Archives: April, 2007

Everything Must Come Back?: Owner Of Tower Brand Planning To Open Actual Record Stores
Serbian Music Festival Now More Depressing Than You Could Possibly Imagine
Idolator Charts The Artists Of Today That You'll Be Sick Of Hearing About By Tomorrow
What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Limp Bizkit Frontman Did It For The Nookie (And The Free Stuff, Too)
Leak Of The Day: Mandy Moore Gets Wild (Not Really)
Special Early-Morning "Here's What You Missed During Coachella" Edition
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Tragedy Of The Divine Comedy
The New Name For "TRL" Is Making Us Want To Force-Quit
UK Band Sanctions Free Distribution Of Album, Reaps Rewards In Column Inches Instead Of Cash
Fergie Makes A Phunking Evil New Friend
Stuck On Repeat: The Sky Drops Crawl Into Our Orbit
Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
Listening Station: The Great Beyoncé-Des'ree Copyright Controversé
Blogsmacked: The Sunburnt Masses, Huddling In Front Of Their Computers
Project X: Living In The Eighties
The Vault: Taking A Ride With The Hellacopters
How High Will The Arctic Monkeys Climb On The Charts?
Steve Jobs Not Subscribing To Labels' iTunes Demands
Get Ready To Get Baked
Our Advertisers Want To Duet With Elvis; Plus, Arctic Monkeys Contest
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Unhappy Mondays To Go Bezless In America
Big Box Retailers Doing Not Quite As Crappily As The Rest Of The Industry--But They're Getting There
This Year's College-Campus Band Of Choice Will Make You Step Out On A Ledge
Leak Of The Day: The Killers Suck The Joy Out of Joy Division
Outro: Looking Back At Week In Which We Wore Our Finest Sweaters
"Hip Hop Weekly" Treated As A Credible Source ... By The DEA?
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Stuck On Repeat: Van Hunt Needs Your Attention
Penn State's Budgetary Decisions Inadvertently Prove Steve Jobs' Point
The Unknown Cover: Whoever Remade This Cat Stevens Song Is Causing Some Trouble
Introducing Rock-Critically Correct: Idolator's Music-Magazine Manifesto
Who Says The Music Blogs All Post The Same Songs?
Listening Station: Melt-Banana Drop Some Science
The "120 Minutes" Clock Starts Ticking Again
Liner Notes: Britney Spears Might Be Goin' A-Courtin'
"The Ugliest Album Cover Of The Year" Race: We're Going To Need A Big Eraser For This One
Idolator's American Idolatry: It's The Morning After, And We Have A Few Questions
Phil Spector Lists Other Entertainers He Would (Allegedly) Like To Shoot
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Leak Of The Day, Part II: T.I. Doesn't Break A Sweat
Court Dings ASCAP, Says A Download Is Not A Performance
Leak Of The Day: Franz Ferdinand Does Its Best LCD Soundsystem Impression
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
The Vault: Polyrock Does The Math
Jefitoblog Proves To Be A Crucial Read, Even With No MP3s
Wax Museum To Justin Timberlake: We're Gonna Mock Your Body
Videodrone: Rihanna Stays On Point ... Or Does She?
Consumer-Trust Study Proves What Everyone Already Knows About Music Industry
Track Marks: How Sir Salvatore Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World
Listening Station, Part Two: Bob Dylan Is Not Huckin' Around
Today's Regularly Scheduled State-Of-The-State-Of-Hip-Hop Update
Arctic Monkeys Climbing All Over The British Charts
Listening Station: Drew Barrymore Is Cold As Ice
Liner Notes: The Eve Of Destruction Is Upon Us
Videodrone: Margo Guryan Gets Political, Remains Irresistible
Daniel Johnston's MTV Special: You Hear It First--If You Live In Toronto
Leak Of The Day: Elliott Smith's "Moon" Rises
Stuck On Repeat: Sissy Wish Dives In
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Spinal Tap To Join Fight Against World Becoming A Hell Hole
Cat Scratch Fever: Your Guide To "The Search For The Next Doll"
The Vault: Can't Knock The Paybacks
Idolator's American Idolatry: Our "Idol" Live-Blogging Skills Are Put To The Test
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Why Does Avril Lavigne's Label Have To Make Things So Complicated?
A Reminder: Tonight, Our Idolatry Will Be Broadcast Live
The Directors Label Says "Cut" (Maybe)
The Latest Update On The State Of The State Of Hip-Hop
Leak Of The Day, Part II: The White Stripes Make A "Thump"
iTunes Accidentally Flips Björk's Switch
Videodrone: Suge Knight Takes On A Fauxderliner
Who Charted?: Avril Lavigne Spits All Over The No. 1 Slot
Liner Notes: Willie Won't Land In The Joint
What To Expect From Blender's New Concert Venue, Aside From Lots Of Boobs
Idolator's American Idolatry: Giving Back And Giving In
Apple Requiring Labels To Deliver Content DRM-Free?
