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Best Music of 2010: The Lists 30 Dec 2010 | 05:32 am
New Year’s Eve is only a few days away which means that critics everywhere have been churning out “Best Music of 2010″ lists to mask the lack of new content on their blogs, YouTube channels, and websi...
Atlas Sound Releases Christmas Song 23 Dec 2010 | 02:47 pm
Even after releasing four albums worth of demos in November, Bradford Cox/Atlas Sound still shows no sign of slowing down. The Deerhunter frontman just released a Christmas song titled, “Artificial Sn...
Track of the Day: “The Morning” by The Weekend 23 Dec 2010 | 05:58 am
Today’s Track of the Day is “The Morning” by The Weekend. Today’s song is similar to a lot of the bedroom-inspired R&B stuff that’s come out over the last year, but this track feels grittier and def...
Track of the Day: “A Message To You Rudy” by The Specials 21 Dec 2010 | 04:52 pm
Happy New Wave Monday, everybody. Today’s Track of the Day is “A Message To You Rudy” by the Specials. I know, I know – ska is totally uncool these days, but I need to purge myself. Two weeks ago, a ...
Track of the Day: “Cigarettes and Coffee” ” by Otis Redding 16 Dec 2010 | 04:22 am
Somebody told me I need to add more “classics” on here. I don’t know what that means, but I always aim to please. That’s why today’s Track of the Day is “Cigarettes and Coffee” by Otis Redding. Check ...
Track of the Day: “Still Sound” by Toro Y Moi 15 Dec 2010 | 05:39 am
Today’s Track of the Day comes from chillwaver Chaz Bundick and his band, Toro Y Moi. The song, “Still Sound”, will appear on the Toro Y Moi’s upcoming album, Underneath the Pine, which is slated fo...
Track of the Day: “Girlfriend is Better” by Talking Heads 14 Dec 2010 | 05:33 am
Happy New Wave Monday, everybody. It’s unbearably cold in Chicago today – like soul-crushingly cold. My cheeks started blistering on the walk to work, and I definitely think I lost feeling in my legs ...
Elephant 6 Collective Hits the Road 14 Dec 2010 | 05:07 am
Just read about this on Pitchfork yesterday: Athens-based Elephant 6 Collective is revamping their famed Holiday Tour for 2011. If you haven’t heard about these tours in the past, the idea is this: Ea...
Track of the day: “On a Little Island” by the Enchanters 11 Dec 2010 | 08:16 am
I got this track off of a great compilation called Rare Harmony Soul of the 60s. It’s similar to the Northern Soul Club stuff, but more focused on ballads. My favorite here is “On a Little Island” by ...
Track of the Day: “Always Crashing in the Same Car” 10 Dec 2010 | 05:00 am
From 1977′s Low, here is some vintage Berlin-Era Bowie to get you through your Thursday.
