Posts Tagged ‘Simon & Garfunkel’

Carmageddon: Idolator’s Survival Playlist

Fri Jul 15 2011 by Erika Brooks Adickman
We've survived the Rapture, we've enjoyed Alpocolypse, but it seems our day of judgment has finally arrived. Carmageddon, as it's been nicknamed due to the closure of the vital 405 freeway, will be descending upon LA at midnight tonight and lasting for the next 53 painful hours. As Los Angelenos prepare for the worst traffic in the notoriously gridlocked city's history by planning alternate routes or stocking up on supplies to stay in all weekend (house party, y'all) we've decided to pitch in with our very own Survival Playlist. Jump below for odes to alternate forms of transportation to get you through till Monday. More »
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Happy Birthday, Compact Discs

Thu Oct 1 2009 by Maura

Twenty-seven years ago today, Sony introduced the CDP-101 to market: The $2,200 piece of electronics (pictured at left) was the first compact-disc player, and the company went on to sell 20,000 units over the three months following its debut. In addition to the hardware, Sony issued 50 of its titles on CD at a price that would equal between $33 and $45 in 2009 dollars; the “first” entry in the compact-disc catalog was Billy Joel’s 52nd Street, and a bunch of other albums from Sony’s corporate rock, Japanese pop, and classical units fell in line behind it. Is there a dusty copy of one of the 50 titles after the jump in your library? More »

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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame To Give Itself The Reach-Around In New York This Fall

Wed Jul 22 2009 by Maura

It’s been 25 years since The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame began enshrining rock stars, and inspiring many arguments from people who are just as conflicted about their favorite bands being snubbed by the museum’s higher-ups as they are about the idea of a museum honoring an allegedly still-vital artform. So clearly it’s time for a party! The party won’t take place in Cleveland, where the actual physical museum is located, but at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. And because the Rock Hall is devoted to embodying the idea of rock at its fullest, the American Express-sponsored shows will even have “once-in-a-lifetime VIP Benefit Packages priced from $25,000 to $100,000″! (Those funds are going toward creating a permanent endowment for the museum—or at least the cash for a move out of Cleveland.) Who could be on a bill that’s worthy of a six-figure ticket price? The full lineups after the jump. More »

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