John Edwards Drops Hot New Mixtape
Coachella: Let The Scheduling Conflicts Begin
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
The Amazon MP3 Store: It May Finally Be Happening (Maybe)
The Last Word: Arctic Monkeys' "Nightmare" Is Upon Us
The Vault: Medium Medium's Dance Dance Revolution
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
"American Idol" Somewhat Spoiled: Let's Go To The Videotape
MP4 Blogs: The New Hot Trend, Sort Of
Gwen Stefani To "Orange County Register" Critic: Don't Speak
Finally, A Place For Indie-Rock Snobs On The Internet
Third-Rate Emo Band Making Us Feel Less Than Bubblicious
Stuck On Repeat: Prince Makes His Case
MTV.com Cleans Up Its Act
Leak Of The Day: In Case You Were Wondering, Marilyn Manson Is Still Pretty Creepy
Liner Notes: Eminem Prepares For New Role As Wacky Landlord
How Many "Damn" Copies Will Avril Sell?
Listening Station: German Post-Punkers Climb On An Iceberg
Sum 41 Members Now Slightly More Relevant Than They Were Last Week
M.C. Rove Tells Sheryl Crow To Suck Up The Sun
Mims Would Like You To Know That He Is Why Alex Rodriguez Is Hot
The Vault: Coloured Balls Keep On Rolling
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Stuck On Repeat: Making 'Peace With "Hot Fuzz"
Jefitoblog's (Possible) Demise Makes Monday Mornings Worse Than Usual
RIAA Continues Campus-Outreach Program
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
Music Industry Remains Unclear On "File-Sharing" Concept
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Wisdom Of Weston
Steven Adler May Be Welcomed To A Jungle Of TV Cameras Very Soon
"60 Minutes" Discovers Why Snitchin' Ain't Easy
Wu-Tang Web Site Gives Users Yet Another Reason To Switch To Firefox
A Desperate Music Industry Asks: Where Will We Find The Next Brett Ratner?
Nation's No. 1 Music Retailer Realizing That Selling CDs Is Not Very Profitable
Liner Notes: Pete Wentz Prepares To Spend Time With People Over The Age Of 21
"American Idol" Charity Show To Raise The Standards Of Bad Taste
Listening Station: With Friends Like These, You'll Feel Like The '90s Never Ended
Boris Yeltsin's Death Has Middling Effect On American Indie-Rock Scene
Lil' Flip Responds to the Virginia Tech Tragedy, Reminds Us He's Hard-Working
Racy Female DJs Have It Tougher Than You Think
Our Advertisers Are Trying To Figure Out How To Live <em>Sans</em> Sanjaya
Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?
Reissue-Rampant Industry's Aims May Not Be True
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: Jenny Toomey Has Your Antidote
Idolator Said I Could Be Their Wingman Any Day. Actually, Just Today
Outro: Looking Back At A Week In Which We Tried To Distract Ourselves With Meaningless Nonsense
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
Ticketmaster: Even When They May Be Right, They're Still Wrong
Amy Winehouse Simultaneously Reinforces Multiple Amy Winehouse Stereotypes
Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths Revealed
Knut, There It Is: The World Pays Musical Tribute To The Biggest, Sexiest Polar Bear Of All Time
Stuck On Repeat: Chuck Brown Plays Go Go A Gogo
Jin's Virginia Tech Tribute Is A Lil' Better Than Lil' Flip's
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: "Grindhouse" Reminds Us of the Smooveness of Joe Tex
Germs Drummer Cleaned Of All Charges
"Village Voice" Blog Writes Even Worse Headlines About Bad Headlines Than We Do
Liner Notes: By Now, Everyone's Gone Back To Bedlam With James Blunt
The Vault: Debbie Harry Laces Up Her Roller Skates
Blind-Item Blitz: The Lost Art Of Keeping A Seacrest
John McCain Releases Most Potentially Successful Beach Boys Song Since "Kokomo"
Stuck On Repeat: Article 58 Tweaks Its Strings
Idolator's American Idolatry: The Tears At The End Of Sanjaya's Universe
Leak Of The Day: D'Angelo Mellows Out
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
Listening Station: The Rakes Clean It Up
Gerard Vs. Bear: Where Has That Animal Been Hibernating?
On The Flippity-Flop: We Know Fountains Of Wayne All Too Well
Avril Lavigne Does Her Best Hamburglar Impression
Anderson Cooper's Secrets Are Safe With Cam'ron
The IdoLawyer Takes The Internet Radio Controversy To Court
Leak Of The Day, Part Two: Which One Of Tori Amos' Multiple Personalities Do You Find More Infinitely G-Damned Annoying?
