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Project X Takes Two For The Books

Michaelangelo Matos | January 31, 2008 10:00 am
Michaelangelo Matos | January 31, 2008 10:00 am

hottesthot100.jpgAs part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Idolator Critics’ Poll editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he looks at two books aimed at list fanatics, one intermittently entertaining but flawed and one recommended unreservedly to all music geeks:

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Project X Takes On A Culture Bully

mmatos | December 31, 2007 10:00 am
mmatos | December 31, 2007 10:00 am

nellllyyyyy.jpgAs part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he examines the health of the bootleg mash-up thanks to a list compiling the year’s best in bastard pop:

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Project X Presents <em>Sense and Sensibility</em>, Starring Kim Gordon and “Fact” Magazine

mmatos | December 17, 2007 1:30 am
mmatos | December 17, 2007 1:30 am

kimsmelon.jpgAs part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he tries on a pair of very different sensibilities thanks to 2007 Top 10 lists from Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and the U.K.’s Fact magazine:

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Second Spinning Some Rock And Roll Classics, Spaced-Out Disco, and Trad African Beats

mmatos | December 7, 2007 9:30 am
mmatos | December 7, 2007 9:30 am

milkdisco.jpgIn the current climate of ruthless blog scrutiny, good records can easily disappear with little or no press and supposedly major albums are forgotten within weeks of release. With that in mind, we bring you Second Spin, where we’ll take a look at records that have either slipped between the hype cracks or re-evaluate albums after the press cycle has left them for dead. In this installment, Michaelangelo Matos gets into trouble with a classic rock and roll songwriting team, surveys the current “cosmic disco” trend, and is introduced to an eight-member Kenyan rhythm machine.

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Project X Gets A Little Bit Country (And Brings The Family Along)

mmatos | November 26, 2007 1:30 am
mmatos | November 26, 2007 1:30 am

carrie.jpgAs part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he takes a break from Thanksgiving to sit down with his family and listen to the Billboard Hot Country Songs Top 10, capturing their cantankerous opinions about George Strait, Baz Luhrmann, and Cookie Crisp for posterity:

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Project X Goes Looking For Some Replacements

mmatos | November 12, 2007 1:30 am
mmatos | November 12, 2007 1:30 am

replacements2.jpgAs part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, a list from the 1995 Spin Alternative Record Guide provides a proverbial springboard to explain how a new history of the Replacements will leave you unsatisfied:

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Project X Looks For The Good Ol’ Days

mmatos | October 29, 2007 1:30 am
mmatos | October 29, 2007 1:30 am

americangraf.jpgAs part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he watches 10 films from the cusp of the 1970s that offer a variety of takes on the era’s nostalgia for the rock and roll of the ’50s and ’60s:

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Disco Angels, Brokebacks, And Skoozbots (Oh My)

mmatos | October 22, 2007 11:30 am
mmatos | October 22, 2007 11:30 am

fiercedisco.jpgIn the current climate of ruthless blog scrutiny, good records can easily disappear with little or no press and supposedly major albums are forgotten within weeks of release. With that in mind, we bring youSecond Spin, where we’ll take a look at records that have either slipped between the hype cracks or re-evaluate albums after the press cycle has left them for dead. In the first installment, Michaelangelo Matos chills in the superclub’s VIP lounge, vacations in a soul motel, and gurgles and boings to a minimal techno soundtrack.

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Project X Is Just About To Lose Its Mind

mmatos | October 17, 2007 1:15 am
mmatos | October 17, 2007 1:15 am

grapevine.jpgAs part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he counts down the best and worst charts of the 1960s:

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Project X Has Been Downhearted, Baby

mmatos | October 1, 2007 3:45 am
mmatos | October 1, 2007 3:45 am


As part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he travels back to his least favorite year of the ’90s, and said year’s attendant Modern Rock Top 10:

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