
For ramblings on how I came to compile this list go here . And for commentary on previous selections: [ #50-46 ] [ #45-41 ] [ #40-36 ] [ #35-31 ] [ #30-26 ] 25. Kid A - Radiohead (2000) While I completely understand my own enthusiasm for this album, I can't say that I really get why everyone else loves it so much. I've noticed that it's already topped some other 'best of the decade' [...]

Filed under: News , Electronic , You Oughta Know , Canada Marcus Paquin, mastermind behind CMJ -breakout act Silver Starling , is an emo kid at heart. It's not that he's into black eyeliner and skinny jeans, but in that he isn't afraid to express his emotions. "I've never been able to help myself. When I listen to a record that moves me, I'm the guy who's covering his face because he's bawling or laughing out loud," Paquin tells Spinner over the phone from Montreal, [...]

Filed under: Music Appreciation Rod Stewart admittedly doesn't listen to much new music, but, thanks to his kids, he's been hipped to Arcade Fire . He even made it out of the house to see the Montreal septet at the Hollywood Bowl. "They are extraordinary," he tells Spinner. "I haven't been that excited since I saw Free back in the '70s ..." Well, Arcade Fire are great, but Stewart owes it to himself to get out more. Next
BEST ALBUMS OF THE NOUGHTIES The daunting task of putting together something that you know lots of readers won't agree with is never easy, but then we thought you could always go make your own lists. At least we had the balls... So the 50s had rock n roll, the 60s had it's pop and folk, the 70s it's punk, disco and glam, the 80s it's pop, hip hop and hair rock, the 90s it's grunge, brit pop and dance music. It begs the question - what standout genre defines the [...]
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Tempo di classifiche di fine anno anche per NME , la prestigiosa -e controversa- rivista britannica. Votata dalla redazione e da una selezione di musicisti e addetti ai lavori, arriva la classifica dei 100 migliori album del decennio che sta per finire. Tra i giurati: gli Arctic Monkeys, Carl Barat, i The Killers, Jarvis Cocker, Pete Doherty, gli Elbow, Johnny Marr, gli MGMT, Ian Brown, i The Big Pink, Snoop Dogg, Alan McGee, gli Yeah Yeah Yeahs e molti altri. Qualche sorpresa. Un gruppo inglese (i Libertines ) è stato scalzato dal podio da [...]

La scorsa settimana abbiamo terminato il nostro viaggio attraverso gli album più importanti del decennio che si sta concludendo. Abbiamo quindi pensato di riassumere il tutto in questo post che non è altro che la lista completa, tappa per tappa, degli album che di volta in volta abbiamo approfondito, in modo tale da avere una sorta di indice delle varie puntate. Dopo il salto trovate anche la listona di tutti gli album che di anno in anno sono stati inseriti fra "gli album da salvare". [...]

Filed under: News , UK The Strokes ' 'Is This it?' has been chosen as the Album of the Decade by NME. The 2001 debut by the tight-jeaned five-piece from the Lower East Side, the album beat the likes of the Libertines , Yeah Yeah Yeahs , the Streets , Radiohead , and Arcade Fire to take the magazine's award. The winning album was chosen by a panel of more than 100 music industry figures, including bands such as Arctic [...]
One of my favorite songwriters of the past several years has been pretty active the past few months and I just realized that I had failed to make mention of him here on the blog. Alex Brown Church has been making some of the best and most inspired indie rock music under the pseudonym Sea Wolf. I highly recommend his 2007 debut, Leaves in the River. But today I want to point you to what he has been up to in 2009. First he offered up a free sample, with the single "Stanislaus", to give us [...]

Best Albums of 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 2007 might just be my favorite year for music releases this decade. Unfortunately, many, many great albums were left out of this list. It was pretty hard leave them out, but I couldn't press the little blue "Publish" button without any of the following albums on the list: [...]

Being the young age I am (under 30) this last decade was really the one where I can intensely focus on new releases, critically analyze and find real magic in modern music. As much as I wish I was cool enough to say I bought "Slanted and Enchanted" on vinyl the day it came out or smoke a joint and sit around with my friends about to listen to "The Bends follow-up album" with everyone saying "this better not suck!" But since I never saw Nirvana in a basement and didn't hear "Loveless" until Billy Corgan recommended it I'll just stick to [...]
Remember when we told you about that Peter Gabriel project where he'd be doing cover songs of bands like Radiohead and Bon Iver? Of course you do, and you've spent the entire time since then waiting with bated breath to find out some more details. Well, we're happy to pass those along, via our friends and yours at NME and Pitchfork . And, oh boy, is this going to be a doozy. The album, Scratch My Back , is being dubbed a "song-swap project". What that [...]

belle orchestre - "airlines/landlines (deadly stare remix)" (download) Great remix of "Airlines/Landlines" by Deadly Stare , who produced an excellent track for my friend Bleubird . Belle Orchestre features members of, and has toured with The Arcade Fire . A great instrumental track to finish off the week. website buy

Peter Gabriel has announced a few details about his forthcoming covers album. Gabriel has revealed the track listing for the album, entitled ' Scratch My Back ', which includes covers by Radiohead , Arcade Fire , Elbow , and Lou Reed . The 12-track album will hit store shelves on January 25. Peter Gabriel ' Scratch My Back ' track listing: 'Heroes' (David Bowie) 'The Boy [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , UK More details of Peter Gabriel 's much anticipated covers album have been released. It has previously been reported that the album, entitled 'Scratch My Back', would feature as-yet-unnamed songs from alternative luminaries such as Radiohead and Arcade Fire . The album is set to feature 12 tracks and will be released on Jan. 25 next year. It will be the first instalment in a planned series of releases that will see the singer and other artists [...]

Arcade Fire is recording in NYC according to member Richard Parry! Give that one a big hell yeah because I've worn out all their other records and am ready for some more (plus a tour). News comes from JP's Blog and goes as follows: Multi-instrumentalist Richard Parry was interviewed by The Quietus talking about his other band Bell Orchestre when the interview became Arcade Fire. The interviewer began quetioning him about what Arcade Fire was recording in New York and he actually answered some questions. Including some regarding the release date of [...]
Multi-instrumentalist Richard Parry was interviewed by The Quietus talking about his other band Bell Orchestre when the interview became Arcade Fire. The interviewer began quetioning him about what Arcade Fire was recording in New York and he actually answered some... Click the link to read more

Grandi artisti e band rivisitati in veste orchestrale nel prossimo lavoro di Peter Gabriel dal titolo " Scratch My Back ". La data di pubblicazione non è ancora stata indicata con precisione anche se sicuramente dovremo aspettare la primavera 2010 Continua a leggere Peter Gabriel: gioielli rubati da David Bowie ai Radiohead passando per Arcade Fire e Lou Reed... Commenta »