Liner Notes: Are The Pussycat Dolls A Bunch Of Acronymrods?
Assumer Guide: Trustafarian Cowpokes And Woolly Sasquatches
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Former LAPD Officers Hit With B.I.G. Lawsuit
Hip-Hop Station Now Has Numerous Reasons Not To Play 2 Live Crew
Five Years Later, A Possible Break In Jam Master Jay Case
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
The Vault: ESG Busts Out The Scripto
Rock Veterans Still Hungry For A Piece Of The Licensing Pie
Cat Scratch Fever: Your Guide To "The Search For The Next Doll"
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Stuck On Repeat: We're In The Mood To Horse Around A Little Bit
U.S. Government Finally Makes Richard Simmons-Bob Dylan Connection
Animal-Rights Activists Vote "Neigh" On Rolling Stones Concert
Who Charted?: In A Rough Week For Albums, The Singles Collection Prevails
Leak Of The Day: Manic Street Preachers Want One More Chance To Win Your Love
Indecent Exposure: Idolator Charts The Artists Of Today That You'll Be Sick Of Hearing About By Tomorrow
Well, At Least Someone In The Music Industry Is Still Hiring
Liner Notes: Thom Yorke Is A Seven-Second Man
Idolator's American Idolatry: It's Not Quite A Hoe-Down, But It'll Do
Eddie Van Halen Is Out Of The Gate Again
Leak Of The Day: Timbland, Jay-Z, And Timberlake Keep On Laughing
The Last Word: Nine Inch Nails' "Zero" Impact
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Bryan Ferry Plays Down The Whole Nazi-Appreciation Thing
The Vault: Giving "Josie" Another Scratch Behind The Ear
Copyright Royalty Board's Request To Internet Radio: "Gimme Some Money"
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
Get Ready To Line Up And Dance Behind Sanjaya
Our Last Sip From The "Pussycats" Saucer, We Promise
Leak Of The Day, Part II: Ne-Yo And J-Hud Bring The Drama
The Technorati "Popular Music" Chart: Like Elbo.ws, Only With More Pete Wentz
Stuck On Repeat: The Wildhearts Are Still A Bleeping Good Band
Videodrone: Remembering A Time When Puffy Had Mo' Money, Fewer Problems
How AnywhereCD Went Nowhere Fast
The Vault: Cymande Should Be Played At All Hours
Liner Notes: J To Tha L-A-W
Concert Promoters Focus On Not-So-Old Fogeys
Hip-Hop Community Prepares For Onslaught Of Articles About Hip-Hop Community
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
"The Sopranos" Goes To "Chickentown"
Nicole Scherzinger Makes The Joke A Little Too Easy
Don Ho Arrives At Heaven's Luau
Paul Rudd Does His Best (And Worst) Boston Impression
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
Good Thing Romeo Dropped The "Lil" From His Name
The "EW" "Idol" Cover: Let The Conspiracy Theories Fly!
On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today
The Vault: Josie & The Pussycats Sharpen Their Claws
And The Pulitzer Prize For Music Goes To...
Leak Of The Day: Queens Of The Stone Age, Trent Reznor Enter A New Era
Universal Sticking Its Toe Into The DRM-Free Water
Project X: Sucking In The Seventies
Liner Notes: Jann Wenner's Love Life Gets Three Stars (Whatever That Means)
Stuck On Repeat: Beck Goes To The Dark Side
Where Will Bright Eyes Open On The Charts?
Videodrone: So This Is Why Mims' "This Is Why I'm Hot" Sounded So Familiar
Liner Notes: Brandy Needs To Get Her Acronyms Straight
Al Gore Awkwardly Explains "My Humps" To Tipper
Our Advertisers Dig That New Rivers Cuomo Track
Leak Of The Day: T.I. Keeps It Poppin'
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Don't Puck With Lil Jon
Julian Lennon's Beatle Deal Proves That It's Not Too Late For Good Buys
Warner Music Group Is Very Much In Favor Of DRM--We Think
Pete Doherty Reminds People Why They Cared About Him In The First Place
Outro: Looking Back At A Week In Which We Demanded A Change Of Venue
Videodrone: The Idea Of An "Improvising Robot" Unnerves Us Just A Bit
Ending On A Good Note: Friday's MP3 Roundup
The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: PJ Harvey Gets Aggressive With De Niro
An Idolator Tech Update: For A Few Hours Tomorrow, You'll Be Able To Enjoy The Silence
The "Rolling Stone" MySpace Clone: Apparently, They're Serious About It
The InfoFilter Top 10 Torrents List: Proof That Somebody, Somewhere, Still Wants To Visit "Sam's Town"
Leak Of The Day, Part Two: Kelly Clarkson Is Really Pissed
Well, At Least This Guy Avoided Making A "Drop That Zero" Joke
The Vault: The Maniacal Sounds Of The Bouncing Souls
"Rock Star Supernova" Winner Somehow Keeping It Positive
Blind-Item Rave: Which DJ Duo Is Spinning Lies?
