the bird and the bee, the duo of singer Inara George and multi-instrumental/producer Greg Kurstin, kicked off a musical scavenger hunt for their fans today by premiering all nine songs from their new album Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates on nine different websites: AOL Spinner, BrooklynVegan, Entertainment [...]
*Editors Note: All of the bands below are linked directly to the iTunes music store – should you be so inclined
Top 10 Albums
Brother Ali – US
David Bazan – Curse Your Branches
Bon Iver – Blood Bank EP
Avett Bros. – I and Love and You
Blind Pilot – 3 Rounds and Sound
Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
Pearl Jam – [...]
This was fun and a bit difficult for us to come to a consensus on our top albums of the year. However what has emerged below are all great pieces of artwork that we can wholly stand behind as being some of the greatest of 2009. We’re excited to read your comments, thoughts and references [...]
Well Well Well…another year and another list. I love them…I love searching them, finding them, finding new music, and sharing with what I listened to this year…Enjoy!
1. Phoenix-Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. Avett Brothers- I and Love and You
4. Wilco- Wilco (the album)
5. Dinosaur Jr.–Farm
6. Passion Pit–Manners
7. Deastro–Moondagger
8. Ramona Falls-Intuit
9. Sonic Youth–The Eternal
10. [...]
What better way to finish off 2009 than to have a battle royale (with cheese) of all the editors of The Drop. Amy, Tim, Travis and Lauren join Dan on this edition of The Drop for their top 5 albums of the year along with a bunch of extra superlatives that will knock your socks [...]
“What do you think about the Bible, David?” asked a Turf Club patron on Wednesday at the Bazan show in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Bazan has been known to engage in Q&A segments of his shows, and in this particular moment his split second answer to this question was, “Well, I don’t know. The verdict [...]
I am often skeptical when I get a stack of records and think will some of these be records be something that will be something I actually really love. This record has blown me away. It’s smart, thick, and full of life and astute understanding of everyday life.
the more I think about it the more [...]
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So my musical adventures continue. Clinton Macomb Library I appreciate you and your musical selections. I am a musical listening machine lately. I have to drive everywhere so I have had some time to listen and make some new impressions. So here are three more thoughts for three more [...]
I can say that I am one lucky lady to be able to see Wilco twice within the same week. Good luck and fortune rarely shows itself in this way and when it happens in this manner than I run with it and take full advantage.
Last Tuesday was Wilco at the Royal Oak Music Theatre [...]
To be young and to be in Detroit. There are some great bands in this newly found fair city of mine. One of my favorites is this delightful band Javelins, probably one of my favorite bands in Detroit. This indiepop band always puts a smile on my face and gets me excited about the possibilities [...]
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