Diciembre es el mes de la subjetividad, donde todos los medios realizamos listas sobre “lo mejor” del año que termina, recordando toda la música que sirvió como soundtrack de los días que vivimos. Este 10 de Diciembre de 2012, la redacción de RockandRadio ha decidido elegir los 25 discos que más sonaron en esta oficina [...]

A cada ano, o Grammy parece inovar um pouco mais em suas escolhas. Assim, alguns nomes na lista dos indicados chamam a atenção e até mesmo surpreendem ao aparecer como concorrentes ao prêmio. Se em 2011 Arcade Fire e The Black Keys roubaram a cena, e em 2012 Bon Iver surgiu timidamente e levando duas categorias, em 2013 alguns nomes como Alabama Shakes , Florence & the Machine e Frank Ocean se destacam entre as boas apostas do Grammy. Aliás, o The [...]

2012 had more than a handful of impressive debut full-lengths, including Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls , Porcelain Raft's Strange Weekend , and Jack White's Blunderbuss . The tracks below don't even begin to scratch the surface of debuts this year, but these are a few of my favorites. The buzz band of 2011 did not disappoint. If you have yet to give this record a chance, you're only hurting yourself. It's more than just "Southern rock". It's rock and soul [...]

The Grammy Nominations were just announced. At this point it should be no surprise that this year's list contains names like Jack White, The Black Keys, Gotye, Adele, Foster the People, Florence and the Machine, M.I.A. (she got nominated for a video), and "fun" alongside all the major pop stars. And I guess Bjork is a given in the "Alternative Music Album" category any time she comes out with an album (this is like her 12th or 13th nomination). Mumford and Sons are naturally on there along with fellow [...]

Breaking news out of Nashville tonight as the 2013 Grammy nominees were announced. Multiple nods were bestowed upon artists across various genres for the 55th annual awards ceremony with acts like Frank Ocean, Fun., The Black Keys, Drake, Jack White, Alabama Shakes and Jay-Z all receiving more than one nomination. A comprehensive list of those selected is shared below. 2013 Grammy Awards Nominations: Album Of The Year: “El Camino” — The Black Keys “Some Nights” — FUN. “Babel” — Mumford & Sons “Channel Orange” — Frank Ocean [...]

You know who loves a good list? Every single one of you. Now get on with checking out the second part of my Top 50 Songs Of 2012 . In case you're curious, I chose the songs from the 400+ tracks that I shared around here throughout the last 11 months. Enjoy. 40) : Passion Pit - I'll Be Alright : I'm still not sure what Passion Pit were aiming for on their sophomore effort, but I dig this track a lot. I think it shows how adventurous their sound can be. From Gossamer [...]
Viernes 12 de octubre de 2012, parte 1 de 3. Austin City Limits 2012. Antes que relatarles esta experiencia, es importante recalcar que nuestra experiencia en conciertos y festivales se remitía solamente a México y nada más, así que el hecho de haber asistido a este festival ha sido nuevo, revolucionario, y muy emotivo para [...]

Austin City Limits will webcast a number of this weekend’s performances, including Jack White, The Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy and the Stooges, The Roots, The Weeknd, The Avett Brothers, Childish Gambino, Florence and the Machine, Alabama Shakes, Andrew Bird, Tegan and Sara, Thievery Corporation, The Shins, Delta Spirit, Gary Clark Jr., and more. Watch the webcast live at YouTube , and check out the full schedule below (all times in CST). If you're attending Austin City Limits in person, the be sure to check out our Weekend Guide . Also, check out [...]

