I turned some old, crusty blog posts about Season 8 of American Idol into an eBook. It's a fairly good time capsule of 2009, if you miss 2009.

In case you were wondering - and you probably weren't - Friday Night Noise has bit the proverbial dust. In other news, I did this thing about Burning Star Core. And this here, about a new M.I.A. song. And this kinda-rambling thing about the slow demise of CDs that inspired some anonymous Internet asshole to yawn. I made intentionally wrong-headed guesses about Simon Cowell's American Idol replacement. (Do you have, like, any idea about how happy I am that I don't have to write about that show this season? Seriously. Now I can watch it if I wanna or just forget about it for a few weeks, if I want. Which is what's gonna happen, because, you know, The Olympics, right? Right. Oh, yeah - I did this thing about the forthcoming Pavement best-of. What else to say? Still alive.

America prefers Kris Allen to Adam Lambert? America is insane. And Idol Beat is diggity-done.

Almost over, it's almost over: today's Idol Beat.

The Gokster hits the bricks: today's Idol Beat.

One down, three to go, and thank Studdard for that: today's Idol Beat.

America inexplicably shows teen queen Allison Iraheta the door in today's Idol Beat. In other news, America blows goats. Film at 11.

Danny Gokey stars as 2004 Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean in How I Blew My Shot at The Crown: today's Idol Beat.

Blame it on the vodka, blame it on the Henny, blame it on today's Idol Beat: Matt is history, finally.

Jamie Foxx is a killer "Rat Pack Week" American Idol mentor in today's Idol Beat.

Scratch Lil and Anoop off the list: today's Idol Beat.

The pain, when will it end? Today's Idol Beat.

Nobody went home this week: today's Idol Beat.

On the QT: today's Idol Beat.

Scott's over and out in today's Idol Beat.

Behold: today's Idol Beat, where boredom's setting in.

Megan Joy is gone, Hallelujah! Today's Idol Beat.

The gig's up for Anoop in today's Idol Beat.

Stevie remains a Wonder in today's Idol Beat.

Adam and Allison pretty much have American Idol Season 8 wrapped up in today's Idol Beat.