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It’s Time (For Me) To Say Goodbye

noah | November 9, 2009 5:45 pm
noah | November 9, 2009 5:45 pm

Hi everyone. Just wanted to let you know that today is my last day as editor of Idolator. The site will continue on, and I will continue to write about music, but we’ve decided to part ways. Despite my nominal status as a “writer,” I am straight-up terrible at goodbyes. So I just have a list of people to thank before I exit stage left. More »


Up, Up and Away in My Beautiful Guest Editor Balloon

dangibs | July 2, 2007 9:15 am
dangibs | July 2, 2007 9:15 am

1881, President James Garfield is fatally shot; 1937, Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific; 1962, the first Wal-Mart store opens in Rogers, Arkansas. More »


Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing

idolguest2 | May 31, 2007 8:45 am
idolguest2 | May 31, 2007 8:45 am

Hello, I’m Jess Harvell. I don’t own a home computer at the moment. I can’t “work an RSS feed.” I have never knowingly looked at Stereogum. I don’t have cable. My knowledge of pop culture these days is almost entirely down to what one of the editors of this site copies and pastes to me in IM chats. More »



X Marks the Spot: Idolator Columnist Rides Shotgun

mmatos | May 2, 2007 9:45 am
mmatos | May 2, 2007 9:45 am

Hi. I’m Michaelangelo Matos. I’ve been a regular Idolator contributor since December, when I undertook the Jackin’ Pop Critics Poll. After that I finagled a column, Project X, in which I examine a different Top 10 list every other week. It’s the most sheerly enjoyable writing I do by a mile. Today, I’m co-blogging with Maura while that deadbeat Raftery hides in the cupboard. More about me after the jump.

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“You’re on the team?” “I’m an alternate.” Gadfly Plays Idolator For A Day

idolguest3 | May 1, 2007 9:45 am
idolguest3 | May 1, 2007 9:45 am

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After months of shooting my mouth off and basically treating Idolator as my de facto blog, I, Chris “dennisobell” Molanphy, am proud to be pinch-hitting as guest editor for a day. I’m filling in for esteemed Editor Brian Raftery, who is off in an undisclosed location–let’s just say the skills he’s picked up from certain nameless American Idol contenders might come in handy. I’ll be sharing the virtual editor’s desk today with the mighty Maura, who’ll hopefully keep me from wandering off somewhere.

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The Gates May Be Closed, But You Can Still Sneak Into Idolator’s Commenting Pit

noah | March 22, 2007 1:15 am
noah | March 22, 2007 1:15 am

Our giveaway of Idolator comment-section passes is now closed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t wrangle your way in. More »



Get In The Pit: We Throw Open The Gates To Idolator’s Comment Section

noah | March 21, 2007 9:47 am
noah | March 21, 2007 9:47 am

Once again, we’re giving all Idolator readers the chance to snag an all-access pass to our comments section; just drop an e-mail to tipsATidolatorDOTcom before 6 p.m. ET and you’ll receive an invite code, which will allow you to comment on Idolator and the rest of Gawker Media’s sites. More »


Idolator’s Grammy Live-Blog: We’ll Try And Keep The Lute Jokes To A Minimum

noah | February 9, 2007 9:51 am
noah | February 9, 2007 9:51 am

A few months ago, we conducted our inaugural… More »


Gawker Media: “Is Idolator expecting you?” Eric: “Yes, I don’t think they are.”

idolguest3 | February 2, 2007 8:40 am
idolguest3 | February 2, 2007 8:40 am

Eric Harvey here, taking the baton from Dan Gibson and filling in for your esteemed Idolator Brian, who, despite vicious rumors to the contrary, is not bedbound in my rural home like James Caan in Misery. Not at all. More »



Guest Editor, Take the Wheel

idolguest2 | February 1, 2007 8:48 am
idolguest2 | February 1, 2007 8:48 am

With one of your Idolator editors out on a Lindsay Lohan-style break due to exhaustion, I’ll be filling in for the day, embarrassing myself and, possibly, the Idolator institution in the process. More »


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