Archives: April, 2008

ScarJo's Tribute To Tom Waits Is Actually Dave Sitek's Tribute To Ivo Watts-Russell
Seven Videos That Got Away From Me During Blogging Hours
Extreme Reunited? Get The Funk Out!
You Know Who Doesn't Suck <i>That</i> Much? The Doors.
CSS' Creative Path Is Littered With The Corpses Of Bygone Alt-Rock Stars
Bye Bye Brooke: Tonight's "American Idol" Elimination Adds Some Vinegar To The Bittersweetness
Jimi Hendrix Estate Not Very Pleased About The Jimi Hendrix Sex Tape
Has-Beens Busta Rhymes and Linkin Park Have Finally Made It
"Is Simon A Good Kisser?": Welcome To Another Awkward Episode Of "American Idol"
Radiohead Already Over The Whole Free Download Thing
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Roger Waters' Coachella Pig Found in Desert
Five Reasons Why "American Idol" Is In No Way A Singing Competition
Lil Kim Inadvertent Star Of Local News' Take On "Repo Man"
Why Run A Review When You Can Just Interview The A&R Guy?
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Busta Rhymes' "Don't Touch Me" Music Video
Seven Blog Post Topics That Never Got Past The "Draft" Stage In Movable Type (April 2008 Edition)
Too Pure And Beggars Banquet Merged Into 4AD! Is Nothing Sacred?
<em>American Idol</em> Gets Ready To Shape The Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll Into Little Tiny Squares
Would You Like To Know What "The Ting Tings" Are?
Autobahn Drones, Canadian Sleaze Glam, Suburban Ennui, And Some Stones Fans From Queens
Monolith Festival Seemingly Comfortable With Indie-Intensive Lineup
Those Two Dudes From TV Finally Score
Leona Lewis Expands World Conquest With Vegan Clothing Line
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600,000 People Downloaded Coldplay's "Violet Hill"
"Grand Theft Auto IV" Possibly The Music Story Of The Day, Too
Maybe Today Should Have Been Record Store Day
MySpace Karaoke: A New Opportunity To Laugh At Others
Tough Break, West Coast Unwashed: No Vegoose This Year
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Nick Cave Tour Dates
Your Country Music Crime Update (Now With More Mindy McCready!)
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Ghostface's Cameo Cut from 'Iron Man'
Fall Out Boy Give Their Fans The White Glove Treatment
Def Leppard's VIP Lounge Gets A Bit Crowded
California Court Puts A Crimp In Weiland's Busy Schedule
"American Idol" Fix Exposed?
The Jimi Hendrix Sex Tape: Proof That No Celebrity Is Safe From This Nation's Constant Wank Mining
You Know Who Really Sucks? The Doors
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Idolator on Twitter
Coldplay Are Pretty Much What You Expect At This Point
Neil Diamond Comes To "American Idol" <em>To-Niiiight!</em>
erockster: Horrible Name, Not Entirely Horrible Playlist
Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives
Did Disturbed's Label Write Their Setlists?
"Rolling Stone" To Readers: Buy This Magazine Or We'll Have To Figure Out More Ways To Pander To Non-Music Fans While Subtly Making Fun Of Our Cover Subjects
Just Asking: So, Um, Who's Going To Headline Coachella In 2013?
Roger Clemens's Alleged Mistress/Washed Up, Drug-Addled, Time-Servin' Country Star
Coldplay Get Their Legendary Painters Confused
Roger Waters Somehow Finds A Way To Make Me Loathe Pink Floyd Even More
Prince Covers Radiohead: Watch It While You Can
Lil Wayne Shreds
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Gorilla Damon Albarn Planning New Album
Virgin Fest Just Got A Whole Lot More Old
Lars Ulrich Invented The Internet
Rufus Wainwright Writing Opera About "The Construct Of A Diva"
Nokia Execs Hope You Don't Want Free Music
Roger Waters: Littering For Obama
Ne-Yo's "Closer," Now With Video!
Rapper Papoose Sued By Ambulance Corps, Still Named "Papoose"
Project X Turns On The AC
Whitney Houston May Not Be Ready To Come Back
Australian MTV Awards Make Me Feel Better About America
Spitzer's Siren Now Has Mika's Manager
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Voodoo Music Experience Scheduled for October
Blind Item! Which Indie Rocker Made The Mistake Of Screwing A <i>Times</i> Writer?
