Will Really Pump Up Our Workouts
Stuck On Repeat: Going To Liechtenstein, By Way Of Sweden
Even Axl Rose's Ghost Doesn't Know When "Chinese Democracy" Is Coming Out
The IdoLawyer Attempts To Make This Internet-Radio Royalty Matter As Sexy As Possible
Liner Notes: Phil Spector, Jimmy Page Go A-Courtin'
Leak Of The Day: Ghostface And Prodigy Recount Their Medical Histories
Idolator's SXSW Outlaw: Feeling At Home For The Very First Time
Get In The Q: We Read The British Music Magazines, So You Don't Have To
Steven Seagal Is Hard To Chill
Idolator At SXSW, Day Four: Crossing The Finish Line
Idolator's SXSW Outlaw: Bloody Marys And Bleeding Eardrums
The SXSW Cutout Bin: Willie's Water Flows To The Point Of No Return
Track Marks: How Illinois Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World
Drug-Smuggling Record Producer Even Less Classy Than We Thought
Copyright Board Wonders If Internet Radio Can Be Heard On Victrolas
"I'm From Rolling Stone": At Last, We Have A Wenner
Leak Of The Day: Lil Wayne And R. Kelly Must Really Enjoy Working Together
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
Cutting Through The SXSW Clutter: Is It Even Possible?
Kelly Clarkson Fans To Give Ticketmaster Even More Money
The Vault: Two Near-Classics From Three
Kirsten Dunst's SXSW Companion Far More Annoying Than Yours
Project X: Hooking Up With Billboard's Hot Singles
Amy Winehouse Has Good Reason Not To Come Out Of The Dressing Room
One Last Random Note About The "I'm From Rolling Stone" Contestants
RIAA Tries To Explain Itself To Higher Education Administrators
Liner Notes: Billy Corgan's Aeroplane Still Flying High, For Now
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Blogsmacked: The D-List Is Filling Up By The Minute
Listening Station: The Zincs Are Mighty Fortifying
Are You Shitting Us?: Mickey Avalon Proves That Blue States Lose
"Hey, Asshole!": More Idiocy In The House Of Winehouse
Idolator's SXSW Outlaw: Splintering Off At A Former Crack Den
Blogsmacked: The Regrets Are Piling Up
That Peter, Bjorn, And John Protest: Whistling In The Wind
"Hey, Asshole!": We Tried To Make Them Shut Their Pieholes, But They Said, "No, No, No"
Idolator's SXSW Outlaw: The Melvins Rip A Hole In Time
Idolator At SXSW, Day Three: Can You Believe The Lines
LCD Soundsystem Is Playing To A Mouse, A Mouse
Our Advertisers Are Really Hoping They Can Get In Without A Badge
Bono, The Edge Throw Some D's
Our SXSW Tipline Is Still Accepting Rumors, Taco-Truck Recommendations
Listening Station: Hoots & Hellmouth Takes You "Home"
Idolator's SXSW Outlaw: Art, Artifice, And Feeling The Burn
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Idolator At SXSW, Day Two: "Do You Know Who's On Next?"
Fred Durst Plans To Ruin A Whole Different Sort Of Festival Circuit
Blogsmacked: Bad Ideas And More Bad Ideas (And A Few Accordions)
Next Time, We'll Do A Little Research: Idolator's After-The-Fact-Checking Department
Sadly, The "Voice" Has Left Us Off Their Guest List
Everybody's A Wenner: The "Rolling Stone" Review-Section Revue
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Waking Up To The A.M.
Liner Notes: Only Select Fans Will Be "Lucky" Enough To See Arctic Monkeys In Their Natural Habitat
Listening Station: Tiny Masters Prove That The Kids Are All Right
The Race For "Ugliest Album Cover Of The Year" Is Heating Up
Idolator's SXSW Outlaw: Forever In (Branded) Blue Jeans
Drifters Members Prepare To Duke It Out, Presumably Under The Boardwalk
"Rolling Stone" Bloggers Don't Look Back
Idolator's American Idolatry: It's A Not-So-Beautiful Day In Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Listening Station: Waking Up To The Shivers
Attention Mr. Rad Tattoo Old School Guy: Austin Is On To You And Your Inky Ways
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
Rock Concerts: Now More Annoyingly Annoying Than Ever?
