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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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TAS Interview: Toby Leaman of Dr. Dog

Posted 5-10-10 by
Tags: Deer Tick, Dr. Dog, My Morning Jacket, Neil Young, The Growlers

Philadelphia's own grass roots rockers Dr. Dog released their sixth album Shame, Shame last month and the quintet is currently in the midst of a North American tour. They arrive in New York this Saturday, May 15 to play Terminal 5. The Alternate Side caught up with bassist and co-founder Toby Leaman in Austin and he revealed what he thinks is part of the group's appeal and longevity. "We've always looked at ourselves sort of romantically as an underdog band," says Leaman. "We've never been hip, we've never had a [hit] single and we've never been part of a scene."

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Lollapalooza 2010 Lineup: Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, Green Day, The Strokes, Lady Gaga And Phoenix

Posted 4-6-10 by
Tags: 2ManyDJs, AFI, Arcade Fire, Blitzen Trapper, Chromeo, Cut Copy, Cypress Hill, Deer Tick, Devo, Digitalism, Dirty Projectors, Empire of the Sun, Erykah Badu, F**k Buttons, Felix Da Housecat, Freelance Whales, Frightened Rabbit, Green Day, Grizzly Bear, Health, Hockey, Hot Chip, Jimmy Cliff, Kaskade, Lady Gaga, Matt & Kim, Mavis Staples, Metric, MGMT, Minus he Bear, Mumford & Sons, MUTEMATH, Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq, Social Distortion, Soundgarden, Spoon, Stars, The Antlers, The Big Pink, The Black Keys, The Cribs, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, The Strokes, The Temper Trap, The xx, Tiga, Wild Beasts, Wolfmother, X Japan, Yeasayer

The folks behind the Lollapalooza festival have revealed the event's 2010 lineup with the reunited Soundgarden, Broadway's Green Day, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Phoenix and The Strokes as headliners. Other bands and artists include MGMT, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Grizzly Bear, Devo, The National and the recently arrested Erykah Badu. The festival takes place August 6-8 in Chicago

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