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,
dj k-swift,
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 24 2008 by Jess Harvell
This may be a trick of local perspective. Word of Monotonix’s all-cylinders live show has been growing ever-louder over the last 24 months, so perhaps you were lucky to experience this stinky explosion of literal garbage and trashy garage before 2008. For me it wasn’t until this year that these Tel Aviv hard rock hairballs seemed to blow through Baltimore every three months, and at first it took some convincing to get me out of the house, as I’m generally very suspicious of supposedly apocalyptic, chair-throwing, beer-spitting live rock that looks at all choreographed. But while Monotonix’s spectacle may turn out to be as carefully plotted as any big-budget pop tour, I certainly bought it.
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Wed Sep 10 2008 by Michaelangelo Matos
A bit back, I mentioned that Seattle has music festivals like it has rain. That actually goes for the Pacific Northwest as a whole, a fact I spent this past weekend basking in on my trip to Portland for Music Fest Northwest (MFNW).
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