The Lumineers, seen here at Cafe 939 in April, really caught my ear this year Song obsessions are those songs that your brain picks for you, those ear worms that get stuck in your head and have you singing them to yourself or going back to hit repeat on your ipod. I like the idea of reporting what my brain got stuck on each year, rather than picking a list of song I think are the 'best'. Here's the list of the songs that were stuck in my head the most in 2012. [...]
Photo Credit: Andrew St. Clair 21 years after its inception, Lollapalooza is a festival that does most things right. For quite a while, it's been in a very convenient area and has an excellent line-up, even compared with competing fests such as Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Outside Lands. When done right, a great festival includes bands for everyone, and Lollapalooza does this to near perfection. Among the headliners: Jack White and Red Hot Chili Peppers , Justice , Kaskade , Bassnecter and Santigold [...]
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Live music picks for MONDAY JULY 30 through SATURDAY AUGUST 4, 2012. MONDAY JULY 30 / TWIN SHADOW / LEE'S PALACE / 529 BLOOR W / $25 / 19+ Twin Shadow , the stage name of New York-based musician George Lewis Jr., will be playing two shows at Lee's to kick off the week. If you're a fan of synth-heavy music that harkens back to the New Wave movement of the 1980s, this will be right up your alley. He's fresh off the release of his [...]
Cette semaine, la sélection Azimut revient pour vous parler des 10 ans d’un grand festival français ! Et oui, déjà dix ans que le parisien « Rock en Seine» abreuve ses adeptes d’une programmation riche en grands noms et en belles découvertes ! Et pour fêter dignement cet anniversaire, Azimut sera présent au festival qui aura lieu en août prochain ! Mais avant de se lancer dans cet été de festivals, la sélection Azimut vous propose de découvrir quelques grands artistes qui joueront à Rock En Seine cette année ! Vous serez peut-être [...]
We just posted about Austra who's coming back to North America (including 9/19 at Music Hall of Williamsburg ) after a tour of Europe. She's also one of many artists playing the 2012 Osheaga Festival in Montreal which happens August 3 - 5 . Tickets are still available for the three-day event. In addition to Austra, Osheaga plays host to The Black Keys , Snoop Dogg , Justice , Metric (who play Radio City Music Hall [...]
More Sigur Rós news: this coming Thursday, May 17th, across EVERY time zone in the world, fans can preview the new album, Valtari , in the world's first worldwide listening party (don't quote me on this). Wherever you are, at 7pm, just log on to the band's website and stream the album in their entirety. KEXP will be providing an early early preview of Valtari at 6AM PST that Thursday . Tune in to the Morning Show with John to hear the entire album! Then, hear it [...]
With three-day passes selling out yesterday, Lollapalooza released their "which artists on which day" rough schedule. The announcement (click photo for larger image) came with the release of single-day passes, which are available now for $95. Conflicts are inevitable (in life as well, but, forget about that), and it seems that Sunday presents the biggest challenge. Jack White , Florence+The Machine , At the Drive-In , Justice , and Sigur Ros are scheduled to play as the day's largest acts, so decisions are likely going to be made, [...]
El lineup oficial para el festival Lollapalooza 2012 ya fue revelado y como era de esperarse, está irreal. Sin duda, entre lo más destacado están las presentaciones de Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys y contra de todos los pronósticos, la esperada presentación de Black Sabbath. El festival también contará con la presencia de los recién reunidos At The Drive In, Jack White, Sigur Rós, M83, Bloc Party, Gary Clark Jr., Neon Indian, Tame Impala… en fin, el paraíso. En el siguiente video podrán conocer [...]
After months of purported leaks and heavily circulated rumors, the Lollapalooza lineup has finally been confirmed. Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath and Jack White are set to headline the three-day event, which will take place in Chicago's Grant Park on August 3 - 5. HT faves featured on the bill include The Shins, Sigur Ros, Dawes, tUnE-yArDs, The Heart & The Heart, Alabama Shakes, Dr. Dog and The War On Drugs. Recently reunited At the Drive-In and The Afghan Whigs are also on board for the latest installment of Perry Farrell's 20-year-old festival. [...]
