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Madonna Doesn't Know When To Quit
ARTIST: Madonna
TITLE: Hard Candy (well, 58% of it, anyway)
RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2008
WEB DEBUT: April 20, 2008
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A Look Inside The Major Labels' Creaky "Whack-A-Pirate" Machine
Over the weekend, some enterprising hackers weaseled their way into the e-mail system of MediaDefender, a Southern California-based company that works with major labels and movie studios to try and make stealing those companies' products a little bit harder. As Douglas Wolk described the company in Spin: "The bread and butter of MediaDefender's business is interfering with unauthorized file-sharing: disseminating fake files, clogging uploaders' queues, disrupting downloads. To advertise their services, they provide record labels and film and TV studios with information on exactly when and where releases have leaked." (And in their off-hours, they go and see Chris Kattan perform!)
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Nah Right has three new tracks from Lupe Fiasco, the Chicago rapper whose Food & Liquor finished at No. 28 in last year's Jackin' Pop poll. "Cold Blooded," below, is the stand-out track, though we dock Lupe two points for actually making a "going postal" reference, and for not sampling Foreigner:
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Leak Of The Day, Part III: Lupe Fiasco Heats Up
Nah Right has three new tracks from Lupe Fiasco, the Chicago rapper whose Food & Liquor finished at No. 28 in last year's Jackin' Pop poll. "Cold Blooded," below, is the stand-out track, though we dock Lupe two points for actually making a "going postal" reference, and for not sampling Foreigner:
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Redman's Live From The Bricks mixtape surfaced last night over at Nah Right; it's a warm-up for next month's long-delayed Red Gone Wild - Thee Album, which we think was originally slated to come out in 1964. Three Bricks tracks are below, including "Walk On," the first song to invoke both Kurt Cobain and Lil Wayne:
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Leak Of The Day: Redman Hits The Bricks
Redman's Live From The Bricks mixtape surfaced last night over at Nah Right; it's a warm-up for next month's long-delayed Red Gone Wild - Thee Album, which we think was originally slated to come out in 1964. Three Bricks tracks are below, including "Walk On," the first song to invoke both Kurt Cobain and Lil Wayne:
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It took long enough, but Kaiser Chiefs' Yours Truly, Angry Mob finally hit the Internet, where it's already taking up valuable tube space. Two tracks below: "Ruby," the lead-off single, and "Everything Is Average Nowadays," which, despite its title, is not a Buzzcocks homage:
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Leak Of The Day, Part II: Kaiser Chiefs Mob The Web
It took long enough, but Kaiser Chiefs' Yours Truly, Angry Mob finally hit the Internet, where it's already taking up valuable tube space. Two tracks below: "Ruby," the lead-off single, and "Everything Is Average Nowadays," which, despite its title, is not a Buzzcocks homage:
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Fluxblog has a new track from Canadian singer Feist, who's much beloved around the Idolator flophouse for the 2004 AM-gold homage "One Evening." Her new album, The Reminder, is due out this spring, and "My Moon, My Man" is a promising kick-off single, especially when the piano and the drums start beating each other up near the end:
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Leak Of The Day: Feist Shoots For The "Moon"
Fluxblog has a new track from Canadian singer Feist, who's much beloved around the Idolator flophouse for the 2004 AM-gold homage "One Evening." Her new album, The Reminder, is due out this spring, and "My Moon, My Man" is a promising kick-off single, especially when the piano and the drums start beating each other up near the end:
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Gorilla vs. Bear has a track from the upcoming re-release of J Dilla's LP-only 2003 album Ruff Draft. "Wild" reworks Slade's 1973 classic "Cum On Feel The Noize" in the way that only J can:
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Leak Of The Day: J Dilla Feelz The Noize
Gorilla vs. Bear has a track from the upcoming re-release of J Dilla's LP-only 2003 album Ruff Draft. "Wild" reworks Slade's 1973 classic "Cum On Feel The Noize" in the way that only J can:
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The new LCD Soundsystem record is all over the Internet, and we have Little White Earbuds to thank for the track below. Is it just us, or is James Murphy channeling Zevon on that "how-ooooh" bit?
