Archives: December, 2008

80 '08 (and Heartbreak): Announcing Idolator's Year-End ExtravaganzaDecember 31, 2008
My Own Private 2008: Hey, There Were Actually Some Really Good Parts!December 31, 2008
2008: In MemoriamDecember 31, 2008
No. 2: Lil Wayne Is All Things To All PeopleDecember 31, 2008
One More List Before We Go: The Top 12 Idolator Posts Of 2008December 31, 2008
No. 3: A Very Musical Presidential Election, Presented By VHS Or BetaDecember 31, 2008
Heartbreak No. 8: John Rich Shills For The Republican PartyDecember 31, 2008
No. 4: "Guitar Hero" And "Rock Band" Prove That Anyone Can Play (Plastic) GuitarDecember 31, 2008
No. 5: Erykah Badu, "New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)"December 31, 2008
No. 6: Prince Thinks You're So Very SpecialDecember 31, 2008
No. 1: Ne-Yo, "Year Of The Gentleman"December 31, 2008
No. 11: The Year Of The RemixDecember 30, 2008
Heartbreak No. 6: Everyone In The Music Business Losing Their Freakin' JobsDecember 30, 2008
No. 12: Alphabeat Gets "Wonky"December 30, 2008
Heartbreak No. 7: Axl Rose Finally Brings Democracy To ChinaDecember 30, 2008
No. 7: Portishead, "Third"December 30, 2008
http://idolator.com/5121021/5121021December 30, 2008
http://idolator.com/5120994/5120994December 30, 2008
No. 8: The Ron Clark Academy, "You Can Vote However You Like"December 30, 2008
Which "Actual Musician" Is Looking Back In Anger About "Buzz Ballads 2"?December 30, 2008
No. 9: Jarvis Cocker At Pitchfork Festival, July 2008December 30, 2008
No. 10: R. Kelly Goes To CourtDecember 30, 2008
Notes On The Post-Holiday Retail LandscapeDecember 29, 2008
No. 18: Kanye West's AestheticsDecember 29, 2008
No. 19: Be Your Own Pet, "Becky"December 29, 2008
Heartbreak No. 5: Be Your Own Pet Breaks UpDecember 29, 2008
http://idolator.com/5119597/5119597December 29, 2008
Seven Stories You May Have Missed While Staying Away From The ComputerDecember 29, 2008
No. 13: M.I.A., "Paper Planes"December 29, 2008
No. 14: The Internet Is Never Gonna Give Rick Astley UpDecember 29, 2008
No. 15: Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"December 29, 2008
No. 16: Global Reissues BonanzaDecember 29, 2008
No. 17: The "Vinyl Is Back" Trend Story Keeps Coming BackDecember 29, 2008
No. 22: Summer Festivals Blanket America, Leave Music Fans Gasping For AirDecember 24, 2008
Teenage Angst Has Paid Off Well Dept.December 24, 2008
No. 23: Santogold, "Lights Out"December 24, 2008
BMG, RIP: CD Club Stops Letting People Into Its 12-CDs-For-One-Cent LairDecember 24, 2008
No. 24: Girl Talk, "Feed The Animals"December 24, 2008
Programming NoteDecember 24, 2008
No. 20: James Sullivan, "The Hardest Working Man: How James Brown Saved The Soul Of America"December 24, 2008
No. 21: Monotonix Live in BaltimoreDecember 24, 2008
Bruce Springsteen Goes The Wal-Mart RouteDecember 23, 2008
Katy Perry Would Like Your Eyes To Be Up Here, Not Down ThereDecember 23, 2008
Will Circuit City's Liquidation Sales Actually Be A Boon For Artists' SoundScan Numbers?December 23, 2008
No. 28: CMT's "Can You Duet"December 23, 2008
The Year In B-Sides (That I Heard And Enjoyed)December 23, 2008
No. 29: Fred Schneider On "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"December 23, 2008
Christmas Commenter Free-For-AllDecember 23, 2008
Beyoncé Blows Up The SpotDecember 23, 2008
No. 25: John Darnielle's "Master of Reality" And Carl Wilson's "Let's Talk About Love: A Journey To The End Of Taste"December 23, 2008
Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, And Johnny Gill Will Rub Your Christmas The Right WayDecember 23, 2008
No. 26: Estelle Makes Her Way Across The OceanDecember 23, 2008
http://idolator.com/5117013/5117013December 23, 2008
Philly.com Tries To Bring Its Own, Vaguely Cheesesteak-ish Flavor To The World Of Music SitesDecember 23, 2008
Go Fish Fights A War That You Probably Had Forgotten ExistedDecember 23, 2008
No. 27: Artists From The '90s Line Up To Cash In Now, HoneyDecember 23, 2008
The Bell Tolls For Warner Music Group's YouTube Videos--Or Does It?December 22, 2008
Idolator Chats With Matthew Gerrard And Robbie Nevil About Getting In The "High School Musical" GameDecember 22, 2008
No. 33: Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, "Yahhh!"December 22, 2008
http://idolator.com/5115625/5115625December 22, 2008
Michael Jackson Needs To Go Under The Knife Again, According To His BiographerDecember 22, 2008
No. 34: Blake Leyh Makes Us Listen Closer To "The Wire"December 22, 2008
Sybris Have A PlanDecember 22, 2008
How To Sneak The Underaged Into Shows: A(n Un)Helpful ListDecember 22, 2008
No. 30: Ida Maria, "Oh My God"December 22, 2008
The Long Tail Isn't So Long After AllDecember 22, 2008
No. 31: The Old-Skool Rave Revival Asks: Where Were You In '92?December 22, 2008
Do Year-End Lists Suffer From Seasonal Affective Disorder?December 22, 2008
Glastonbury Festival Latest Event To Realize That Pandering To The Olds Is The Best Business Strategy Out ThereDecember 22, 2008
No. 32: The End Of "TRL"December 22, 2008
More Useless Awards! Thanks, "The Guardian"!December 19, 2008
Prince Would Like To Remind You Of His GreatnessDecember 19, 2008
No. 37: Alec Foege's "Right of the Dial" and Taylor Clark's "Starbucked"December 19, 2008
An Early Christmas Gift From The RIAADecember 19, 2008
Quad City DJs' Christmas Lights Got Their Light Bill HighDecember 19, 2008
No. 38: "Poplife Presents Poplife Sucks"December 19, 2008
http://idolator.com/5113814/5113814December 19, 2008
Hey Everybody, It's Time To Argue Over Pitchfork's Best Albums ListDecember 19, 2008
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (If You're Doing Anything?)December 19, 2008
http://idolator.com/5114638/5114638December 19, 2008
The Tough Alliance Have Vodka In Their VeinsDecember 19, 2008
http://idolator.com/5114566/5114566December 19, 2008
Heartbreak No. 4: Britney Spears On MTV's 2008 Video Music AwardsDecember 19, 2008
No, Really, Headbanging Is Bad For You?December 19, 2008
No. 35: Velvet Revolver Brings The DramaDecember 19, 2008
"Patrol" Picks 50 Records That Have Gotta Have Faith Of Some SortDecember 19, 2008
The Snow Is Making Me Want To Listen To PulpDecember 19, 2008
http://idolator.com/5114393/5114393December 19, 2008
No. 36: Major Labels Fail To Kill The Single—AgainDecember 19, 2008
"Shhhh-it!": Idolator's Super-Secret Music Interview Series FreelancesDecember 18, 2008
In Case You Need Something To Do With Your InternetDecember 18, 2008
No. 42: Dennis Wilson, "Pacific Ocean Blue (Legacy Edition)"December 18, 2008
http://idolator.com/5113166/5113166December 18, 2008
No. 43: The Curious Rise Of JobromanceDecember 18, 2008
U2 Knocks Live Nation Off Its AxisDecember 18, 2008
Headache-Inducing Album Covers To Be All The Rage In 2009December 18, 2008
New U2 Record On The "Horizon" (Get It?)December 18, 2008
Video Games Introduce The Younguns To Roy Brown And Other Golden OldiesDecember 18, 2008
http://idolator.com/5113703/5113703December 18, 2008
No. 39: Of Montreal Get "Skeletal"December 18, 2008
