Björk | The Alternate Side

AlternateSide

Archives

Archives

Now Playing

Powered By Fordham University

Listen Live

RSS
Facebook
Twitter
Flickr
YouTube

New Music, New York

Bonnaroo 2013 Boasts Björk, The xx, Foals, The National, Wu-Tang Clan And More

Posted 2-19-13 by

Tags: Björk, Foals, Grizzly Bear, Local Natives, Passion Pit, The National, The xx, Wild Nothing

After much fanfare and "Weird Al" Yankovic teases, Bonnaroo 2013 finally announced its lineup on Tueday for its June extravanza which takes place in pastoral Tennessee. Along with TAS faves like Björk (a headliner), Wu-Tang Clan, Beach House, The xx, Passion Pit, The National, Foals, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Tame Impala, Local Natives and Wild Nothing, the music festival has also tapped Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers as headliners. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 23 at 12 p.m. ET.

The Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Jack White Rack Up Grammy Nominations

Posted 12-6-12 by

Tags: Björk, Fiona Apple, Frank Ocean, Jack White, M83, The Black Keys

The 55th Grammy Awards seem far away — they won't be handed out until February 10 — but the nominees were announced last night, December 5, in a televised concert on CBS. Frank Ocean, The Black Keys, Jack White, The Chemical Brothers, Alabama Shakes and M83 are among the nominees, with Ocean nominated for a staggering six awards, including Album of the Year and every other major category.

Listen To Bon Iver's 'Beth/Rest' From The New iTunes Session

Posted 6-19-12 by

Tags: Björk, Bon Iver

Bon Iver's 7-track iTunes Session is out today and includes not only songs from Justin Vernon and his 9-man band, but a cover of Björk's "Who Is It?" After the jump, listen to the majestic, live version of "Beth/Rest." Bon Iver has also announced a fall European tour of arena-sized venues, like London's Wembley Arena and Dublin's O2.

Listen: Björk Interview And Guest DJ Set On WFUV

Posted 2-3-12 by

Tags: Björk

Björk, the Icelandic iconoclast, artistic adventurer and occasional friend of elves (and Stephen Colbert), commences her 10-show Biophilia residency in New York tonight, February 3, at the New York Hall of Science in Queens (other shows will take place at Manhattan's Roseland Ballroom). Last week Rita Houston, music director of The Alternate Side's sister station WFUV, visited Björk at her Brooklyn home studio and chatted with the 46-year-old singer about the scope of the upcoming shows, the challenge of reworking older songs and her life as a part-time New Yorker. After the jump, stream the interview or check out Rita Houston's Whole Wide World on 90.7 WFUV tonight, February 3, at 7 p.m. ET.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending December 25

Posted 12-20-11 by

Tags: Atlas Sound, Björk, Class Actress, Feist, Guided By Voices, Los Campesinos!, M83, St. Vincent, The Black Keys, Zola Jesus

The Black Keys not only debut on this week's TAS Top 20 with El Camino, but they manage to make a flying leap to Number One and lead the pack, a lot like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending December 18

Posted 12-13-11 by

Tags: Atlas Sound, Björk, Class Actress, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Los Campesinos!, M83, Mates of State, St. Vincent, The Drums, Zola Jesus

Los Campesinos! crowd onto the TAS Top 20 stage while Atlas Sound conquers the long-lived M83 empire.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending December 11

Posted 12-6-11 by

Tags: Atlas Sound, Björk, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, Guided By Voices, M83, Mates of State, Neon Indian, Real Estate, St. Vincent, Zola Jesus

Guided By Voices charges into the TAS Top 20 with a brazen reunion while M83 loiters at the pinnacle of the album chart with Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 27

Posted 11-22-11 by

Tags: Björk, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of State, Neon Indian, Real Estate, St. Vincent, The Drums

M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, spends a second week atop the TAS Top 20, just in time for his two-show stopover in New York this week.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 20

Posted 11-15-11 by

Tags: Atlas Sound, Björk, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of States, St. Vincent, The Drums, Wild Flag, Zola Jesus

Moonlighting Bradford Cox breaks into the TAS Top 20 with his latest Atlas Sound release while M83 hurries up the chart to its dreamy apex.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 13

Posted 11-8-11 by

Tags: Björk, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Megafaun, St. Vincent, The Drums, The War On Drugs, Wild Flag, Zola Jesus

Zola Jesus makes a gothic TAS Top 20 debut while The Drums fill in the #1 spot

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 6

Posted 11-1-11 by

Tags: Björk, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of State, Mister Heavenly, St. Vincent, The Drums, The War On Drugs, Wild Flag

Women reign on this week's TAS Top 20 with Wild Flag, Feist and St. Vincent rising to the pinnacle of the chart.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 30

Posted 10-24-11 by

Tags: Björk, Blitzen Trapper, Clap Your Hands, Deer Tick, Feist, M83, Megafaun, Neon Indian, Say Yeah, St. Vincent, The Drums, The Rapture, Wild Flag

M83's dreamy double album debuts on the TAS Top 20 while six strong women — and a band of male Girls — reach for the Number 1 spot.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 23

Posted 10-18-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Björk, Blitzen Trapper, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, Fool's Gold, Girls, Megafaun, Mr. Heavenly, St. Vincent, The Drums, The Rapture, Wild Flag

Björk's Biophilia and Deer Tick's Divine Providence debut and St. Vincent and Girls' Father, Son, Holy Ghost battle for the top spot in a strangely spiritual-sounding TAS Top 20.

Björk Offers Video Tease Of New Song, "Crystalline"

Posted 6-5-11 by

Tags: Björk

Björk, who will be in residence at Manchester's International Festival this June and July to premiere her new project Biophilia, teased a track off of the upcoming album today, June 5, via a video snippet. Check out 30 seconds of "Crystalline," played on Björk's car radio, after the jump.

Björk Readying New Album, Announces Manchester Residency

Posted 3-17-11 by

Tags: Björk, Damon Albarn

While there's no set release date yet for Björk's next album Biophilia, she's announced an exciting residency at the Manchester International Festival in the UK where she'll spend three weeks this summer performing material from the new record with an international tour to follow. Plus, look for Damon Albarn's new theatre piece making its Manchester premiere as well.

Björk And Dirty Projectors Will Release Mount Wittenberg Orca

Posted 6-24-10 by

Tags: Björk, Dirty Projectors

The collaboration between Björk and Dirty Projectors, Mount Wittenberg Orca, which premiered at a Housing Works benefit last year, was recorded in late April and will be released digitally on June 30. Proceeds will benefit the National Geographic Society's Oceans Initiative.

Arcade Fire And Spike Jonze Hook Up For Short Film

Posted 4-12-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Björk, Spike Jonze

Arcade Fire, who are allegedly slated to release their third album later this year, are working on a "secret film project" in Austin with Spike Jonze, director of last year's "Where The Wild Things Are

The Alternate Side is a proud part of WFUV Public Radio from Fordham University,
90.7 FM on your New York dial and online at wfuv.org.

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.

Search

Support

Purchases benefit TAS

Amazon.com Widgets