the listenerd

*DUDE. I may be getting my sorry ass handed to me in certain Hypebot music blog polls, but Fergie served the world (so to speak?) and landed atop iTunes’ best-seller list of 2007 with “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” Listenerd second-favorite Soulja Boy lands at #3. Woohoo! [listening post]

*The CFO of Napster has stepped down. [xrrf]

*10 Incredible Sound Recordings: Perennial favorite Florence Foster Jenkins, a castrato and other ear-splitting weirdness. [kottke]

*Zeppelin and Metallica confirmed for Bonnaroo 2008? I’m scared. [metal sucks]

*ON BEARDS: Does a beard keep you warmer? Ask science. Or Sam Beam.

*On movies: The Making of The Shining (35-minute video; watch it).