The Allure Of The British Festival Is Wearing Off A Bit
Tyga Offers Us Evidence That The World Has Gone Totally Insane
Critics Sample The Product Of Madonna's Last Day Of Work At Warner
Oh, And
Prince Takes Coachella To School
Coachella: Bringing Me Back To The Time Before Lilith Fair Ruined The Whole "Women In Rock" Thing
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Verve at Coachella
Four Coachella T-Shirts That Proved Irony Is Dead Forever
Forty Percent Of Original Guns N' Roses Lineup To Appear On Upcoming Album
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Midi Music Festival Postponed
Wong Kar Wai Ladles Out A Few Blueberry-Stuffed Lullabyes
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'Paste' Puts Ads in Page Number Footers
Annie Gives Us A Ring
Oh, Lordy: Did Carly Smithson Get Voted Off For Blasphemy?
Blind-Item Bleh: How On Earth Did The Term "Booger Sugar" Get Past A Copyeditor?
The Young Music Millionaires List: Being The Son Of A Beatle Really Gives You That Added Boost
Will Journey's New Song Make The People Who Miss Steve Perry Start Believing Again?
Ne-Yo To Bring The Drama To "All My Children"
Mariah Carey Probably Wishing That No One Caught Her "GMA" Performance On YouTube
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Pitchfork Music Festival's Complete Lineup
Sweeter Than Apple Pie: Weezy Licks His Way To The No. 1 Spot
Amy Incarcerated (For Now, At Least)
Phil Collins Half-Retires, Inspires Much Premature Rejoicing
"Spin" Is Out Standing In A Field
Coachella: The Race To Avoid A Paralyzing Sunburn Begins Now
Pussycat Dolls Spinoff Act Brings Back Doc Martens, Awkward Use Of Photoshop's "Reflection" Tool
The Clash's Mick Jones To Sing For Tased Bros
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Oh Yeah, The Actual NME Awards USA... Awards!
Usher Remixes His Spring Jam Into One For The Summer
Former Amateur Pimp Snoop Dogg Is Free To Return To Britain
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Let's Be Honest: Do You Really Care What Your Friends (Or Some Dudes You Don't Really Know) Have Been Listening To Lately?
R. Kelly Holds Court in "Hairbraider" Video
The "Times" Stays Classy In Madrid
Starbucks Dumps A Venti Latte Over Its Hopes Of Being In The Music Business
Carly Smithson: In Memoriam
In This Magical Era, Your Favorite Musician Can Become A Delicious Corn Chip Like <em>That</em>
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Patti Smith and Kevin Shields to Release Double-CD
Scott Weiland and Steve Albini, Together At Last
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Clay Aiken to Sell Album on QVC
Movida Madrileña Makes For Great YouTubing
Jason Castro Knows How To Play "Badfish," Loves You
Robot To Conduct Symphony, Destroy, Kill, Destroy
Iconic New York Landmark Bows To Whims Of Color-Coordinated Diva
Let's Talk About Sax, Baby!
Funk-Metal Is Alive And Well, In France
LiveNation Bans Tailgating At Jersey Rock Shows. Duuuude?!?!!?!
Why Don't Rappers Realize Indie Rock Is Cool?
Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Make It Official
The Dirtiest, <i>Sexiest</i> Album Covers That Do Not Feature The Female Anatomy
Unappreciated Jingle Writers Want Their Own Grammy
David Cook: The Conspiracy Theories Continue!
Turbonegro's Happy-Tom Witnesses The Arrival Of An Abandoned "Pot Boat"
The Libertines Are Back And Writing A Musical
Et Tu, Def Leppard, Or: What Hard Rock Band <i>Doesn't</i> Want To Be On CMT These Days?
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Fergie Supplies An Inadvertent Argument For The Recession
Andrew Lloyd Webber Night: A Real "American Idol" Tragedy
AC/DC's Brian Johnson Drops A Pot Trilogy
Obama Using Indie Rock To Get North Carolinans To Vote Early
Riskay Finally Makes Video, Fails To Smell Yo Dick
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Microsoft To People Who Bought Tunes From MSN Music: "Suckers!"
