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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending July 24

Posted 7-19-11 by

Tags: Bon Iver, Cold Cave, Cults, Elbow, Friendly Fires, Holy Ghost! Handsome Furs, Okkervil River, Shabazz Palaces, The Antlers, Washed Out

Washed Out cleans up with a debut on the TAS album chart while Bon Iver effortlessly holds onto the top spot.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending June 12

Posted 6-7-11 by

Tags: Beastie Boys, Cold Cave, Cults, Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Foster the People, Holy Ghost!, James Blake, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, The Antlers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Vaccines, TV on the Radio

New York's new kids on the block, Cults, and longtime local faves The Antlers burst onto the TAS top 20 while five-borough veterans Beastie Boys heat up the number one slot.

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Video: Austra Debuts Surreal "Lose It"

Posted 5-5-11 by

Tags: Austra, Cold Cave

Toronto's Austra, the art-rock guise of the classically-trained Katie Stelmanis, has unveiled the video to their second single, "Lose It," from the band's debut album, Feel It Break, out on May 17 via Domino. Austra, who play a private event at the Whitney Museum this Saturday, May 7, will also play New York's Mercury Lounge on May 23 and tour with Cold Cave this July.

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The Kills Debut Short Film On IFC

Posted 5-3-11 by

Tags: Cold Cave, The Kills

Still thinking about The Kills' terrific set at New York's Terminal 5 on Friday? Well, if you're not sated by your fix of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, you can catch the duo's short film Blood Pressures, debuting today, May 3, on IFC. The short documentary, named after the duo's new album, features interviews and live performances of "The Last Goodbye," "Pots and Pans" and "Baby Says." Tickets for their T5 show on August 8 go on sale today at noon, May 3.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending April 24

Posted 4-19-11 by

Tags: Cold Cave, Elbow, James Blake, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, The Mountain Goats, The Pains of Being Pure At Hear, Yuck

Cold Cave, who kicked off their North American tour with an appearance at Coachella this past weekend, push into the TAS Top 20 while PJ Harvey reassumes her chart reign.

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The Kills Announce Spring 2011 Dates

Posted 1-18-11 by

Tags: Cold Cave, The Kills

The Kills, who announced last week that their fourth album Blood Pressures will drop on April 5 on Domino, have revealed a lengthy list of tour dates in North America and Europe. The duo will kick everything off at SXSW in Austin this March. Pre-sale begins today, January 18.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 28

Posted 2-23-10 by

Tags: Animal Collective, Basia Bulat, BlakRoc, Broken Bells, Built to Spill, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Hot Chip, Massive Attack, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Tegan and Sara, The Magnetic Fields, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists debut on this week's TRL Top 20 album chart, but the top slot is owned by a Spoon-ful of Austin pride. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has your stats.

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

Posted 2-16-10 by

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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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

Posted 1-20-10 by

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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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 17

Posted 1-12-10 by

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

Nearly-released albums from Massive Attack, Yeasayer and Midlake climb up the chart, but there's no surprise that a certain New York band dominates this week. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has the rundown.

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