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Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:52 AM PDT


Season 11 Contestants Discuss 'American Idol' Judge Shakeups
On July 23, "American Idol's" Season 11 contestants returned to Los Angeles for a tour stop at the Nokia Theater, where the most recent "Idol" finale took place just this past May. But obviously, a lot has already changed since May. First of all, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, the "Idol" judges who were a [...]

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:52 AM PDT


New Albums: Good, Or Merely Funny Hats?
1) Mariah Carey has signed on to be a judge for the upcoming season of American Idol! 2) The latest single by P!nk is called "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"! 3) This week offers up the best new album releases of the year! Sadly, only one of these bewildering statements of fact is untrue! Even [...]

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:56 PM PDT


Olympic Music Mania: What to Listen For in London, From McCartney to the Spice Girls
If you've been hoping to hear a lot of "Fanfare for the Common Man," boy, did you come to the wrong Olympics. On the other hand, sporting's greatest historic event has brought Sporty Spice back from the dead. The Games of the XXX Olympiad have long promised to be the grooviest Olympics ever — for [...]

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:08 PM PDT


Journey, Framed
Well, we had an excellent week off, readers. You'll remember we took some time to drink lots of beer and listen to Naked Raygun and Smoking Popes records... and, damn, we feel refreshed! We even listened to the Aluminum Group! How cool are we? Plus, we must've drank, like — seriously! — 13 or 14 [...]

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT


Bruce Springsteen's Blues: The Boss Reveals Battles With Severe Depression
Maybe Bruce Springsteen was much more affected by that "Wreck on the Highway" than we realized. Opening up more than ever before, Springsteen reveals battles with depression throughout his life in a 16,000-word New Yorker profile hitting the stands this week. It turns out he wasn't just dancing in the dark; he was doing his [...]

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT


Mariah Carey Is The New 'Idol' Judge: 5 Reasons Why She Actually May Be Good
Mariah Carey's husband Nick Cannon may have boasted that "American Idol" couldn't afford to hire his superstar wife, but apparently he spoke too soon: Monday morning at Fox's Television Critics Association presentation, it was announced that "Idol's" new judge is in fact Mrs. Cannon, aka the one and only Mariah Carey. Call it the Idolization [...]

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT


Beyoncé Gives Props To 16-Year-Old's Shot-By-Shot "Countdown" Cover Video Starring–A Snuggie!
File this under: AMAZING. 16-year-old Pennsylvanian Ton Do-Nguyen shot, edited and starred in a mind-bogglingly accurate remake of Beyoncé's "Countdown" video, throwing in his own LOL-worthy touch--a Snuggie! Working that Snuggie like Sasha at her Fiercest, Ngyuyen recreated the video's dance moves, color washes and moving frames, right down to the singer's facial expressions and [...]

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:42 AM PDT


The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Rodriguez Comes In From the Cold
The subject of spanking-new documentary Searching for Sugar Man, cult singer Sixto Diaz Rodriguez emerged from Detroit to become an unlikely superstar in South Africa. J. poet told his story in Alarm magazine in July 2008——Barney Hoskyns, Editorial Director, Rock's Backpages Rodriguez is on stage in a bar called The Sewer By The Sea. The [...]