Wed Sep 22 2010 by Robbie Daw
Sara Bareilles not only got bumped
off the #1 position on the
Billboard Top 200 album chart, her sophomore effort
Kaleidoscope Heart slid all the way down to #12. Chalk it up to the one-two punch of Linkin Park's
A Thousand Suns and Trey Songz's
Passion, Pain & Pleasure—which capture the top two spots on the chart, respectively—combined with four other debuts this week.
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Fri Mar 6 2009 by Dan Gibson
For a rough-looking guy with a giant beard, Jamey Johnson has done relatively well in mainstream country music, with award nominations and a top ten hit, “In Color.” However, “In Color” was a touching track about a veteran showing old pictures to his grandson, the sort of thing that tends to do well at country radio. What about when Johnson’s label floats a track that contains lyrics about smoking pot in a church parking lot?
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Wed Dec 31 2008 by Michaelangelo Matos
What were the 80 most important musical recordings, artists, trends, events, and performances of 2008? What were the eight things this year that broke our hearts—or, at least, our ears? We’re happy to announce 80 ‘08 (and Heartbreak), Idolator’s year-end overview. The list is below the jump.
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ABBA,
Alphabeat,
American Idol,
Andrew W.K.,
Arnel Pineda,
Be Your Own Pet,
Beyonce,
Black Sabbath,
Britney Spears,
carl wilson,
Celine Dion,
Coachella,
Courtney Love,
David Archuleta,
David Cook,
Dean Wareham,
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DJ Koze,
Elvis Costello,
Erykah Badu,
Estelle,
Fall Out Boy,
Fred Schneider,
Game,
Gary Brolsma,
Gaslight Anthem,
Girl Talk,
Gnarls Barkley,
Guns N Roses,
Ida Maria,
James Brown,
Jamey Johnson,
Jarvis Cocker,
Jay-Z,
Jenny Lewis,
Jonas Brothers,
Journey,
Juliana Hatfield,
Justin Moore,
Kanye West,
Kid Rock,
Kings Of Leon,
Kompakt,
Larry Norman,
Lil Wayne,
Lily Allen,
Lloyd,
M.I.A.,
Madonna,
Mamma Mia,
Mariah Carey,
Mary J. Blige,
Max Martin,
MBV,
Miley Cyrus,
Monotonix,
Nine Inch Nails,
Of Montreal,
Optimo,
Paramore,
Perez Hilton,
Pete Wentz,
Portishead,
Prince,
Pussycat Dolls,
R. Kelly,
Radiohead,
Rick Astley,
Rihanna,
Santogold,
Scott Weiland,
Sheryl Crow,
Slipknot,
Solange Knowles,
Sonseed,
Stone Temple Pilots,
T-Pain,
T.I.,
The Raconteurs,
The Wire,
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Trent Reznor,
TV On The Radio,
Velvet Revolver,
Wye Oak,
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Wed Dec 17 2008 by xhuxk
Reviews of Jamey Johnson always call him a country traditionalist, and he is; the guy clearly worships (and draws low sodden anchored-to-the-bottom-of-the-ocean vocal influence from) Waylon Jennings, who probably never made an album this great. But calling Johnson a traditionalist ignores certain trappings—in a way, his grey-blurred and desolate album cover, his scraggly pioneer’s goatee, and his use of open space and clanking belfry sound effects align Johnson more with gothic art-metal acts like Neurosis than with anybody else on country radio.
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