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BEST OF 2011: Carter Maness' Picks
(Photo: The War On Drugs) Perhaps we’ll remember 2011 as the year we returned to "the song." Yes, I know, music is almost always based around songs, but those elusive mysteries with actual choruses, verses, bridges (remember those?) and emotions seemed kind of rare for awhile. Whether in the loose slacker forms of Kurt Vile, the Petty-meets-experimental vibe of The War On Drugs...
DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - Calgary
In the past few years, Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon has gone from cabin-ridden loneliness to Hawaii with Kanye West to some of the biggest stages in the world, and it’s been his unique voice that paved the path. "Calgary," the first single off the second Bon Iver LP, the double self-titled Bon Iver, Bon Iver out June 21 on Jagjaguwar, finds his songwriting at a new peak....
The Most Bloggable Moments of 2k10 [via HIPSTER RUNOFF]
2K10 U WERE A REAL SHIT STORM U WERE RLLY MEANINGFUL I LEARNED A LOT ABT MYSELF I LEARNED A LOT ABT INDIE I LEARNED A LOT ABT BUZZ I LEARNED A LOT ABT SLUTWAVE, RAPEGAZE AND PITCHFORK I LEARNED A LOT ABT ALT BREASTESES I LEARNED A LOT ABT MEMES, JARED LETO, AND BEST COAST DESCHANEL I LEARNED A LOT ABT _______   THE MOST HIGHLY BLGGBL MOMENTS OF 2K10   HIPSTER RUNOFF LAUNCHES...
A 'Complete Guide' to Indie, Mindie, Dubstep, Electro & Alt Buzzband Grammy Nominations
During the infancy of ‘indie’, back when it was something that individual fans felt that they could ‘be proud of’, a Grammy nomination was met with astonishment and validation. However, in the post-Arcade-Fire-wins-the-night-and-validates-indie era, it seems like random ass indie bands will get nominated every year, and no1 really cares, and we all already know that...
NYTimes writes 'massive takedown piece' about Tyler the Creator
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/arts/music/tyler-the-creator-of-odd-future-and-goblin.html?hp=&pagewanted=all Tyler the Creator is a horrorcore rapper who is being marketed towards indie white ppl. But I guess all rap is marketed towards white ppl, which is why Eminem is widely considered the #1 rapper of all time. Anyways, the New York Times had to ‘profile’ him bc...
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Banjo or Freakout
In the music video to Banjo or Freakout’s “Upside Down” an Indian, a football player, a guy in a chicken suit, an angel, a solider, a Playmate bunny, a man covered in blue paint, and the Grim Reaper are all seen running and jumping into the ocean in slow motion. It’s a striking sequence and the band’s music has a surreal, transcendental quality that fits those...
Top Singles of 2008: #1 - 10
10. Chairlift - "Bruises"; Talk about your commercial appeal, I wouldn’t have given this album the time of day or have gone to see the band during CMJ without this song taking over my TV on all those freaking iPod commercials. Seriously the album is more or less staid but this song is absolutely amazing. 9. Estelle (feat. Kanye West) - "American Boy"; I can’t...
Go Get Ya Nails Did with Kid Sister!!!
At the moment, I’m listening to Chicago-based Kid Sister’s frivolous single "Pro Nails," a wet and shiny ode to nail polish, and sheepishly bouncing my shoulders. It’s a well manicured track with NO cracks, so please file it down…in your music library. Typically, rap videos aren’t anything I write home about, though I do harbor a secret envy of sweet...
i (heart) these songs
download all the pretty songs in a zip file: A.M. 180: top 30 tracks of 2008 get them while they’re hot (or, you know, before they get deleted) 30 Jeremy Jay - “Beautiful Rebel” And so my list begins with a sigh. “Beautiful Rebel” is ghostly and reverent, and I love how important the actual words sound, like an incantation, or a summoner’s song. 29...
My Top 40 Albums of 2008: Numbers 8 Through 1
And so we’ve reached the end of this year’s journey through my top albums. Before we get into the top eight, I’ll try to sum up which albums released in the last few months of 2008. September brought offerings from Jenny Lewis, Mercury Rev, People in Planes, Butch Walker, No and the Maybes, Glasvegas, Santogold, Jon Ryman, Metallica, Chairlift, Kings of Leon, and a sophomore...
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  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...

  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...

  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...

  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...

  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...
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  • Kanye interrupts Obama

    So I tried really hard not to mention the Kanye West / Taylor Swift incident, what with the whole debacle being adequately covered elsewhere - and the both of them being a bit shit.  But when...

  • Lewis Irvine - Trying to cut a coin in the city

    Lewis Irvine plays excellent low key loose folk music, with plenty of cheek and a neat turn of phrase. ‘Trying to cut a coin in the city’ is a hard time hungrys style ditty about the...

  • United Fruit - Faultlines

    United Fruit are the latest band to have been gathering some steam and attention round the alt-music scene in Glasgow, garnering some decent support slots along the way. Infact, it was when they...

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  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.

  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.

  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...

  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  

  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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