Prince Teams Up With A Sex Pistol To Debut Some New TracksDecember 18, 2008
"Entertainment Weekly" Decides To Celebrate The Holiday Season By Writing About MusicDecember 18, 2008
No. 40: Max Martin And Dr. Luke Infiltrate Rock RadioDecember 18, 2008
Cher's Ringlets Wish You A Merry ChristmasDecember 18, 2008
Not Directly Music-Related, But Still Kinda Relevant Dept.December 18, 2008
AOL's Top Searches: Does Internet Famous Equal Sales Famous?December 18, 2008
No. 41: Miley Cyrus, "See You Again"December 18, 2008
The Saga Of The Christmas Shoes Lives OnDecember 17, 2008
Mike Piazza Still Can't Understand Why Axl Rose Kept Snubbing The Mets Back In The DayDecember 17, 2008
Justin Timberlake And T.I. Reunite, Remain Sexy While Doing SoDecember 17, 2008
No. 47: Daveigh Chase Sings "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.” On HBO’s "Big Love"December 17, 2008
http://idolator.com/5112214/5112214December 17, 2008
Circuit City's Island Of Misfit CDs: What People Aren't BuyingDecember 17, 2008
No, Seriously, Animal Collective Fans Are The CraziestDecember 17, 2008
No. 48: Jamey Johnson, "That Lonesome Song"December 17, 2008
Are There A Few Pitchy Canaries Singing In The "American Idol" Coal Mine?December 17, 2008
Yep, Lots Of People Will Get The Taylor Swift Album For Christmas This YearDecember 17, 2008
Win Fall Out Boy TicketsDecember 17, 2008
http://idolator.com/5112267/5112267December 17, 2008
No. 44: R&B's Breakbeat VogueDecember 17, 2008
http://idolator.com/5112629/5112629December 17, 2008
No. 45: Pete Wentz Tries To Save The Music Video With "FNMTV"December 17, 2008
http://idolator.com/5112541/5112541December 17, 2008
Negative Nellies At "The New York Times"December 17, 2008
No. 46: Gnarls Barkley And The Raconteurs Race Each Other To The Record StoreDecember 17, 2008
http://idolator.com/5111369/5111369December 16, 2008
Sure, "Womanizer" Is The Best Video Of The Year. Why Not?December 16, 2008
The Idolator Interview: Butch Walker And Patrick StumpDecember 16, 2008
http://idolator.com/5111357/5111357December 16, 2008
New Orleans Jazzfest Really Serious About The Whole "Something For Everyone" ConceptDecember 16, 2008
No. 52: Perez Hilton And Sony BMG Have A SlapfightDecember 16, 2008
R. Kelly Gives Obama A Bit More Illinois-Based TroubleDecember 16, 2008
Candi Staton: An AppreciationDecember 16, 2008
No. 53: T-Pain, "Thr33 Ringz"December 16, 2008
Axl Rose: Taking Questions, Taking NamesDecember 16, 2008
Fall Out Boy Share Their Madness With The WorldDecember 16, 2008
No. 49: Extra Golden at the Caledonia Lounge, June 2008December 16, 2008
No. 50: Optimo's Mix CDsDecember 16, 2008
I'm Sorry, Headlights, I Should Have RememberedDecember 16, 2008
The Confusing Anthony Hamilton Discography Has A New (Authorized) EntryDecember 16, 2008
http://idolator.com/5111406/5111406December 16, 2008
No. 51: Justin Moore's "Back That Thing Up" VideoDecember 16, 2008
http://idolator.com/5110317/5110317December 15, 2008
Creature Comforts: The Stories Behind More Great SongsDecember 15, 2008
Z100's Jingle Ball 2008: In Which Ne-Yo Makes Us Believe In Pop AgainDecember 15, 2008
DMX And Scott Storch: These Stories May Be Funny SomedayDecember 15, 2008
The Knife's Karin Dreijer Won't Be Hammering AnywhereDecember 15, 2008
No. 57: Larry Norman And SonseedDecember 15, 2008
http://idolator.com/5110036/5110036December 15, 2008
Ladyhawke And Lily Allen Join Britney Spears' Womanizer-Decrying ChorusDecember 15, 2008