Finally, A Social Network For Creepy Old People Not Looking For Young Girls
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Alicia Keys' New Video Pays Respect To Dean Big Brother Almigh<i>teee</i>
Mariah Carey Gets Touched By 463,000 Record Buyers
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Yoko Doesn't Want Us To See John Lennon Get High
Grizzly Bear Waits While The Sun Sets
Stone Temple Pilots' Big Banging Reunion Plans Seem Just A Bit Premature
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"Please Don't Go" Gets Remade For The Jock Jams Generation (Again)
Other Music Continuing To School Everyone, Whether They Like It Or Not
Lil Wayne: Almost As Popular As Sex
The Definitive Word On That Pete Burns Sex Tape (And Pop Culture In 2008)
A JoBromance Doesn't Think About It
My Bloody Valentine To Play Stateside, Curate Best North American Festival Of 2008
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Trent Reznor Leaves A Package On Radio Programmers' Doorsteps
Weezer Is Now Just Messing With Everyone
OMG AMERICAN IDOL
"Fox 411" Columnist's Anti-David Cook Diatribe: A Sign That Clive Is Not Pleased?
Digital-Age Phrases That Should Never Be Used
Nas, Tribe Called Quest, Pharcyde To Rock The Bells This Summer
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Keeping Tabs On Dolly
Pete Wentz Hacked By Nicest Nerd In The World
Just How Much Can A Sad Song Say?
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¿Qué Tal Tu Móvil?: The 10-Second Songs That Are Ringing Spain's Mobile Phones
Coachella: Let The Sunscreen Application (And Sean Penn-Related Speculation) Begin!
How Did This Guitar Only Sell For $255?
Fergie To Sing <i>Sex And The City</i> Movie Theme, Pretend She Isn't 33
The Year In Rock-Critically Correct: Time To Put Together Our Own List
Massive Attack Plans A Meltdown
Jordin Sparks Has Nothing To Say (Because Her Doctor Told Her To Keep Quiet)
50 Cent Befuddled By Alicia Keys' 'Classical Music Shit'
Ne-Yo To Ape Billy Joel, Sing The Word "Calamari" On New Album
Operation Shutdown
The Pipettes Send Two Of Their Members To The Bin
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Madonna Doesn't Know When To Quit
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Ashlee Simpson Gets Her Name In The Papers For Music-Related Reasons (Sorta)
Looks Like Beth Ditto Is Officially Famous
"American Idol" Is Getting Voted Off By Demographically Desirable Viewers
Four Reasons Music Magazines Are Doing Almost As Well As The Music Business
The Replacements May Not Reunite, And Thank God
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Attention Crowd Crashers: Jay Reatard <i>Will</i> Hurt You
Question
New Nas Single Is Racial Slur-Tastic
Thom Yorke Asking For A Carbon Footprint Up His Ass
Please Enjoy "Nostradamus" By Judas Priest
The Top Five Songs To Listen To When You're Not Feeling All That Well
Clive Davis Will Have His Revenge Yet Again!
I Just Want To Thank You, VH1
Blind-Item Break: Why Does This One Sound Like The Shocking Twist In A "Law & Order" Episode To Me?
Part 3: Dirty Folk Pop, Dudes From Toledo, And A Familiar Voice
Tomorrow: Enjoy Your Local Record Store While You Can
High Places Get Our Heads Spinning
Gavin DeGraw and Wayne Isham Hope People Don't Remember The Early '90s
Demonoid Welcomes BitTerrorist Hordes Back Into Its Adorably Decorated Fold
Songs That Are Perhaps Inappropriately Stuck In My Head As The Result Of Current Events
Danny Federici, R.I.P.
A Friday Tribute To My Lowrider Oldies Sunday
Surprise! Indie Labels Probably Won't Make As Much Scratch From MySpace Music As Majors Will
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Kanye West Will Only Let You Look At Him On His Terms
Hey, Atreyu Fans! Best Of Luck Getting Screwed By Their New Release!
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Chris Gaffney, R.I.P.
