Idolator

Twice this weekend, first on late-night TV and then at Target, I was confronted with Buzz Ballads, a collection of alt-rock balladry—the compilation's marketers obviously using the term very loosely if "Doll Parts" is a "ballad"—that aims to be the nostalgic makeout disc for the generation that remembers every word to "Jeremy." Each time, I was struck with the same thought: "This record is comprised of some of the worst music I've ever heard." But which was the lamest of them all? More »

It turns out the Pied Piper was using someone else's flute when he claimed to write the Michael Jackson smash above, according to a new court decision that he swiped its melody from a pair of Belgian brothers: More »