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art?

Plies Ready To Close The Book On Ugly Album Covers


Plies didn't want "Shawty," featuring T-Pain, to get lost in the ever-expanding pile of joints—including Lloyd's "Get It Shawty" and Pain's own "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"—with the s-word in their titles. So he made a Hail Mary pass at staying on peoples' lips: The cover of The Real Testament, which makes the Florida rapper look like he's emerging from the smoke of a burning Bible. God bless! More »

6:15 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
27,932 views, 2 comments

iphone

Napster Last Seen Teetering On Railing Of Golden Gate Bridge

Napster didn't exactly install new faith in its sagging stock with the following pronouncement regarding the iPhone: More »

5:42 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
552 views, 4 comments

the wall street journal's op-ed page is open to anyone, huh?

Ted Nugent Not A Fan Of Jann Wenner's Pro-1967 Propaganda Campaign

Ted Nugent probably won't get Love Grenade on the cover of a future Rolling Stone with "The Summer Of Drugs," found in today's Wall Street Journal. We could have reprinted any bit—Nuge is at his verbose worst throughout—but we went with this one: More »

4:45 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
2,874 views, 10 comments

investing

Duff McKagan Won't Lose His Shirt (Unintentionally)

When Duff McKagan left Guns N' Roses in 1994, he was looking for a better monetary future than The Spaghetti Incident? had afforded him. After some finance courses at Seattle University (15 short of a degree) taught him the importance of spreading out his holdings beyond the low-risk Treasury bills he'd previously invested in: More »

3:05 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
2,010 views, 3 comments

myspace

Stuck On Repeat: Office Is In Michael Scott's "Top Rated" Playlist

Chicago quintet Office didn't choose a moniker as Google-able as say, Supergrass, but they share a devotion to ultra-hooky late-'90s pop that'll barnstorm the boardroom. Singer Scott Masson's soaring vocals even affect a slight British lilt on the ELO synth-struck "Paralyzed Prince," one of three cuts streaming from their first album for ex-Pumpkin James Iha's Scratchie Records, A Night At The Ritz, due in September. Although "The Ritz" and "Possibilities" spin like the glammy days of the Dandy Warhols, they won't keep your boss off your tail—except for your guest Idolator, that is. Back to work! More »

2:30 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
371 views, 4 comments

Latest by Maura Johnston: i'm listening to 'it's a gas' now, and it is giving me a very big sissy wish-as-a-dude vibe. why can't every record sound like this? more »

non-delayed albums (we think)

Keri Hilson's Album Could Be On Shelves Before Curtis

Although Timbaland jacks the "yeah"s from "Sexyback" and the synth line from "My Love" for his grammatically atrocious "The Way I Are," Atlanta-born singer Keri Hilson is the main reason the song is getting more play than his Hives dive—and she's helping mask the overall stink of Shock Value to boot. More »

12:05 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
1,938 views, 7 comments

wheatware

Biodegradable Sticks And Picks To Flood Live Earth's Backstage Area


Live Earth musicians afflicted with celiac disease aren't likely to welcome Wheatware's gift of biodegradable drumsticks and guitar picks made with one of their least favorite grains. (Just imagining the prospect gives your CD-afflicted guest Idolator a gut-ache.) More »

11:30 AM on Tue Jul 3 2007
747 views, 10 comments

announcements

Guest-Blogger Bursts Through Idolator Bubble's Admittedly Shaky Walls


Although I, Reed Fischer, have been mostly "lurking" on Idolator during the past year, Maura's letting me into the bubble on the eve of our country's birth. I'll try to belt out my narratives like this guy, but who knows what'll happen. This is the closest thing to a blog I've ever attempted. With everyone checking out today at about noon, I'm confident that my fill-in today will do little to tarnish this great American symbol of music opinion and discussion.
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8:47 AM on Tue Jul 3 2007
By idolguest3
341 views, 5 comments

Latest by HarveyWallbanger: Thanks, guys! You've set the bar high. more »