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Leak Of The Week: LCD Soundsystem Manages To Keep A Song Under The 45-Minute Mark
The new LCD Soundsystem record is all over the Internet, and we have Little White Earbuds to thank for the track below. Is it just us, or is James Murphy channeling Zevon on that "how-ooooh" bit?
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Someone in your family is going to either give or receive the debut full-length from recently minted American Idol Taylor Hicks this holiday season, so we figured we'd let you know that it's started floating around the Internet a good six days before its release next Tuesday. Have a taste of Hicks' take on the Marvin Gaye song "Wherever I Lay My Hat," so you'll have something to talk about with your relatives while you're waiting for your wine glass to be refilled.
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Leak Of The Week: Hey, It's That Gray-Haired Guy From TV
Someone in your family is going to either give or receive the debut full-length from recently minted American Idol Taylor Hicks this holiday season, so we figured we'd let you know that it's started floating around the Internet a good six days before its release next Tuesday. Have a taste of Hicks' take on the Marvin Gaye song "Wherever I Lay My Hat," so you'll have something to talk about with your relatives while you're waiting for your wine glass to be refilled.
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If you know where to look, you'll be able to find Gwen Stefani's yodel-addled new album The Great Escape, which has gone and done leaked itself onto the information superhighway. Here's "Yummy," the "disco Tetris" collaboration with Pharrell, which sounds suspiciously Fergilicious:
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Leak Of The Week: Gwen Stefani's "Sweet Escape" Has Officially Escaped
If you know where to look, you'll be able to find Gwen Stefani's yodel-addled new album The Great Escape, which has gone and done leaked itself onto the information superhighway. Here's "Yummy," the "disco Tetris" collaboration with Pharrell, which sounds suspiciously Fergilicious:
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Despite Warner's best efforts—strict quotas on who could hear it before its Oct. 24 release date, fake names and industrial-strength copy protection on the few CDs that did get shipped out —My Chemical Romance's new album, The Black Parade, made its way to Idolator's hard drive earlier this afternoon. Chin up, Warner: The Thursday before the record's release date is actually a long time for a dam to finally break, so you guys should feel pretty okay about yourselves.
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Leak Of The Week: My Chemical Romance, 'The Black Parade'
Despite Warner's best efforts—strict quotas on who could hear it before its Oct. 24 release date, fake names and industrial-strength copy protection on the few CDs that did get shipped out —My Chemical Romance's new album, The Black Parade, made its way to Idolator's hard drive earlier this afternoon. Chin up, Warner: The Thursday before the record's release date is actually a long time for a dam to finally break, so you guys should feel pretty okay about yourselves.
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We've been scouring the Web for leaks from The Black Parade, the My Chemical Romance album that comes out on Tuesday, and we've finally—finally!—found a crack in Warner Brothers' watermarked wall. "Mama" is an over-the-top, vitriolic rager that's part Arcade Fire stomp, part musical-theatre monologue—and at the end, it veers into a pool of guitar sludge that's only tempered by the presence of one Liza Minnelli.
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Leak Of The Week Day: My Chemical Romance's 'Mama' Issues
We've been scouring the Web for leaks from The Black Parade, the My Chemical Romance album that comes out on Tuesday, and we've finally—finally!—found a crack in Warner Brothers' watermarked wall. "Mama" is an over-the-top, vitriolic rager that's part Arcade Fire stomp, part musical-theatre monologue—and at the end, it veers into a pool of guitar sludge that's only tempered by the presence of one Liza Minnelli.
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It almost feels wrong to call Press Play, the forthcoming album from Diddy, a solo effort. The Whopper-loving impresario is joined by a chartload of guests on the record, which arrives in stores on Tuesday; Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Big Boi from OutKast, and Jamie Foxx are all given a chance to share Diddy's studio time. Seriously, it's like his birthday party invitation from a few years ago, only with production credits by will.i.am and Kanye West.
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Leak Of The Week: Diddy, 'Press Play'
It almost feels wrong to call Press Play, the forthcoming album from Diddy, a solo effort. The Whopper-loving impresario is joined by a chartload of guests on the record, which arrives in stores on Tuesday; Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Big Boi from OutKast, and Jamie Foxx are all given a chance to share Diddy's studio time. Seriously, it's like his birthday party invitation from a few years ago, only with production credits by will.i.am and Kanye West.