Exactly What The World Needs: More Online Music Video
The Main Event: Original Diva Battles New Diva For No. 1
R. Kelly Is Making It Easier For Me To Not Like Him Anymore
Love Is All Add To The Rush Hour Ruckus
eBay Item Allows You To Imagine What It Would Be Like To Have Shared A Gym Class With Slayer
Welcome To The Very Weird World Of Carman
Norwegian Crotch-Grabbers, Hungarian Gangsters, Pony Pop, Nerdy Rap, And A Delicious Beef Stroganoff Recipe
Cee-Lo And Danger Mouse Flip It, Reverse It, Give It Away For Free
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Slash Getting Rather Catty About Weiland's Dismissal
Are Duran Duran "Officially Cool At Last"?
Matchbox Twenty In Animal Abuse Rodeo Drama!
Active Rock Playlists Get Some Disturbing Shakeups
New Motley Crue Single Is Not A Ballad, And God Bless
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Kristy Lee Gets Cooked (About Four Weeks Past Her Sell-By Date)
Music Journalist Throws Herself From The Free-CD Train
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Joel Madden Allegedly Knows Every Cure Song
Ryan Adams Succeeds In Getting Our Attention
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Three Genuinely Terrible Songs From Three Genuinely Great Albums
A JoBromance Kicks Out The Jams
Lily Allen Hops Off Her Bike And Takes Off In A Too-Sleek Sportscar
Madonna's Employment Of British Slang Is Almost As Awkward As Her Vacuuming Technique
Can You Guess Who Sent Dave Navarro This Text?
Gary Cherone Now Leading Who Cover Band
Major Labels Launch Yet Another Anti-YouTube Offensive
Big Boi's Ballet 'Big': Is It A Big Hit?
Bob Dylan Song Becomes Children's Book
Jane's Addiction To Reunite Again, But This Time It's Sort Of For Real
Hot Chip To Rock For Zune, Play iTunes Festival
Alicia Keys Needs To Drop The Soap
Nightmare Of You's Cheap Trick Cover Blows Columnist's Mind
Rik Cordero Antagonizes Feminist Film Theory With "Birthday Girl" Video
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Mariah Carey's Catalog Causes The Guys To Float Like Butterflies, But Stings The Ladies
Judas Priest Forget What Year It Is, Drop Double Album About <i>Nostradamus</i>
Roskilde Festival Lineup Proves That Denmark Gets To Have All The Fun
Fall Out Boy Plan A Predictably Nutty "Beat It" Video
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Akon Not The Konvict He Claims To Be
Ex-Cobra Starship Keytarist Has Dreams Both Pop And Pipe
Leona Lewis' Spooky Gaze Hypnotizes 205,000 Americans Into Buying Her Album
Roots Resurrect Hendrix (Or At Least Wyclef) On "The Colbert Report"
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Axl Rose Will Not Be Visiting The Confessional Anytime Soon
Weezer's Art Director Teaches Herself How To Use The 3-D Renderer
Will Motley Crue Be Live Nation's Next Conquest?
Bill Cosby's Rap Album Will Not Feature Any Bill Cosby Freestyles
Austin City Limits Festival Gives Those Who Miss SXSW's Barbecue A Reason To Go Back To Texas
Support Jann Wenner's Kid, Get A Free Subscription To "Blender"
The CMT Awards Take "One-Hit Wonder" Jokes To An Uncomfortable New Level
John Varvatos Is Keeping It Real
Madonna Dispenses Bits Of "Candy," And They Kinda Suck
Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary Festival: Stop Me Before I Start Camping Out Now
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Soulja Boyz II Men: From Jokey "Bad Idea" To Jokey, Slightly Better Idea
Push Play: Pretenders To The Jonas Brothers' Throne
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Is Beyonce Going To Hang Up Her Hair Extensions?
A JoBromance Takes An Air Cruise
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Miley Cyrus Engages In A Little Narcissism, Copyright Infringement For YouTube Faithful
George Foreman's MP3-Ready Grill Brings Together Fat Beats, Lean Meats
Letter From The Editor
Fate Of EMI May Rest With Coldplay's <em>Viva La Vida</em>. Bye-Bye, EMI!
Death Cab Debut Long-Ass Video
The "American Idol" Songwriting Competition: Enough Saccharine To Wipe Out The World's Entire Rat Population
Whitesnake Answers World's Request For New Album
Buckcherry Brings Joy To Strippers, Record Execs
Jingle Writing Goes The "American Idol" Route
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