No. 58: '90s Alt-Rock MemoirsDecember 15, 2008
http://idolator.com/5109942/5109942December 15, 2008
Kanye West On "Saturday Night Live": In Which Everyone On The Internet Becomes Simon Cowell For A Few MinutesDecember 15, 2008
No. 54: David Cook Beats David Archuleta On "American Idol"December 15, 2008
No. 55: DJ Koze Goes Beyond "Minimal"December 15, 2008
http://idolator.com/5110507/5110507December 15, 2008
Circuit City's Going Out Of Business Sale: Everything (Especially Those Janet Jackson Albums) Must GoDecember 15, 2008
"Guitar Hero: Metallica" May Be The Right Game At The Wrong TimeDecember 15, 2008
No. 56: Sheryl Crow, "Shine Over Babylon"December 15, 2008
Live Nation Brings The Possibility Of Food Fights To The Former Irving PlazaDecember 12, 2008
http://idolator.com/5108479/5108479December 12, 2008
The Loveblisters Prove That Not All Arizona Music Is Directly Influenced By The Gin BlossomsDecember 12, 2008
Axl Rose (Or Someone Who Hijacked His Password) Hits The Message BoardsDecember 12, 2008
No. 62: Cut Copy, "In Ghost Colours"December 12, 2008
Damn You, Irritating Female Singers Of '08, For Recording A Song I LikeDecember 12, 2008
No. 63: Daniel Amos, "Darn Floor Big Bite"December 12, 2008
The Street Names Are WatchingDecember 12, 2008
Doubled His Pleasure, Quadrupled His Fun: Chris Brown is 2008’s Stealth Chart StarDecember 12, 2008
No. 59: The Gaslight Anthem, "The '59 Sound"December 12, 2008
http://idolator.com/5108809/5108809December 12, 2008
Are You Ready For Governor McGraw?December 12, 2008
No. 60: The Numa Numa Dance Gets A Revival And A MakeoverDecember 12, 2008
Team Love Embraces The Free Team Love ConceptDecember 12, 2008
Pitchfork Readers (As A Whole) Like The Music You Probably Expect They DoDecember 12, 2008
No. 61: Solange, "Sol-Angel And The Hadley Street Dreams"December 12, 2008
In Case You Were Wondering About The Significance Of The Chalk In The Lil Wayne/LeBron James Nike AdDecember 11, 2008
Musicians Fight Back Against Music TortureDecember 11, 2008
Hot Chip And Robert Wyatt Are FreeDecember 11, 2008
The Flaming Lips To Become Camp Counselors For A WeekendDecember 11, 2008
No. 66: Okay, "Huggable Dust"December 11, 2008
Bon Jovi Gets It Done On The RoadDecember 11, 2008
The Golden Globes Want To Hear Clint Eastwood SingDecember 11, 2008
No. 67: Parry Gripp, "Hamster On A Piano (Eating Popcorn)"December 11, 2008
Return To Sender Dept.December 11, 2008
Heartbreak No. 3: The Blogosphere As The New Status QuoDecember 11, 2008
Ida Maria's Stateside Invasion Coming Just In TimeDecember 11, 2008
No. 64: 360 Deals Make Heads SpinDecember 11, 2008
"The Apple": The Lost Footage, RevealedDecember 11, 2008
eMusic Turns On Its GaslightDecember 11, 2008
Five Reasons Why Strip Clubs Won't Save "Chinese Democracy"December 11, 2008
No. 65: Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body"December 11, 2008
Metallica Initiates A Zombie WarDecember 10, 2008
"Rolling Stone" Turns On Its TVDecember 10, 2008
The Web Sheriff: Questions Answered, Questions RemainDecember 10, 2008
No. 70: French Kicks, "Swimming"December 10, 2008
Reissues That I'm Probably Going To Buy The Day They Come Out Dept.December 10, 2008
For A Platinum Weird Holiday, Give Your Woman A Metallic Vibrator Designed By Dave StewartDecember 10, 2008
No. 71: Kanye, Lily, Pete, And Courtney Form Their Own Blogger NationDecember 10, 2008
The Idolawyer On Whether Or Not Coldplay Can Fly Away From Joe Satriani's LawsuitDecember 10, 2008
http://idolator.com/5106896/5106896December 10, 2008