Idolator At SXSW, Day One: Nine Bands, One Springsteen Cover, And Two Happy Hands
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
How Not To Convince People To Sign Your Crappy Band
Blogsmacked: That Guy In The Speedo Was Probably Very Cold
Listening Station: The Gentle Good's Welsh Lullabies
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Starflyer 59's Got Your Number
Idolator's SXSW Outlaw: Flying Cockroaches And Gathering Blackbirds
The Cover-Song Showcase Showdown: Which Version Of "Float On" Floats Your Boat?
Participating In Zune Marketing Now A Criminal Offense
The Vault: The Stooges' "Raw Power" Never Fades
Liner Notes: It's A Bad-Ditty-Bad-Da-Dang-De-Day Day For Kid Rock
Jimmy Page's Big-Bucks New Guitar: Teenage Groupies Sold Separately
Which Journalist Should Write The Next Glowing Ultragrrrl Profile?
Idolator's American Idolatry: Jordin Walks The Dinosaur, While Simon And Ryan Get Trapped In The Closet
The Vault: The Real Kids Keep It Real, Kids
The Britney Spears-George Bush Conspiracy Continues
Government-Sponsored Hip-Hop Program Puts The "ill" In "Brazil"
"Leak" Of The Day: Ghostface Killah Pushes Weight
John Denver's "High" Was Not As Gonzo As You Think
Cat Scratch Fever: Your Guide To "The Search For The Next Doll"
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
The "Village Voice" SXSW Line-Up: This Explains A Lot
Tila Tequila Keeps It Real
Liner Notes: Roger, Over And Out
Idolator's American Idolatry: Now You Can See What All The Sexcitement Was About
Decemberists Guitarist Makes Sam Walton Spin In His Newly Priced-Down Grave
Who Charted?: The Arcade Fire Is Big, But Not Quite B.I.G. Enough
Phoning It In: R. Kelly Has The Arcade Fire's Number
Listening Station: Ted Leo Keeps On Pushing
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Al Gore's Environmental Concert Makes Some Capitol Gains
Is Prince Giving Us The Sign O' The Tour?
Blind-Item Bitchiness: Who's The Slimy Cokehead Dwarf With Bad Taste?
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
Idolator At SXSW: Keep Those Tips, Rumors, And BBQ Recommendations Coming
We Read The Voice's Profile Of Ultragrrrl So You Don't Have To
Keith Richards Gives His Review Of Last Night's Hall Of Fame Ceremony
That Guns N' Roses Leak: Dizzy Explains It All (Or Tries To)
The Vault: Stepping Into Kitchens Of Distinction
Leak Of The Day: Can You Dig The New Turbonegro Single?
Liner Notes: Those Fables Of The Reformation Might Have Been Premature
"Harmless" Indie-Rock Outfit Inspires Howls Of Protest
Record Stores: They're Really Not Necessary, Especially If You Get Everything For Free
We Got It Bad, Got It Bad, Got It Bad: Live-Blogging The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony
Viacom Vs. YouTube: It Is So On
The Vault: Big Black Lights A Fire
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Leak Of The Day: Arctic Monkeys' "Storm" Is Now A Lot More Clear
Van Halen Drama Gets Fleshed Out Even More
Andrew W.K. Thinks Before He Pukes
"I'm From Rolling Stone": Is It Gone, Jann?
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
Limping To The Top: Which Album Will Be Your Next No. 1?
Today's High-Self-Esteem Moment: The Best Music Blog Of 2007 Is Actually Not A Blog At All
Please Release Me: The Monstrous Appeal Of Isolée
Not That You Care, But "I'm From Rolling Stone" Is Definitely Done
Raise Your Hand If You Plan On Enduring Tonight's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony
Starbucks To Make Boring Music More Widely Distributed
Liner Notes: Snoop Dogg Learns The Swedest Taboo
The Internet-Radio Royalty Crackdown: Is There Any Way To Sex This Story Up A Bit?
Listening Station: The Black Go Into The Red
The Most Polite, Yet Fruitless, Admonition We're Going To See All Week
Idolator At SXSW: Digging Through The Big Bag
Brad Delp Hitches A Ride To Heaven
Idolator At SXSW: We Are Ready To Mess With Texas
Idolator's American Idolatry: An Imperfect Dozen
Pitchfork Now Sounds As Bad As It Reads
Listening Station: SoKo Is Crazy For You--And Yes, We Mean <i>That</i> Crazy
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now