Initially, I resisted this concept of a mid-year top ten. It seemed like a cheap concept for websites with nothing to talk about. But then I started looking at the lists onmy favorite websites and realized that none of the albums I like were getting any attention. Given that this has been the best...
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So I was reading through the ‘Guide To Being One Of The Cool Bloggers’ (You can download it on Pitchfork, but you have to answer a 20-question quiz on Kraut-rock before you can access it. I used my Julian Cope book to cheat.) and it says that I have to do a “Best of...
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For those of you joining us from England for the first time, I have some important news for you from here in the States. Remember that MTV thing we foisted on you a few decades ago? Yeah, we don’t really do that video on the tv thing anymore. I understand it’s pretty big over...
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If you’ve been reading us for a while, you know we love our festival previews. With Bonnaroo coming this weekend, here’s our picks to click, starting at he bottom of the lineup and working our way up. I’m going to skip the top of the bill since I assume you know who these Springsteen...
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The brilliantly named Ringo Deathstarr are an Austin-based band who need to be on your radar. They’re the ADD cousins of My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary chain, crafting three minute bursts of noise-bliss that will shred your ears and leave you asking for more. After numerous line-up changes, the one constant...
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Holy Guacamole, there’s a lot going on in TDOA! Interviews, promos, inquiries from people who want to see TDOA in other mediums…Oh yeah, we probably should post something too. Better late than never, here are the best songs we heard released in May. Click on the name of each band if you’d like to...
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