Posts from June 2008
- Al Green Makes Carnegie Hall His Love Church
- New Franz Ferdinand Song Will Delight Fans of Old Franz Ferdinand Songs
- Lyle Lovett Excites Profligate Heedlessness in God-Fearing Crowd
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Can Jay-Z’s Endorsement Help Make Estelle’s ‘American Boy’ the Song of the Summer?
- The Wrens Rock for Your Internet Rights
- Annie Pleads Insanity
- Bonus Summer Playlist: Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth Makes You a Mix Tape
- Liz Phair Plays All of ‘Guyville,’ to the Best of Her Memory
- New York ‘Times’ Editorial Board Weighs In on Rumored Beatles Video Game
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is the Jonas Brothers’ ‘Burnin’ Up’ the Song of the Summer?
- R. Kelly Has Feelings Too
- Liz Phair on ‘Guyville’ and the Secret to a Successful Topless Photo Shoot
- Pearl Jam Defy Curfew at Madison Square Garden
- RZA on Chess, His New Album, and His Favorite Broccoli Recipes
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is Shaq’s ‘Tell Me How My Ass Taste’ the Song of the Summer?
- Animatronic Animals Play Usher’s ‘Love in This Club’ — and They Take Requests!
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is the Hold Steady’s ‘Constructive Summer’ the Song of the Summer?
- Bonus Summer Playlist: Harlem Shakes Make You a Mix Tape
- Scarlett Johansson No Longer Responsible for World’s Weirdest Tom Waits Cover
- Neo-Soul Master D'Angelo Revisits Chiseled Heights
- Is Phish Returning to Jam Once More?
- Ice T Battles Soulja Boy in Rap’s Lamest-Ever YouTube Beef
- RZA, Kim Gordon, and Albert Hammond Jr. Make You a Summer Playlist
- My Morning Jacket Gets ‘Loaded’
- Leoncie, Iceland’s Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos
- Isaac Brock Goes Nutso at Secret Modest Mouse Show
- New Girl Talk Album Is Well Worth Your $0.00
- Latest Leaks Indicate Axl Rose Is Really Making Progress on ‘Chinese Democracy’
- We Sneak Into a Private Vanessa Carlton Set!
- Clipse Make Sunshiny Bid for Song of the Summer
- New Conor Oberst Track Overcomes Awful Pun
- Sigur Rós Bring Down the Museum of Modern Art
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is R. Kelly’s ‘Body Body’ the Song of the Summer?
- How Did Lil Wayne Sell a Million Albums in a Week?
- Paul Simon Gets Spooned
- Coldplay, With Brian Eno, Revolt Against Piano-Dudeness
- The Silver Jews’ David Berman Is Currently Accepting Intern Applications
- Can Robot Bands Save the Music Business?
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is Lloyd’s ‘Girls Around the World’ the Song of the Summer?
- How Many Albums Does Coldplay Need to Sell to Keep EMI in Business?
- Is ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic America’s Greatest Living Patriot? Yes, Say Some
- Silver Jews Get a Little Wacky — and Yet More Charming
- R.E.M.’s Mike Mills on ‘Accelerate,’ Obama, and His New Life As a Heterosexual
- Hell Yeah! Iron Maiden Blow the Fuses at Madison Square Garden
- M.I.A. Plays Yet Another Last Show
- R. Kelly Acquitted on All Charges
- R. Kelly Trial Rocked by Hamburger Drama
- Big Boi Is Not Afraid to Employ Metaphors
- Music Festival to Feature … Dudes Playing Guitar Hero
- R. Kelly Baselessly Accused of Dance-Move Theft
- Confirmed: Franz Ferdinand Working on New Album, Probably
- New Beck Album Revisits ‘Highway 61’
- In Defense of Lil Wayne’s Guitar-Playing
- Grandmaster Flash on Hip-hop, His Memoir, and Why It’s Better to Be a Basehead Than a Crackhead
- Chris Martin Wants to Be the Guy That Everybody Bangs
- ‘Evil Urges’ Finds My Morning Jacket in a Very Odd Place
- Boy George Answers Prayers of NYC’s Sanitation Workers
- Breeders Sisters Go Doublemint at Birthday Show
- Will Lil Wayne Steal Coldplay's Thunder? Yes, Say Experts
- M.I.A. Rocks the MoMA Sculpture Garden
- R. Kelly Trial Scandalized by Sex-Tape Mix-up
- Confirmed: M.I.A. Cancels European Tour
- New Coldplay Album to Be Released by Headless Record Company
- Beck Is Just Terrible at Surprises
- Supergrass’ Gaz Coombes on His New Album and Turning Down Spielberg
- His Defense Rests, But R. Kelly Never Does
- Lil Wayne’s Overdue Album Culmination of His Mix Tapes
- Radiohead Feeling Generous, Apparently
- Craig Finn Possibly Isn’t Drunk Right Now
- M.I.A. Nearly Undone by Democratic Impulses at McCarren Pool
- Nas Probably Not Voting for McCain
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ the Song of the Summer?
- Lou Reed Wants to Talk About His New Radio Show, Does Not Want to Talk About Money
- Leaked: New N.E.R.D. Album Not Nearly As Annoying As First Single Might Suggest
- Things Suddenly Not Looking Quite So Terrible for R. Kelly
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is NKOTB’s ‘Summertime’ the Song of the Summer?
- Leaked: Coldplay Doom Music Business, Make Album We Actually Like
- Justice Render Coldplay Single Excellently Unrecognizable
- Dave Eggers’s Whistling: Pretty Good!
- The Hold Steady and Kingsley Amis Make Drinking Cool Again
- More Colorful Characters Descend on R. Kelly Trial
- The King of the Internet Slums It With Weezer
- The Prosecution Rests in R. Kelly Trial — But Where Is Jim DeRogatis?
- Nas Steadfastly Determined to Please Record Company
- Robot-Apocalypse Update: Robot Orchestra to Perform This Saturday
- ‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is Lil Wayne’s ‘Comfortable’ the Song of the Summer?
- Song From the Wiser Side of Romantic-Existentialist Divide
- Bo Diddley Dies at 79
- Jack White Goes Fully Bizarro at Raconteurs Show
- Leaked: Lil Wayne’s ‘Carter III’ Basically As Great As You'd Hoped