One of the final big festivals of 2012 takes place this weekend in Austin where 130-plus acts are set to play the eight stages of the Austin City Limits Festival Friday through Sunday. For those of us who can't make it, YouTube has teamed with the festival's promoters to offer a webcast featuring 39 of those acts. Just like the festival itself, the webcast lineup is diverse and filled with HT faves such as The War On Drugs, Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys, The Shins, Big Gigantic, Gary [...]
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It's been three plus days since Outside Lands came to an end and i've needed every minute of it to fully recover. This was my first legitimate music festival and it was a lot to take in. With that said, I would do it all over again this weekend if I could. I had so much fun last weekend, not even the total lack of sleep, the nightly struggles of finding my way home, the $9 beers, or the bird that shat in my eye Friday night will keep me [...]

2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest Jack White and Skrillex top the solid looking bill at the 2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest . As it has since 2009, the VFF will take place at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. This year's fest is set for Oct 6, 2012 , tickets go on "free sale" on Aug 24, 2012 at 12 noon. Follow @virginmlive for more info on how to get tix. Full 2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest [...]

Check out my photos of Outside Lands over at Stereogum .
Stereogum Over the weekend, thousands of fans flocked to this year's Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park. Overcast and chilly weather was offset by the fire from the Metallica pyrotechnics and warm vibes from festival attendees. Neil Young & Crazy Horse turned up their guitars to close out Friday, Metallica blew everyone away with their hellfire on Saturday, and Stevie Wonder dazzled with his barrage of hits to on Sunday. Some of the other highlights included Jack White's impromptu set in the midst of the trees, [...]
Over the weekend, thousands of fans flocked to this year's Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park. Overcast and chilly weather was offset by the fire from the Metallica pyrotechnics and warm vibes from festival attendees. Neil Young & Crazy Horse turned up their guitars to close out Friday, Metallica blew everyone away with their hellfire on Saturday, and Stevie Wonder dazzled with his barrage of hits to on Sunday. Some of the other highlights included Jack White's impromptu set in the midst of the trees, a stellar performance by the reunited Grandaddy, massively gigantic crowds for Of Monsters [...]

Each year Virgin Mobile puts together a varied lineup of performers to play its Virgin Mobile FreeFest at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland and this year's bill might be its most diverse yet. Artists ranging from Jack White to ZZ Top to Ben Folds Five to Portugal. The Man to Trampled By Turtles to Nas to Skrillex will play the venue's two main stages on October 6th. You can score free tickets to the event through TicketFly starting on Friday, August 24, at [...]

On October 6th, Virgin Mobile FreeFest will return to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD with a lineup topped by Jack White, Skrillex, M83, Nas, The Dismemberment Plan, Ben Folds Five, and... ZZ Top. Also playing across the two main stages are Santigold, Alabama Shakes, Allen Stone, Trampled by Turtles, Portugal. The Man, Das Racist, Future Islands, and Justin Jones. The Dance Forest will feature Above & Beyond, Porter & Zedd (Back to Back), Thomas Gold, Nervo, Alvin Risk, and Penguin Prison. Free tickets to the the festival will be available to the public [...]
I'm off to San Francisco for Outside Lands and won't be back until Monday. For those of you unable to attend, stream the festival live (thanks to Tunein ) or enjoy the playlist below. Either way, hope you have a fantastic weekend, because I know I will.

With more than 100 bands on eight stages (well, seven if you discount the Kidz stage, which often features songs about barnyard animals), Lollapalooza is expected to be exhausting and overwhelming. The point is to see as many bands as possible, because you paid for a ticket and dammit you're going to make that 3-day wristband worth it. At least, that was my Year 1 strategy. Year 2 was a little more laid back; I even took a night off, missing a few bands I would have liked to see in the name of sleep and sunburn recovery. [...]
![[Outside Lands 2012] Top Five Songs We Can't Wait to Hear Live](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4439919_lg.jpg)
This Friday marks the beginning of this year's Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, the fifth edition of the cultural highlight. SKOA will be attending the festival this year, and each day leading up to the festival we will be dishing out a feature focused on the bands set to appear at Outside Lands. Today, our spotlight is focused on the top five songs we cannot wait to hear live at the festival. No matter how good a band's repertoire is, [...]