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Watch: LCD Soundsystem's 'Shut Up And Play The Hits' Trailer

Posted 1-11-12 by

Tags: LCD Soundsystem

No, LCD Soundsystem aren't reuniting — James Murphy and his crew said farewell nearly a year ago, on April 2, 2011 at a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden. However, a documentary film about Murphy and that final performance, called "Shut Up and Play The Hits," will be screened at this month's Sundance Film Festival. After the jump, the trailer for the movie.

Watch LCD Soundsystem's Grand Finale

Posted 4-4-11 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Reggie Watts

If you happened to miss LCD Soundsystems final hurrah at Madison Square Garden, never fear. The entire 3 hour and 41 minute show, which was streamed via Pitchfork, is up on YouTube for your sentimental, dancing pleasure. The video and the last setlist after the jump.

LCD Soundsystem Adds Four Terminal 5 Farewell Shows

Posted 2-12-11 by

Tags: LCD Soundsystem

Locked out of LCD Soundsystem's sold-out farewell show at Madison Square Garden on April 2? You're in luck. Murphy is extending his long goodbye with four added shows at New York's Terminal 5, from March 28-31 and tickets go on sale February 18. Plus Murphy has plenty to say about ticket scalpers and it's not pretty.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending January 16

Posted 1-10-11 by

Tags: Belle and Sebastian, British Sea Power, Chromeo, Clinic, Deerhunter, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Tennis, The Greenhornes, The Twilight Singers

Tennis and British Sea Power sail onto the TAS Top 20 while the Scottish juggernaut of Belle and Sebastian remain at the mainmast.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending January 9

Posted 1-4-11 by

Tags: Belle and Sebastian, Blonde Redhead, Clinic, Deerhunter, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, The Greenhornes, The Twilight Singers

The Twilight Singers' upcoming release on Sub Pop, Gorillaz' Christmas surprise and the latest, asterisk-abundant record from The Greenhornes all enter the first TAS Top 20 album chart for 2011 as another long-lived group takes over the top spot.

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.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending December 19

Posted 12-14-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnson, Belle and Sebastian, Chromeo, Deerhunter, LCD Soundsystem, Mark Ronson, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk, The Posies

Little surprise that Deerhunter's excellent Halcyon Digest is back atop the TAS Top 20 album chart, but the "and" bands - Matt and Kim, Antony and the Johnsons and Belle and Sebastian - are challenging Bradford Cox and his crew.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending December 12

Posted 12-7-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Belle and Sebastian, Chromeo, Deerhunter, Grinderman, LCD Soundsystem, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, Warpaint

LCD Soundsystem's cathartic live album London Sessions blasts onto the TAS Top 20 while a indie-cute Brooklyn couple take on the top slot, elbowing Deerhunter and Antony Hegarty out of the way.

The TAS Top 20 Album Chart: July 11

Posted 7-7-10 by

Tags: Karen Elson, LCD Soundsystem, Sleigh Bells, The Black Keys, The National

Jack White's wife Karen Elson sashays onto this week's TAS Top 20 album chart while LCD Soundsystem, The National and The Black Keys make it a three-way race to the top spot, with Sleigh Bells coming on strong from the outside. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has your steamy, summertime stats.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending July 4

Posted 6-29-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Blitzen Trapper, Broken Social Scene, Foals, Freelance Whales, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Kele, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Phantogram, Sleigh Bells, The Apples in Stereo, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, The Roots

The Roots make their TAS Top 20 album chart debut with How I Got Over while The Black Keys, The National and LCD Soundsystem swap places. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has your summer stats.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 27

Posted 6-22-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Blitzen Trapper, Broken Social Scene, Foals, Freelance Whales, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Kele, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Phantogram, Sleigh Bells, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Apples in Stereo, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The Morning Bender, The National, The New Pornographers

Arcade Fire, who just added a second show at New York's Madison Square Garden on August 4, jump onto the TAS Top 20 album chart this week with The Suburbs, while The National and The Black Keys battle on for number one. Russ Borris has your weekly update.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 20

Posted 6-15-10 by

Tags: Kele, LCD Soundsystem, The Black Keys, The National

Kele boxes his way onto this week's album chart, along with the soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, while LCD Soundsystem, The National and Black Keys vie for number one. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's Top 20 rundown.

Bonnaroo Festival Launches YouTube Stream

If you're determined to catch a few Bonnaroo appearances via YouTube, the festival's official channel is open for business. The quality of the stream isn't always great, but if you're willing to withstand a few glitches to see Jay-Z and Norah Jones (not together, though that might be intriguing), we have the link and schedule after the jump.

Bonnaroo Festival 2010: Live Concert Broadcasts, Exclusive Interviews And More

Posted 6-11-10 by

Tags: Jay-Z, Kings of Leon, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The xx

The Alternate Side and NPR is giving you an all-access pass to the Bonnaroo Festival, right from your living room. Throughout the weekend, TAS and NPR will offer continuous live streams and on-demand performances from dozens of bands, including Jay-Z, The National, The Dead Weather, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips, the xx, Local Natives and LCD Soundsystem. Plus, The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali and WFUV's Rita Houston, Sarah Wardop and Laura Fedele will keep you in the Tennessee loop, webcasting from the Manchester festival grounds. After the jump, find out how you can link to all festival coverage and download NPR's free 11-song iTunes download of Bonnaroo artists.

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.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 6

Posted 6-1-10 by

Tags: Goldfrapp, LCD Soundsystem, The National

Goldfrapp finally make their way onto the TAS Top Twenty while Brooklyn's The National and LCD Soundsystem dominate the top slots. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris runs down this week's album chart.

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.

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

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.

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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TAS Top 20

1. Poliça
Give You the Ghost

2. Beach House
Bloom

3. Jack White
Blunderbuss

4. Santigold
Master of My Make-Believe

5. Zeus
Busting Visions

6. Best Coast
The Only Place

7. White Rabbits
Milk Famous

8. Sleigh Bells
Reign of Terror

9. Silversun Pickups
Neck of the Woods

10. Django Django
Django Django

11. Spiritualized
Sweet Heart, Sweet Light

12. Miike Snow
Happy to You

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

14. The Shins
Port of Morrow

15. Islands
A Sleep & A Forgetting

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

17. The Walkmen
Heaven

18. Shearwater
Animal Joy

19. Chromatics
Kill For Love

20. Here We Go Magic
A Different Ship

Poliça haunts the peak of the TAS Top 20 with Give You The Ghost while Here We Go Magic and the Walkmen sail onto the album chart with two exceptionally good albums.

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