[MP3] Beach House Norway Analysis of the Cultural and Critical Impact of this Song: This mp3 is the 'beginning/launching point/kickoff' of the 2k10 music season. The first step on an annual cycle to attempt to understand 'who is the best/most culturally relevant/buzzworthy/meme-able' band of the year. It is this cycle which gives the blogosphere purpose, giving us a reason to live/evaluate/judge even though 'time' is irrelevant on the internet. Beach House's PR/marketing team should be commended for setting the tone for 2k10. In [...]
Årtiet lakker så småt mod enden, og i den anledning har Frekvens kigget tilbage på de bedste plader fra perioden 2000 – 2009. Alle redaktionens medlemmer har således indleveret deres top 25 lister over årtiets plader, og de er nu blevet regnet sammen til Frekvens' definitive top 60 over årtiets bedste albums. Ikke mindre end 145 albums har været med i overvejelserne, men Arcade Fires debut endte med at blive den suveræne vinder, af et i øvrigt utroligt stærkt felt. Death Cab For Cutie forsangeren Ben Gibbards hyggeprojekt The Postal Service rendte med 2. pladsen, blandt andet foran to [...]
Bruce Springsteen. The Boss. The musician who single-handedly put New Jersey on the map in terms of music. He's responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed albums throughout the history of rock. The most famous of these albums arguably is 1975's Born to Run . Yet, despite the fame of this record, I've never any songs from it. Alright, maybe that's a slight exaggeration. I'm pretty sure I've heard all of "Born to Run" and parts of other well-known tracks, like "Thunder Road" and [...]
local natives - camera talk local natives - airplanes (bbc radio 1 live in session) [from last.fm "Local Natives are a Southern California act preparing to release their debut full length. Upon first listen though, it seems as if there's no way that can be the case. These songs roll by with the ease, confidence and chemistry of a much more seasoned act. My initial reaction is to compare them to bands known for their celebratory bombast like Broken Social Scene but with the rich orchestration of groups like Grizzly [...]
It's never easy to map out an entire decade in music. So, in constructing the "Decade in Music" interactive timeline , we sought to shape it with some of the bigger tent-pole trends, news (Elton John performing with Eminem) and groundbreaking changes in the industry, business and technology (Napster, the iPod). We also wanted to highlight albums (Britney Spears, Danger Mouse, Radiohead) that took a snapshot of the era, as well as deaths (Ray Charles, Johnny Cash) that affected everyone. And, of course, we wanted to include the occasional "wardrobe malfunction" controversy or bizarre curiosity ("Trapped in the Closet") [...]
Elvis Perkins In Dearland w/ A.A. Bondy Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN Tuesday, November 17, 2009 If you were at the Mercy Lounge Tuesday night, you never would have guessed that Nashville had been experiencing sunshine and 75 degree temperatures just two days earlier. It seemed like everyone in attendance had spent the indian summer weekend digging their winter clothes out of the back of the closet. Every other person was wearing either a sweater, scarf, knit hat, or some combination of the [...]
When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire. Enjoy the music. MediaFire: The Fast Life FM - November Rain A list for listeners: show 01) Midlake - Roscoe (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation) 02) Arcade Fire - No Cars Go 03) Portugal.The Man - The Sun 04) Eugene Francis Jr. - Poor Me 05) Miike Snow - Song For No One 06) My First Trumpet - Autonarkose 07) The Whitest Boy Alive [...]
DOWNLOAD: Local Natives - Sun Hands (MP3) Fool's Gold / Local Natives "Indeed, in many ways Local Natives ' Gorilla Manor is like a science experiment in how to create a critically acclaimed album: take some of the ethereal folksiness of Fleet Foxes ('Airplanes'), add some Arcade Fire-ish choral harmonies (' Shape Shifter', 'Stranger Things'), a dash of Broken Social Scene's quirkiness ('World News', 'Camera Talk') sprinkle with Cold War Kids-esque off-kilter timings and shouty middle eights ('Sun Hands', [...]
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, [...]
As part of Warp Records' 20th anniversary London event, Warp Films present a night of visuals, film and music at a secret Bethnal Green Warehouse Location on Friday 4th December, 7pm-4am. The event is the final in a global series of events (New York, Paris, Sheffield, Tokyo, Berlin) celebrating 20 years of Warp. The night will play host to a mash-up of Warp Films' eclectic projects, comprising of classic features, shorts and music videos. Event details can be found here: Facebook | Warp Website | Tickets [...]
The fine folks over at A.V. Club have posted their best-of-the-decade music list today, and at number one they've got the White Stripes' White Blood Cells. That pick is sure to start some rabble-rabble below, but it's a solid pick, backing away from the easy gimme of putting Kid A on top. Though I do take umbrage with calling White Blood Cells "true," since most of the songs are far from any "truth" as I know it. Still though, solid pick. The top ten is rounded out by [...]
Truth be told, I've been hunting for news like this for weeks now, scouring the Interwebs for new signs of life from Interpol—aside from Paul Banks' slightly underwhelming pseudo solo album and Carlos D's film career, of course. And just when the most that I could hope for was a speculative "?" post (Arcade Fire one was a hit, right?), drummer Sam Fogarino dropped the "new record" bomb on Paste. Boom: "The new record falls back towards the first," Fogarino told Justin Jacobs. "In trying to move forward, there was an unspoken realization that you can't let go [...]
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
Stereo Subversion lovingly profiles singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens and his music. Myspace has added music charts. SEE interviews Charles F of Winter Gloves . "I don't think we have this Montreal sound at all," Charles says. "For me, the Montreal sound a couple of years ago was Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade, and a bunch of bands influenced by British music and being dark with a lot of reverb. [...]
Stereo Subversion lovingly profiles singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens and his music. The New York Times ArtsBeat blog looks to the history of the National Book Awards and its selections. Jacket Copy wraps up last night's National Book Awards ceremony and winners. Myspace has added music charts. SEE interviews Charles F of Winter Gloves [...]
NME "Top 100 Albums Of The Decade" list In an exhilarating episode of listmaking as the year wraps up, hyperbole experts NME have compiled a "final, definitive list" of the top 100 Albums Of The Decade, naming The Strokes' 2001 debut album " Is This It ", The Libertines ' " Up The Bracket " and Primal Scream 's " XTRMNTR " in the first, second and third place respectively. Others who made the list include (expectedly) Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The White [...]
50 M.I.A. - Arula 49 Muse - Absolution 48 The Walkmen - Bows and Arrows 47 Brendan Benson - Lapalco 46 The Delgados - The Great Eastern 45 Avalanches - Since I Left You 44 Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 43 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 42 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 41 Wild Beasts - Two Dancers 40 Ryan Adams - Gold 39 Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles 38 Bloc Party - Silent Alarm 37 The Knife - Silent Shout 36 Spirtualized - Let it [...]
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 [...]
It's November and the end of the decade, so the "Best of a Decade" lists are starting to come in. The first comes from the hype-masters at NME who have named The Strokes ' Is This It? The Libertines ' Up the Bracket and Primal Scream's XTRMNTR as the first, second and third best of the decade. The list was chosen by bands such as Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys, plus record producers and label bosses. [...]
The Libertines' 2002 debut Up the Bracket was voted second in the list of the top 50 albums, with Primal Scream's XTRMNTR coming in third. Bands such as Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys, plus record producers and label bosses were among those who cast their votes. Guitar-led rock acts dominated the list with nine out of the top 10 places. Is This It, with its lo-fi scratchy guitars and hits like Last Nite and Someday, was one of the most acclaimed albums of the year when it was released in 2001. Its infamous cover shows a hand [...]
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