On a drizzly night this week, Idolator videographer Alex Goldberg headed out to the corner of Bedford Ave. and N. MORE »
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What Kind Of Person Waits In The Freezing Cold For A Brand New Show?
Hell if we know, because our asses are staying warm by chain smoking blogging next to our radiators, but Idolator videographer Alex Goldberg found out when he discovered a clutch of fans parked outside a New York gig by the Long Island emo band hours before it was set to begin. MORE »
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Idolator Meets Paramore’s Frozen Faithful
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 »
