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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending June 23

Mikal Cronin's summer-friendly power pop slips onto the TAS Top 20 as The National deflates Daft Punk's bid for another week at No. 1.

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Posted 6-18-13 by Russ Borris
Tags: Top Album Chart

TAS SXSW Preview: Tennis

Posted 2-25-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Holiday Shores, La Sera, Tennis, The Walkmen

Tennis, the married duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, are in the midst of a headlining tour supporting their breezy, buoyant debut album, Cape Dory. The much buzzed-over band play two gigs in New York next week, on March 2 and 3, and make their SXSW debut in a few weeks. The Alternate Side caught up with Riley, who emailed us at a roadside stop as the couple traveled by van to a Kansas gig, and he told us about the stress of SXSW, sailing and the accidental birth of their beautiful record.

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Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, Empire Of The Sun, Big Boi Tapped For First Governors Ball Music Festival

Posted 2-25-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Big Boi, Empire of the Sun, Girl Talk, Governors Ball Music Festival, Neon Indian, Passion Pit, Pretty Lights

The ever-rebellious Girl Talk and fellow sample-loving auteur Pretty Lights will co-headline the very first Governors Ball Music Festival in New York on Saturday, June 18. Empire of the Sun, Outkast's Big Boi, Neon Indian and a DJ set from Passion Pit are among the bands and artists also announced. Tickets are on sale now.

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Federal Funding For Public Broadcasting - Like TAS And WFUV - Threatened

Posted 2-24-11 by TAS Staff
Tags: 170millionamericans.org, 170millionamericans.org, NPR, PBS

Legislators in the House of Representatives are now poised to vote on H.R. 1, a bill that would zero out all dollars to CPB and all of public broadcasting, including WFUV and The Alternate Side.

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Antony And The Johnsons To Release 'Swanlights' EP

Posted 2-24-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Antony and the Johnsons

Antony and the Johnsons have spring release fever and will offer a digital version of their "Swanlights" EP on April 26, preceded by a 10-inch vinyl version for Record Store Day on April 16. A CD will follow. Also, Antony Hegarty will speak at the sold-out TED Conference in Long Beach on March 2 and the band has scheduled a performance there too.

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TAS Ticket Giveaway: The Strokes At Madison Square Garden On April 1

Posted 2-24-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: The Strokes

The Strokes have announced a free show at SXSW on March 17, but if you can't make your way to Austin, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to see the band, on the brink of releasing its next album Angles,  play Madison Square Garden on April 1. Tickets also go on sale for the MSG show tomorrow, February 25, at 11 a.m. EST. To whet your appetite, check out the making of Angles (video) after the jump.

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The Black Keys Gear Up for North American Tour

Posted 2-22-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: The Black Keys

Fresh off their Grammy triumph, The Black Keys have set a lengthy trip through North America this summer, in addition to previously announced gigs at Coachella, Bonnaroo and The Hangout Festival.

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