Heartbreak No. 2: The Death Of Baltimore Club Music's Queen, DJ K-SwiftDecember 10, 2008
http://idolator.com/5106806/5106806December 10, 2008
No. 68: "Make It Stop! The Most of Ross Johnson"December 10, 2008
http://idolator.com/5106658/5106658December 10, 2008
Michael Jackson's White-Glove Treatment Can Be Yours (If You Pay Up)December 10, 2008
Kiss Makes Up With The Concept Of Releasing An AlbumDecember 10, 2008
No. 69: Hanging Chads, Scary Masks, And The Exposed Midriffs Of The Pussycat DollsDecember 10, 2008
Is Nothing Sacred? Dept.December 9, 2008
Langerado Lineup Shows Just How Tough It Is To Get Decent Headliners These DaysDecember 9, 2008
http://idolator.com/5105399/5105399December 9, 2008
The Academy Is... Finally Give In, Become A Tribute-Video ActDecember 9, 2008
No. 75: Journey Welcomes The Web 2.0 Era (And A New Singer) With Open ArmsDecember 9, 2008
No. 76: TV On The Radio, "Golden Age"December 9, 2008
The Latest Victim Of The Recession: MotorheadDecember 9, 2008
Blur Finally Puts An End To All Those Reunion RumorsDecember 9, 2008
Coldplay To Satriani: "Hasta La 'Vida,' Baby"December 9, 2008
http://idolator.com/5105840/5105840December 9, 2008
No. 72: The Music Tapes At Athens Popfest, August 2008December 9, 2008
Dennis Yost, R.I.P.December 9, 2008
No. 73: Radiohead Scores The Year’s Strangest Top 40 HitDecember 9, 2008
What Will The New Jay Leno Show Mean For Music?December 9, 2008
Common Is Using Mind Control To Get You To Buy A Zune (And His Album)December 9, 2008
Paula Abdul Thinks The World (Or, Really, Simon Cowell) Is Out To Get HerDecember 9, 2008
No. 74: Jenny Lewis, "Acid Tongue"December 9, 2008
"Time," "New York," And The "Observer" Come To A ConsensusDecember 8, 2008
Pitchfork's Tastemaking Ability Extends To Setting Price FloorsDecember 8, 2008
No. 79: Elvis Costello Puts His Trust In Fall Out BoyDecember 8, 2008
The Music Business' Latest Savior: The OldsDecember 8, 2008
No. 80: Andrew WK, “McLaughlin Groove”December 8, 2008
Andy Samberg Has A Sticky Christmas Box For YouDecember 8, 2008
http://idolator.com/5104021/5104021December 8, 2008
http://idolator.com/5104802/5104802December 8, 2008
Fall Out Boy Reach For The Brass RingDecember 8, 2008
http://idolator.com/5104683/5104683December 8, 2008
No. 77: Nine Inch Nails' Flood of Digitally Distributed New MusicDecember 8, 2008
Conservative Blogger Bans Lil Puffy From All Family FunctionsDecember 8, 2008
Heartbreak No. 1: "Mamma Mia" Misses The Essence Of ABBADecember 8, 2008
Speaking Of Awesome Christmas SongsDecember 8, 2008
Counterpoint: The Olds Need To Buy More AlbumsDecember 8, 2008
Kanye And Courtney Battle For Your Stylistic Soul Via Their BlogsDecember 8, 2008
No. 78: Wye Oak, "I Want for Nothing"December 8, 2008
Annals Of Awful LedesDecember 5, 2008
Outraged Moms And Dads Figure Out The Meaning Behind Those Incomprehensible Britney Spears LyricsDecember 5, 2008
Things You Can Learn About Michael Rapino Just By Reading About HimDecember 5, 2008
Win Fall Out Boy TicketsDecember 5, 2008
http://idolator.com/5102464/5102464December 5, 2008
Chris Martin Accused Of Surfing With The Alien, Stealing His TunesDecember 5, 2008
Limey Lass Vs. Gator Crass: Predicting The Year-End Hot 100December 5, 2008
I Don't Want A Lot For Christmas, There Are Just Five Songs I NeedDecember 5, 2008
Cursing Someone Out Seems So Much More Cathartic When It's Done Through AutoTuneDecember 5, 2008
The Idolawyer Tries To Figure Out If This Whole "Used MP3 Store" Thing Is LegalDecember 5, 2008