Idolator's American Idolatry: Haley's Legs Walk Away
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Inside The Fillmore New York: Hey, Look At The Blue Lights!
Neverland Can Be Yours, For A Whole Llama Money
Live Nation Plans To Ugly Up Another Musical Landmark
Kurt Vonnegut Gets Unstuck In Heaven
Ending On A Good Note: Thursday's MP3 Roundup
Neil Young Re-Thinks His Canadian Citizenship
RIAA Goes Back To School, Sends More Mash Notes To Filesharers
Good News: The Sky May Be Falling, But Not As Hard As You Think
Leak Of The Day: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Mariah Carey And Bow Wow Show A Lil' Love
Warner Music Group Sneaks Into DRM-Free Music World
No Sex, Please--He's English
Today In Somewhat Interesting Music-Business News
Listening Station: It Ain't Over 'Til Mutya Buena Says It Is
Liner Notes: The Edge Gets Schooled
"I'm From Rolling Stone": It Will Never, Ever Die
"Shhhh-it!": Idolator's Super-Secret Music-Biz Interview Series Continues
The Vault: The Flatmates Move In
Cat Scratch Fever: Your Guide To "The Search For The Next Doll"
Listening Station: The New Shins B-Side Could Put You To Sleep
Idolator's American Idolatry: Sanjaya Wants To Kiss You A Lot
Leak Of The Day: The New Yeah Yeah Yeahs Hits The Web
Johnny Cash's House Goes Down In Flames
Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup
Lollapalooza Lineup Leaked: Finally, Pearl Jam And Mickey Avalon Will Share A Stage
Of Montreal Flips The Script And, Apparently, Its Lid
Leak Of The Day: You Can Have The Latest Ash Song
Videodrone: Lil Wayne's Sailboat Is Powered By The Wind, And Money
Idolator's American Idolatry: Tonight's Results, Spoiled (Maybe)
Stuck On Repeat: We're Suddenly Interested In Joining This So-Called VNV Nation
Hide Your MP3s: There's A New Sheriff In Town
Distributor Puts New Spin On Going Digital
Listening Station, Part II: Arcade Fire Brings Its A-Game To Its B-Sides
Police Thought Drummer's "Magic Soap" Was Casting The Wrong Kind Of Spell
Liner Notes: Guns N' Roses Might Be In Need Of A New Replacement
Wilco Encourages Fans To Get Their Leak On
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Who Charted?: Now That's What We Call Failing Upward
Warner Brothers Just As Iffy On The Record Industry As The Rest Of The World
Stuck On Repeat: The Dawn Of The Twilight Sad
eMusic Off The Market--For Now
Blind Item: Which Buxom Belter Needed To Cover Her Assets?
Leak Of The Day: Miranda Lambert Is Almost Famous
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Clutchy Hopkins: The Sorta-Mystery Continues
The Last Word: Taking A Look At Bright Eyes
Al Gore Unveils Most Conflicting Concert Line-Up Of All Time
Ending On A Good Note: Tuesday's MP3 Roundup
Shred Of Dignity: Putting Unwanted Promo CDs To Rest
Leak Of The Day, Part Two: Ne-Yo Takes A Page From Tim Gunn's Book
"American Idol" Semi-Spoiled: It's Going To Be A Smooth Night
The Idolator Request Line: Help Us Help You
Get Ready For Another Two Years Of Moaning About CD Sales (At Least)
Please Release Me: We Won't Give Up On This Siobhan Donaghy Album
On The Flippity-Flop: Smashing Pumpkins Turn Blue
Phil Spector's Trial: After All These Years, It's Finally Going To Happen
The Vault: The Sharply Defined Sound Of Razorcuts
The Fillmore New York Sign: It Sure Is <em>Bright</em>, Isn't It?
Sanjaya To Vex "Idol"-Watching Populace In Entirely New Way
Liner Notes: T.I. Leaves Audience Wonton More
Aggregated Assault: What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now
Today In Mildly Interesting International Anti-Music Piracy News
Leak Of The Day, Part Two: Bjork Takes A Look At This Crumbling World
Indie Labels Plan Their Big-Box Assault
REO Speedwagon Plays Sam's Town
Leak Of The Day: Rivers Cuomo Takes A Trip To The Animal Farm
Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup
A "Hey, Asshole!" Special Report: Is The Concert Ban On Cameras Finally Dead?
Punk-Rock Drummer's Drug Arrest Becomes True-Life Soap Opera
Those Of You Still Looking For The Guns N' Roses MP3 Had Better Look Here