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Last Friday, some well-connected little birdie dropped an advance MP3 of Jay-Z's "Show Me What You Got" into our tips@idolator.com mailbox. This apparently didn't make the folks at Interscope/Universal/Globex (or whatever they're called) too happy, and after writing us a few excitingly bold-faced legal letters, they jumped the gun and posted the song themselves.
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Jay-Z Wants You To Show Us What You Got
Last Friday, some well-connected little birdie dropped an advance MP3 of Jay-Z's "Show Me What You Got" into our tips@idolator.com mailbox. This apparently didn't make the folks at Interscope/Universal/Globex (or whatever they're called) too happy, and after writing us a few excitingly bold-faced legal letters, they jumped the gun and posted the song themselves.
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Jay-Z's unretirement album, Kingdom Come, drops on Nov. 21; the lead-off track, "Show Me What You Got," starts off with him almost apologizing for coming back before kicking right into a classic Hova boast, one where he seems to be shedding—and mocking—his former player persona. It's backed by a super-bright blend of cascading piano, a sinuous sax, and a sampled Flavor Flav serving as Jay's sideman.
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Leak Of The Week Day Year: Jay-Z, 'Show Me What You Got'
Jay-Z's unretirement album, Kingdom Come, drops on Nov. 21; the lead-off track, "Show Me What You Got," starts off with him almost apologizing for coming back before kicking right into a classic Hova boast, one where he seems to be shedding—and mocking—his former player persona. It's backed by a super-bright blend of cascading piano, a sinuous sax, and a sampled Flavor Flav serving as Jay's sideman.
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The sophomore effort from G-Unit member Lloyd Banks was pushed back a few times; Banks himself took credit for the delays, saying that he wanted to "aim for the stars" with its release. Now scheduled to hit store shelves on Tuesday, Rotten Apple—the title's a nod to Banks' childhood in the South Jamaica section of Queens, N.Y.—glitters with cameos, with 50 Cent, Rakim, Musiq Soulchild, and Scarface all dropping by. But the record on the whole is pretty dark, with Banks' deadpan delivery deepening the pervasive gloom. Two songs near the end stand out; the languorous "One Night Stand" has a scratched-record sample and a sweet vocal from Keon Bryce, while the Ron Browz-produced "Playboy (Part 2)" is claustrophobic, with Banks' vocal wrapped around a twisted organ sample that echoes like a forever-ringing ear.
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Leak Of The Week: Lloyd Banks, 'Rotten Apple'
The sophomore effort from G-Unit member Lloyd Banks was pushed back a few times; Banks himself took credit for the delays, saying that he wanted to "aim for the stars" with its release. Now scheduled to hit store shelves on Tuesday, Rotten Apple—the title's a nod to Banks' childhood in the South Jamaica section of Queens, N.Y.—glitters with cameos, with 50 Cent, Rakim, Musiq Soulchild, and Scarface all dropping by. But the record on the whole is pretty dark, with Banks' deadpan delivery deepening the pervasive gloom. Two songs near the end stand out; the languorous "One Night Stand" has a scratched-record sample and a sweet vocal from Keon Bryce, while the Ron Browz-produced "Playboy (Part 2)" is claustrophobic, with Banks' vocal wrapped around a twisted organ sample that echoes like a forever-ringing ear.
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Somewhere between the monster success of "Mr. Brightside" and the preparation of their second album, Sam's Town, the Vegas rock act The Killers decided to get Serious. They ditched their glitz for a "Western" look apparently inspired by mid-period Depeche Mode, and lead singer Brandon Flowers started running his mouth about the American dream and how Bruce Springsteen was his new muse.
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Idolator Travel Tip: Avoid 'Sam's Town'
Somewhere between the monster success of "Mr. Brightside" and the preparation of their second album, Sam's Town, the Vegas rock act The Killers decided to get Serious. They ditched their glitz for a "Western" look apparently inspired by mid-period Depeche Mode, and lead singer Brandon Flowers started running his mouth about the American dream and how Bruce Springsteen was his new muse.
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