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The Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, Portishead, Phoenix And More For Glastonbury

Posted 3-27-13 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix, Portishead, Primal Scream, The Rolling Stones

The lineup for Britain's Glastonbury Festival, likely the most famous all of the outdoor festivals, will include headliners the Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys and Mumford & Sons on the Pyramid Stage, plus Vampire Weekend, Primal Scream, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Portishead, Public Enemy, Phoenix, Elvis Costello, The xx, Cat Power, Dizzee Rascal, Foals, Johnny Marr, Dinosaur Jr., and many more. The iconic festival, currently sold-out, takes place June 28-30 on Worthy Farm in Somerset, England.

Sasquatch! 2013 Lineup Includes The Postal Service, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend

Posted 2-5-13 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Mumford & Sons, Sigur Rós, The Postal Service, The xx, Vampire Weekend

It's February ... and the lineups for spring and summer festivals are being released at a fast and furious rate. The Sasquatch! Music Festival 2013, which takes place May 24-27 in Gorge, Washgton, has tapped The Postal Service, Mumford & Sons, The xx, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Rós and more for the four-day event. Festival passes go on sale Saturday, February 9, at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST).

London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony Score With Underworld, Arctic Monkeys, Chemical Brothers And More Available Now

Posted 7-27-12 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Chemical Brothers, High Contrast, Underworld

The dynamic score for opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics — featuring new material and remixes from Underworld, Chemical Brothers, Arctic Monkeys, Frank Turner, F**k Buttons, High Contrast, U2 and more — is available digitally tonight via iTunes. The ceremonies, helmed by Danny Boyle, were under the musical direction of Underworld's Rick Smith and Karl Hyde; Smith produced the collection which will also be available in physical form on August 6 on Decca Records.

Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, Best Coast Tapped For New Metallica-Founded Festival

Posted 2-7-12 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Best Coast, Cage the Elephant, Metallica, Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem

Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, Best Coast, Avenged Sevenfold and Cage The Elephant are among the diverse bands slated to kick off Orion Music + More, a new music and arts festival founded by, surprise, Metallica. Hard rock's heavyhitters will headline both nights of the two-day festival, which takes place the weekend of June 23-24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, February 11 at 10 a.m. but pre-sale for Metallica club members begins Wednesday, February 8.

Win Tix For The Black Keys And Arctic Monkeys At Madison Square Garden on March 22

Posted 1-16-12 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys

It's cold out there, but here's a offer that should warm your heart: The Alternate Side giving you a chance to win a coveted pair of tickets to see The Black Keys with Arctic Monkeys at Madison Square Garden on March 22. More incentive to count down the days until spring arrives ....

PJ Harvey, Bon Iver, Elbow, Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines, Feist Among Brit Award Nominees

Posted 1-12-12 by

Tags: Anna Calvi, Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Elbow, Feist, Noel Gallagher, PJ Harvey, The Vaccines

PJ Harvey, Bon Iver, Elbow, Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines and Feist are among the nominees for the 2012 Brit Awards, the UK's equivalent of the Grammy. The awards will be handed out on February 21 in London with Florence and the Machine, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Blur, with their first live appearance in three years, slated to perform.

The Last Shadow Puppets Plot Return With A Second Album

Posted 1-4-12 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane, The Last Shadow Puppets

Miles Kane, ex-frontman of The Rascals and currently touring with his solo album Colour of the Trap, has confirmed that he and Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner will return to the studio in the not-too-distant future to record their second album as The Last Shadow Puppets.

Win Tix To The Black Keys And Arctic Monkeys At Madison Square Garden on March 12

Posted 1-2-12 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys

The Alternate Side has come up with a sensational way to kick off 2012: we're giving you the chance to win a coveted pair of tickets to see The Black Keys with Arctic Monkeys at Madison Square Garden on March 12. Now how's that for a happy new year?

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending July 31

Posted 7-26-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Bon Iver, Cults, Elbow, Handsome Furs, My Morning Jacket, Shabazz Palaces, Sleeper Agent, The Antlers, Washed Out

Kentucky's Sleeper Agent have a "celebrasion" on the TAS Top 20 while Bon Iver fends off The Antlers and Shabazz Palaces for world domination.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending July 17

Posted 7-12-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Bon Iver, Cults, Elbow, Friendly Fires, Handsome Furs, Okkervil River, Shabazz Palaces, The Antlers, The Rosebuds, The Shivers

Handsome Furs and The Shivers add a cool blast to the TAS Top 20 while Bon Iver (repeated twice) maintains a whispery hold on the summit of the album chart.

