Over the course of the last three weeks, we’ve given you an A to Z preview of the best of SXSW. Our ears are still numb, after listening to mp3′s of every single band playing the festival. With SXSW finally here, we thought we’d give you a round-up of the ten bands we deem...
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When we first interviewed The Boxer Rebellion back in March of 2009, we found a band that was humble, yet clearly on the verge of greatness. The release of their second album, Union put them on the top of the iTunes alternative charts in the U.S. and U.K. despite not being signed to a...
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And so it begins. Every year, we listen to mp3′s of every band scheduled to appear at SXSW. We then present you with an A to Z preview of the bands that we think should earn your attention. Whether you’re coming down to SXSW (recommended!) or just looking for new music, there’s no better...
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In the end, we think this was truly a great year for music. We would argue that this was the year of the new band, with 75% of our top 20 consisting of debut albums. As we started going through this list, we recognized that we’d interviewed many of the bands listed. As you...
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As we’ve watched others post their top 10′s of the decade, we’ve been a bit flummoxed. Other than the obvious Radiohead choice, we seem to disagree with the cool kids once again. We believe that faithful readers of this site will find our picks logical and a perfect fit for their own taste. There’s...
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As we progress down our path of the loveliest music of the decade, we’ll give you a bit more detail on the records we’ve chosen. While we were infatuated with numbers 31-40 (which you can read here), we’re ready to go to battle over every selection from 1 to 30. Not a bad song...
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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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Continuing the theme of our previous post… We’ve been on board for The Boxer Rebellion for a couple of years now. In January we documented their ascension to the top of the ITunes charts in America and England without having a record deal. Since then, the “cool kids” haven’t made a single mention of...
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First of all, thanks to all of you for the great responses we’ve been getting to the interviews we’ve been publishing. Bands, labels, promoters, blogs and more have been more than kind. Trust me, the pleasure has been all ours! On the first post that ever appeared on this website, we waxed poetic about...
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Every once in a while I’ll take a look at the ITunes top 10 album chart. I find this to be a far more accurate indicator of what people are listening to. Billboard and all the other charting companies don’t factor ITunes sales into their figures. That’s a shocking oversight given the dominance Apple...
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