Posts from July 2009
- Kanye: Not the New King of Pop, Barely Even a Narcissist
- Song of the Summer Says Good-bye, ‘Boom Boom Pow,’ Hello, Pearl Jam
- Eminem Still Not Finished Talking About Mariah Carey
- Ghostface on His Upcoming Crack-Free, Wizard of Oz–Inspired R&B Album
- New Shakira Video Apparently Pulled Out From Under Some Dude’s Mattress
- Jay-Z Fails to Kill Auto-Tune
- The Black Eyed Peas Are the New Boyz II Men
- Is Third Eye Blind Really One of the Most Revered Bands of the Nineties?
- Leaked: Arctic Monkeys Drop the Tempo
- Battle of the Nearly Identical Beats: Kelly Clarkson vs. Beyoncé
- Jarvis Cocker on His New Album, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and That Time He Bum-rushed Michael Jackson
- Monsters of Folk: When Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Jim James Talk to God
- Green Day’s American Idiot Musical Takes Shape
- Green Day Live at Madison Square Garden: A Band at the Crossroads
- Panic! at the Disco Defectors Face Off Against Old Bandmates!
- Pixies Announce U.S. Dates for Doolittle Tour
- Why Are All the Music Magazines Dying?
- Coming Soon: New Albums From Mariah, Diddy, and Lil Wayne
- Michael Jackson’s Doctor Injected Him With Propofol
- Weezer: Still Not That Good
- Joe Jonas Nearly Maims Nick Jonas in Freak Drumstick Mishap
- Song of the Summer: Will Jay-Z Dominate?
- Dancing Wedding Inadvertently Aids Evil Person’s Comeback
- Can a Person Learn to Love Phish in Just One Week?
- From Mos Eisley to Your Neighborhood Amphitheater
- Paper Route Gangstaz Leave the George Michael Samples at Home
- Dirge-Rock Band Misses Cavemen Almost As Much As Vulture Does
- Jay-Z Under New MGMT
- New U2 Can’t Be Hated On
- Lucky Blogger Visits Former Home of R. Kelly
- Jay-Z Denies Chris Brown Rumor, Starts Possible Beef With Vulture
- Michael Jackson News Roundup
- The Best New Pearl Jam We’ve Heard in Forever
- New York Represents at Pitchfork Music Fest
- Monster Speaks, Part Two
- Nikki Sixx Is a Walking Contradiction
- Beastie Boys Cancer Scare
- The Beatles Remasters: Can You Hear the Difference?
- Song of the Summer: Rob Thomas and a Radical Revamp of the Power Rankings
- New Michael Jackson Song Leaks, Sounds Familiar
- Madonna Cries About Tragic Death of Stage Workers to Thrilled Fans
- Maxwell Damn Sure Knows How to End a Dry Spell
- Mariah Carey Inhabits a Stalker, But What’s in the Minds of Her Haters?
- Michael Jackson Fans Won’t Stop Till They Get Enough (of His CDs, That Is)
- Why New York City’s Indie Radio Just Can’t Hack It
- Infamous Video of Michael Jackson’s Hair Catching on Fire Finally Unearthed
- Will.I.Am’s Collaboration With Michael Jackson Resting Safely on His Hard Drive
- Is Weird Al in a Parody Slump?
- Blogger Who Leaked Chinese Democracy Sentenced to Two Months of Home Confinement
- The Game Hits Back at Jay-Z; Political Thinkers Respond
- Wilco’s Coney Island Performance Rocks Dads and Circus Geeks Alike
- Lady Gaga Is the New Ace of Base
- Rufus Wainwright’s Opera Was Totally Worth a Try, Say Critics
- Alice in Chains Returns, Bonds Unbroken
- Is Met Opera GM Peter Gelb Spending When He Should Be Cutting?
- Jack White Shoots New Video, Bandmate
- Kris Allen Makes Executive Decision to Stop Performing ‘No Boundaries’ on Tour
- Song of the Summer: Michael Jackson Rarities, Remixes, Covers and More!
- Probe Into Michael Jackson’s Death Could Turn Criminal; Also: Joe Already Talent Scouting Michael’s Kids
- Nancy Pelosi Torpedoes Plan to Honor Michael Jackson in Congress
- KRS-One and Buckshot Have Officially Saved ‘Hip-hop’
- Paul McCartney Didn’t Buy That Thing About Michael Jackson’s Will ‘For a Second’
- Arctic Monkeys Return, Softly
- Help Pay for Michael Jackson’s Funeral
- Sony Finally Gets Around to Shipping MJ Albums to Stores, Consumers Respond En Masse
- The Michael Jackson Memorial in Photos
- Drake’s Vixens Hold Up Admirably Well in Demanding Video
- Memorialpocalypse: Live-Blogging the Michael Jackson Funeral
- Michael Jackson News Roundup: Pre-Funeral Edition
- Random Jay-Z Freestyle From Over the Weekend: Good!
- Michael Jackson’s Funeral to Probably Be Huge Mess
- The New York Times Really, Really Likes the New Wilco Album
- Footage From Michael Jackson’s Final Rehearsal Leaks
- Today in Michael Jackson: Bubbles Retires to Florida, Funeral Confirmed, and More
- Song of the Summer: ‘Billie Jean’ Gets Some Love
- Purity Ring for Sale
- M.I.A.-Directed Video a Kaleidoscopic Kick in the Head
- Michael Jackson News Roundup: Blanket Bequeathed to Diana Ross, and More
- Michael Jackson (Temporarily) Saves the Record Industry