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Daughter: TAS In Session

When London's Daughter visited FUV and The Alternate Side last October, the band members — three self-professed perfectionists — were still working on their debut album, If You Leave. The album was finally released in March. Daughter wraps its first lengthy North American headlining tour this week, but the bandd returns this August to tour with The National. Late last month, Daughter's Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella stopped by for a conversation with The Alternate Side (Elena Tonra was battling a cold). Listen the interview, including performance highlights from Daughter's fall TAS session, this Friday, May 24, on TAS on 91.5 WNYE at 11 a.m. ET, also streaming online.

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Posted 5-20-13 by Kara Manning
Tags: Daughter, In-Studio

Win Tickets To Atlas Genius At Bowery Ballroom On June 18

Posted 4-14-13 by TAS Staff
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Aussie brothers Keith and Michael Jeffrey of Atlas Genius found themselves with a hit single, "Trojans," well over a year ago but didn't release a debut album until this winter, When It Was Now. The band plays two intimate, sold-out gigs at Bowery Ballroom this June and The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to see Atlas Genius on June 18. Enter by April 21 for a chance to win.

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Watch Cat Power Perform New Song, 'Bully'

Posted 4-11-13 by Kara Manning
Tags: Cat Power

Cat Power, aka Chan Marshall,  took six years to release 2012's Sun, but earlier this week the singer performed a new song on the BBC's "Later Live ... with Jools Holland." The spare, sharp track, called "Bully," has made appearances in Cat Power sets as well, a starker counterpoint to the lush production embracing the songs of Sun. Watch the video of "Bully" after the jump.

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Queens Of The Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix And More Are 'Made In America'

Posted 4-11-13 by Kara Manning
Tags: Empire of the Sun, Made in America Festival, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Queens of the Stone Age

Jay-Z's Made In America Festival returns to Philadelphia this summer with a lineup that includes — an easy booking for Jay — wife Beyoncé and his sister-in-law Solange as well as the resurrected Nine Inch Nails, Queen of the Stone Age, Phoenix, Public Enemy, Empire of the Sun, the Black Hippy crew (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock), Miguel, AlunaGeorge, HAIM, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and more. Tickets for the festival, which takes place on Labor Day weekend, are on sale now.

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Watch Phoenix Live In Studio A, Listen To The WFUV Session

Posted 4-10-13 by TAS Staff
Tags: Phoenix

There is much anticipation and excitement around the forthcoming album from Phoenix, called Bankrupt! The foursome from France joined Rita Houston at FUV recently to talk about the making of the album, the challenges of following-up their recent success, and their love of New York City. Check out a stripped-down version of "Entertainment" and hear some insights into the band's always interesting lyrics in Rita's conversation with Phoenix, in the WFUV archives now.

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Everything Everything: TAS In Session

Posted 4-9-13 by Kara Manning
Tags: Everything Everything

Playing a triumphant gig at New York's Bowery Ballroom last month, Everything Everything deftly proved their mettle as one of Britain's most thrilling young bands, assertively leaping from arena-worthy anthems ("Duet") to tonque-twisting raps ("Photoshop Handsome") to soulful stretches of dystopian angst ("The Peaks"). The band got slightly lost on their way to the Bronx, but you can hear Everything Everything's short-but-sweet session on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, April 12, at 11 a.m. EDT, also streaming online. Watch Everything Everything perform "Cough Cough" and "Kemosabe" in Studio A.

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First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'The Terror'

Posted 4-9-13 by guest
Tags: The Flaming Lips

Sounding almost post-apocalyptic in its scabrous, searching bleakness, The Terror moans and scrapes ominously from its opening seconds onward. But the album still finds a way to reward deeper exploration, as cracked loveliness seeps into moments that soar tentatively. Listen to The Flaming Lips' new album prior to its release on April 16 on Warner Brothers via WFUV and NPR Music.

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