As part of their trip to New York, the spitfire chick-fronted emo outfit Paramore played a “first come, first served” acoustic set at the Helio store in SoHo yesterday. MORE »
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Being A Jam Band Fan: One Man’s Perspective
Oblivious to hype/changing mores about grooming, jam bands continue to attract the dazed and confused in record numbers, even in the most non-bucolic locations. Which made intrepid Idolator videographer Alex Goldberg curious: What’s so different about being a jam band fan in the city? MORE »
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Teenage Girls (And Their Mothers) Line Up To Meet, Potentially Defile Pete Wentz
An hour-long signing at a musical instrument shop on a chilly November evening will usually only attract hardcore music geeks. Unless you’re Fall Out Boy bassist/petty eyelinered dictator Pete Wentz signing at a Manhattan Sam Ash store. MORE »
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Idolator Goes Digging For Vinyl Fans At The WFMU Record Fair
A number of years ago, I sold the bulk of my vinyl. While every two months or so I have a day where I tear up with regret over this momentous decision, most of the time I can admit that I’m just happier with my iPod. MORE »
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Idolator At CMJ, Day Three: Looking For Kicks On A Thursday Night
With two days left to go at the CMJ Music Marathon and many of the biggest bands scheduled for the weekend, Thursday was, by some estimation, the night where you had to “make your own fun.” But there were definitely hot shows going down if you had the energy to seek them out. (And if you didn’t mind paying an extra cover charge on top of your badge.) Plus: bare boobies! MORE »
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Meeting The CMJ Attendees, Part Three: You Can Fool Some Of The Music Geeks Some Of The Time
One thing we keep hearing over and over, even among the rock critics, is that no one recognizes any of the bands playing CMJ this year. So we decided to send Alex Goldberg out with a list of fake band names to see if anyone would cop to knowing about a band we had made up a few hours before. MORE »
CMJ Causes One Man To Strike A Pose
In lieu of an Outro–which we won’t be posting this week, since it seems sorta silly to post and end-of-the-week wrapup when you’re updating on the actual weekend–we present to you this video by official CMJ videographer/No. MORE »
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Meeting The CMJ Attendees, Part 2: Big Love For Rosebuds And Calamari
You’ve heard a lot about what our correspondents thought of CMJ, but what about the everyday people? Where did they go, who did they see, what did they really enjoy? (If they enjoyed anything at all?) MORE »
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Idolator At CMJ: Bring On The Blog-Rock
All week, Idolator will be bringing you front-line coverage of all the “bands you’ll soon be sick of hearing about” as we swarm this year’s CMJ Music Marathon. MORE »