http://idolator.com/5103067/5103067December 5, 2008
On The Docket: DMX, Liberace's Ex, And An RIAA Muscle-FlexDecember 5, 2008
Feb. 8 Is Going To Be A Big Day For M.I.A.December 5, 2008
Sundance To Exhume The Ghost Of Jim Morrison One Last TimeDecember 5, 2008
2008's (Novelty) Album Of The Year, Metal DivisionDecember 5, 2008
Natalie Maines Sued, Toby Keith Buys Everyone A RoundDecember 5, 2008
http://idolator.com/5102796/5102796December 5, 2008
Keith Sweat Takes A Break From Sexing Ladies Up To Enjoy Chicken ProductsDecember 5, 2008
Prolonged Exposure To That Magic Eye Cover Makes Animal Collective Fans Go K-R-A-Z-E-EDecember 5, 2008
The Arcade Fire Allow Their Music To Be Licensed In A Super-Literal WayDecember 4, 2008
http://idolator.com/5101913/5101913December 4, 2008
http://idolator.com/5101892/5101892December 4, 2008
Last.fm May Want To Recalibrate Their "Popular Tracks" List Next YearDecember 4, 2008
Jazmine Sullivan Will Not Be Wronged By YouDecember 4, 2008
The Best Fusion Of A Muppet And A Critically Acclaimed Album From 2007 You Will See All DayDecember 4, 2008
http://idolator.com/5102081/5102081December 4, 2008
"American Idol" Is Playing Ringer Toss AgainDecember 4, 2008
Lily Allen's Frosted Trailer Park DreamsDecember 4, 2008
Kanye West To Take On Something That May Be A Volcano, Or It May Be An Amusement Park Ride, Or... Yeah, I Dunno EitherDecember 4, 2008
Britney Spears: No, She Can't (Speak To You Without A Chaperone)December 3, 2008
The Grammy Nominations Are Coming: Can You Feel The Excitement?December 3, 2008
Cobra Starship Are Everywhere That You GoDecember 3, 2008
Coldplay's Status As "That iTunes Band" Remains UnchallengedDecember 3, 2008
http://idolator.com/5101348/5101348December 3, 2008
Odetta Holmes, R.I.P.December 3, 2008
The Metallica-Signed Sewing Machine: ...And Adjustable Stitching For AllDecember 3, 2008
Live-Blogging The 2009 Grammy Nomination SpecialDecember 3, 2008
The 2009 Grammy NomineesDecember 3, 2008
Britney Spears Fashions Her Own SpectacleDecember 3, 2008
Dr Pepper Continuing To Operate In "All Publicity Is Good Publicity" ModeDecember 3, 2008
David Lee Roth, Unadorned And Still Waiting For Something To Write OnDecember 3, 2008
Gang Gang Dance's Album Of The Year, As A Matter Of "Fact"December 3, 2008
Three Pieces Of Not-So-Great NewsDecember 3, 2008
The Top Five Albums That Are Going To Be Given As Holiday Gifts This Year: An Unscientific SurveyDecember 3, 2008
Say Hello To PitchfaderDecember 3, 2008
What Should The Suits Blame: The Economy Or The Leaks?December 2, 2008
http://idolator.com/5100859/5100859December 2, 2008
http://idolator.com/5100836/5100836December 2, 2008
The Macarena: The Song That Will Never Go AwayDecember 2, 2008
Soulja Boy Keeps Opening Mouth, Inserting Self-Branded ShoeDecember 2, 2008
The Record Business Celebrates The Bad Kind Of Black FridayDecember 2, 2008
Introducing Akon, Pop's Newest Sad-Sack BalladeerDecember 2, 2008
Britney Spears To Take Her Circus On TourDecember 2, 2008
What Use Are "Best Of" Lists, Anyhow?December 2, 2008
http://idolator.com/5101074/5101074December 2, 2008
Kid Rock Unclear On The Meaning Behind The Word "Punishment"December 2, 2008
The Bee Girl Tries To Pollinate The Celebrity PressDecember 2, 2008
The Used-MP3 Marketplace: It's Not A Joke AnymoreDecember 2, 2008
Ray Winstone To Join Steven Soderbergh's Guided By Voices-Singing ProfessionalsDecember 2, 2008
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