Arctic Monkeys Add To North American Tour Dates

Posted 7-11-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys, who just spent the weekend playing Scotland's T in The Park mainstage along with Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Beyoncé, have announced a slew of additional dates for their North American tour, including more co-headlining gigs with TV On The Radio.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending July 10

Posted 7-5-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Bon Iver, Cults, Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Friendly Fires, Holy Ghost!, Man Man, Okkervil River, Shabazz Palaces, The Antlers

Those manic men of Man Man jostle their way onto the TAS Top 20 while quiet Justin Vernon of Bon Iver whispers his way to number one.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending July 3

Posted 6-28-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Beastie Boys, Bon Iver, Cults, Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Foster the People, Friendly Fires, Shabazz Palaces, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

A dramatic album chart week as Bon Iver makes an impressive No. 2 debut, Cults leap twelve places to the top spot, and Shabazz Palaces float like a butterfly into the TAS Top 20.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending June 26

Posted 6-21-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Elbow, James Blake, My Morning Jacket, Okkervil River, the Beastie Boys, The Raveonettes, The Rosebuds

My Morning Jacket's Circuital makes its TAS album chart debut while the Arctic Monkeys defiantly prove they that they don't suck, seeing their way to the top spot.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending June 5

Posted 5-30-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Beastie Boys, Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Friendly Fires, Generationals, Thurston Moore, TV on the Radio

The pairing of Thurston Moore and producer Beck make a sonic leap onto the TAS album chart while wily Fleet Foxes nudge Elbow and the Beastie Boys out of the top spot again.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending May 29

Posted 5-24-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Foster the People, Friendly Fires, Generationals, Holy Ghost!, James Blake, Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Yuck

Arctic Monkeys and Okkervil River break onto the TAS Top 20 while Fleet Foxes and Elbow arm wrestle for album chart dominance.

Lollapalooza Taps Foo Fighters, Eminem, Muse and Coldplay

Posted 4-26-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Bright Eyes, Cold War Kids, Coldplay, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Muse, My Morning Jacket

This year's lineup for Chicago's Lollapalooza Festival was announced last night, April 25, and while Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Muse might not be the most creative of headlining choices, the presence of bands like My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes, Arctic Monkeys, Cults, Friendly Fires, Cold War Kids, Beirut, The Kills and Crystal Castles should make for an interesting weekend. Lollapalooza takes place from August 5-7 and three-day passes are still available.

Arctic Monkeys' Curiously Titled Fourth Album Is Due In June

Posted 3-10-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys

There's always been a tinge of tongue-in-cheek bitterness seething under the surface of Arctic Monkeys' album titles and the British rockers' fourth album follows that pattern. The band will release Suck It and See on June 7 in the States, June 6 in the UK, via Domino Records. Track listing after the jump.

Arctic Monkeys Test Drive New Material On North American Tour

Posted 3-7-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys

Wiry and wry British rockers Arctic Monkeys are hitting North America later this spring for a tour that will give the quartet the chance to introduce new material from their upcoming fourth album, like "Brick By Brick" which premiered as a video on their website over the weekend. The Arctic Monkeys' tour lands in New York on May 24 for a Central Park Summerstage gig.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 7

Posted 2-2-10 by

Tags: Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Basia Bulat, Beach House, BlakRoc, Built to Spill, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Hot Chip, Massive Attack, Midlake, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Magnetic Fields, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Cold Cave gives Vampire Weekend the chills, while Hot Chip heats up this week's album chart. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris gives you the Top 20 lowdown.

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TAS Top 20

1. James Blake
Overgrown

2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mosquito

3. Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City

4. Kurt Vile
Wakin on a Pretty Daze

5. Savages
Silence Yourself

6. Chvrches
Recover EP

7. Palma Violets
180

8. Depeche Mode
Delta Machine

9. Daughter
If You Leave

10. Phosphorescent
Muchacho

11. My Bloody Valentine
m b v

12. Phoenix
Bankrupt!

13. Shout Out Louds
Optica

14. Atoms For Peace
Amok

15. Deerhunter
Monomania

16. Yo La Tengo
Fade

17. Foals
Holy Fire

18. Chelsea Light Moving
Chelsea Light Moving

19. Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell

20. Caveman
Caveman

Deerhunter and Caveman make TAS Top 20 debuts while the James Blake juggernaut continues at the peak of the album chart.

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