So, the day's really here. And after the previous months/weeks of speculation, the biggest story of Lollapalooza 2012 ended up being that the lineup leaked from Sunday WAS 100% ACCURATE. It's the first time in recent memory that a complete leak like this has happened with a major U.S. music festival, so everything we heard tonight wasn't a surprise. As you know, Black Sabbath , with all original members, Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Black Keys , Jack White , Florence + The Machine , At The Drive-In , [...]
After two-week long guessing game, the lineup to the 2012 edition of Lollapalooza, now in it's 21 year, has been revealed. And it's an odd assortment of new, nostalgia and beyond nostalgia that will take over Grant Park this August 3 - 5. Headliners include Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Black Keys , Jack White and Black Sabbath . The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot reports that C3 promises the full Sabbath lineup even though guitarist Tony Iommi is recovering from lymphoma and drummer Bill Ward isn't fully [...]
It's finally arrived. The line up for Lollapalooza, one of the biggest music festivals in the U.S., has been revealed and it's quite good. The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and Black Sabbath will headline this year's festival. This will also be the only U.S. appearance for Sabbath this year. Additionally, Jack White, Justice and Avicii will also serve as headliners this year. Also appearing at Lolla will be At the Drive-In, Sigur Rós, Florence and the [...]
Lollapalooza ( more by Grant MacAllister ) Chicago Sun Times reports : Lollapalooza has revealed its official 2012 list of performers -- a typically wide-ranging smorgasbord of genres and styles topped by nearly a dozen mainstage headliners: the Red Hot Chili Peppers , freshly reunited bands Black Sabbath and At the Drive-In , the Black Keys, Jack White, Florence + The Machine , the Shins and Passion Pit , plus spotlighted electronic music including Swedish [...]
Man, oh man. What have we got here? Looks like the full list of Record Store Day releases has just hit the interwebs. Consider this the ultimate shopping list. Feel free to peruse the list over at RSD's official website but I'd like to point out some of the hot items hitting your local independent record store this April 21st. Some of the vinyl hitting the shelves this year include exclusive and limited releases from David Bowie, The White Stripes, Mastodon, The Flaming Lips, Ryan Adams, Arctic Monkeys, The [...]
The lineup for the annual Osheaga Festival in Montreal was announced this morning, and it's pretty deep. The Black Keys, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ black-keys-snoop-dogg-sigur-ro s-justice-and-the-we/63454/
Osheaga, Montreal's premier summer music festival unveiled their insane 2012 lineup this evening. The amazing lineup includes: Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Little Dragon, The Weekdn, Feist, Justice, Metric, The Shins, MGMT, A$AP Rocky, Yeasayer, Passion Pit, Florence + The Machine, The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg, Sigur Rós, M83, Aloe Blacc, The Walkman, Woodkid & Zola Jesus. This years festival is from August 5th-7th at Parc Jean Drapeau. Head over to osheaga.com and book your flight now.
The Osheaga Music and Arts Festival returns to Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau from August 3-5th. The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg, Sigur Rós, and Justice top this year's bill, and they'll be joined by MGMT, Florence and the Machine, The Weeknd, Bloc Party, M83, Franz Ferdinand, Metric, and Garbage. Also playing are Passion Pit, Yeasayer, City and Colour, Brand New, Young the Giant, Portugal. the Man, The Walkmen, ASAP Rocky, Zola Jesus, Atlas Sound, Amadou & Mariam, Black Lips, Little Dragon, Calexico, The Black Angels, Gary Clark Jr., The Ravonettes, Of Monsters and Men, Kathleen Edwards, Austra, Tame Impala, The [...]
Welcome back to this edition of The Indie Sabbath , your Earmilk source for all things indie from rock, pop, and psychedelic, to folk, experimental and everything in between. It has regretfully been some time since the last Indie Sabbath, so needless to say I am anxious to make up for lost time in the indie music world. If you're still grieving from the breakup of Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel , the indie-est couple out there, I feel you, and I am happy to say I have selected some tunes with your heartache in mind. As [...]
I'm not kidding when I say that this was a challenge. The list was down to 35, and I was thinking how great it was going. The last ten made me cringe a little bit after removing each one. Then some went back on and others went off. It turns out that when asked about [...]
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