You aren't going to believe what CMJ is up to. The article is long, but it's something you need to read:

Thousands of underground radio stations like KALX rely on indie chartmaker CMJ to publish playlists accurately. So imagine their surprise when it began falsely stacking college charts with its own pay-to-play releases...

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/issues/20 ... index.html

remember when cmj was literally half the size it is now? it was cool cus you could put it in your back pocket and take it with you to the loo. i think the first issue i got had the flaming lips on the cover. i forget. anyways, i got hip to a lot of good bands back in the back in the day thanks to cmj. now its just a piece of shit.