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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending May 13

Posted 5-8-12 by

Tags: Beach House, Chairlift, Jack White, Lost In The Trees, Miike Snow, Poliça, Santigold, Sleigh Bells, The Shins, White Rabbits

Beach House blooms on the TAS Top 20 chart while Jack White aims at the Number 1 slot with Blunderbuss.

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Beach House Return With New Album, Tour Dates And A Single

Posted 3-8-12 by

Tags: Beach House

Spring is right around the bend, just in time for Beach House to release their appropriately-named fourth album, Bloom, on Sub Pop this May. The duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally have not only released their first single from the record, called "Myth," but have also lined up tour dates, including a stop at New York's Central Park Summerstage on July 23.

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The TAS Top 25 Singles of 2010

Posted 1-3-11 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Beach House, Deerhunter, Gil Scott-Heron, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Yeasayer

If you missed The Alternate Side's Top 25 Countdown on New Year's Eve, spinning the singles that made the most impact on TAS over the last twelve months, we've got the full list right here.

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Portishead To Curate ATP Event And Hint At US Tour

Posted 11-25-10 by

Tags: Beach House, Doom, Liars, Portishhead, Swans, The Books

Portishead will curate the first UK "I'll Be Your Mirror" event with ATP this July, the only live dates the band has announced for 2011. The lineup includes Beach House, Liars, Swans, The Books, the original lineup of Company Flow and Geoff Barrow's side project Beak> with more bands to be announced in the coming months. In addition, Portishead are planning US tour dates in September and October 2011.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 13

Foals trot onto the TAS Top Twenty album chart with Total Life Forever while Brooklyn bands, The National and LCD Soundsystem, still arm wrestle for that number one spot. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's stats.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 23

The Dead Weather and The Apples in Stereo travel through space and time to debut on this week's TAS Top 20 album chart while Broken Social Scene break their way to the top. Our assistant music director Russ Borris rounds up this week's chart climbers and crashers.

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Muse, The Strokes, M.I.A., The Flaming Lips Booked For Austin City Limits Festival

The Texas festival, which takes place October 8-10, will feature headliners The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A. and Flaming Lips as well as LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Spoon, The National, Sonic Youth, Monsters of Folk, Deadmau5 and dozens more

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Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Dum Dum Girls Set For A Late Summer Tour

Posted 5-17-10 by

Tags: Beach House, Dum Dum Girls, Vampire Weekend

It's official. There are just too many good shows to see this summer. Now Vampire Weekend, Beach House and Dum Dum Girls have teamed up for a North American tour starting in August, including a previously announced three-night stand at Radio City Music Hall in September. Plus, Vampire Weekend have been tapped for that ubiquitous vampire franchise, The Twilight Saga.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 16

Everything is nearly broken as Broken Bells and Broken Social Scene challenge the seemingly unbreakable Gorillaz for the top spot. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's album chart rundown.

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Matt and Kim, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists For Siren Festival

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Tags: Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Frightened Rabbit, Harlem, M.I.A, Matt and Kim, Surfer Blood, Ted Leo, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Pharmacists

Brooklyn's Coney Island will be a rock 'n' roll mecca on July 17 thanks to the return of the Village Voice's Siren Festival, celebrating its tenth anniversary with a lineup that includes The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Matt and Kim, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Surfer Blood and Harlem.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 9

While Saratoga Springs' buoyant duo Phantogram make their TAS debut, this week's eclectic album chart is a zoo of Gorillaz, Freelance Whales and LCD Soundsystem's battalion of "Drunk Girls." Our own Russ Borris has the stats.

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Record Store Day Rounds Up Live Yeasayer, Gainsbourg, Jónsi, Dr. Dog, No Age And Scores More

Posted 4-15-10 by

Tags: Beach House, Beastie Boys, Blur, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yeasayer

As convenient as iTunes or Amazon might be, online services can't compare to the deeply satisfying experience of walking into your local record store and spending an hour browsing through new, old and vintage albums. In celebration of endangered, local record stores across the world, Record Store Day, this Saturday, April 17, will not only feature unique, limited edition releases - available only in your local shop - but some special appearances by bands and artists like Yeasayer, Sigur Rós' Jónsi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dr. Dog, No Age, Yo La Tengo, Smashing Pumpkins, Freelance Whales, Laurie Anderson and more.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 18

The Black Keys debut on the chart this week as Broken Bells crack the top slot. Assistant music director Russ Borris has your highest ranking albums getting spins on The Alternate Side.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 11

As Gorillaz, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists and Broken Bells make their way to the top four, Yeasayer and Vampire Weekend arm wrestle for the top slot. Russ Borris has this week's Top 20 album chart. M

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending March 21

Posted 3-16-10 by

Tags: Beach House, Gorillaz, Local Natives, Yeasayer

Local Natives and Gorillaz debut on this week's TAS Top Twenty album chart while Spoon taps down Yeasayer's brief surge to the top slot ... but watch out for Beach House.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 21

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New albums and tracks from Broken Bells, Charlotte Gainsbourg and the Shout Out Louds jump onto this week's chart and it has been a three-way struggle for number one over the last few weeks. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has all of the details.

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TAS In Session: Beach House

Posted 2-8-10 by

Tags: Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Eric Clapton, Fleet Foxes, Stevie Nicks

Beach House, the duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, released their third album Teen Dream last month. They recently dropped by The Alternate Side to play three tracks live - "Better Times," "Zebra" and "Walk in the Park" - and chatted with our own Alisa Ali about the beauty of a bass synth pedal, Stevie Nicks and why an old album can sometimes be just like an awful ex-girlfriend.

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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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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 31

Posted 1-26-10 by

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

Vampire Weekend might still be the boy kings of The TAS Top 20 album chart, but watch out - here comes the Spoon men and fresh sounds from Basia Bulat. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has your weekly chart.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 24

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

Vampire Weekend takes a bite from the chart while Beach House and The Magnetic Fields make their debut. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's champs

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1. Jack White
Blunderbuss

2. Santigold
Master of My Make-Believe

3. Sleigh Bells
Reign of Terror

4. White Rabbits
Milk Famous

5. Poliça
Give You the Ghost

6. Zeus
Busting Visions

7. The Shins
Port of Morrow

8. Chairlift
Something

9. Lost in the Trees
A Church That Fits Our Needs

10. Django Django
Django Django

11. Shearwater
Animal Joy

12. Islands
A Sleep & A Forgetting

13. Miike Snow
Happy to You

14. Mark Lanegan Band
Blues Funeral

15. Beach House
Bloom

16. The Magnetic Fields
Love at the Bottom of the Sea

17. Spiritualized
Sweet Heart, Sweet Light

18. Bear in Heaven
I Love You, It’s Cool

19. Chromatics
Kill For Love

20. Perfume Genius
Put Your Back N 2 It

Beach House blooms on the TAS Top 20 chart while Jack White aims at the Number 1 slot with Blunderbuss.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending May 13

Beach House Return With New Album, Tour Dates And A Single

The TAS Top 25 Singles of 2010

Portishead To Curate ATP Event And Hint At US Tour

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 13

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 23

Muse, The Strokes, M.I.A., The Flaming Lips Booked For Austin City Limits Festival

Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Dum Dum Girls Set For A Late Summer Tour

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 16

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Matt and Kim, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists For Siren Festival

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 9

Record Store Day Rounds Up Live Yeasayer, Gainsbourg, Jónsi, Dr. Dog, No Age And Scores More

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 18

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 11

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending March 21

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 21

TAS In Session: Beach House

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

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 31

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 24

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