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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 18

Posted 3-13-12 by

Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Fanfarlo, Grimes, Howler, Islands, Mark Lanegan Band, Of Montreal, Perfume Genius, Santigold, Sleigh Bells, Tennis, The Magnetic Fields, White Rabbits

The Magnetic Fields' new album might be at the bottom of the sea, but they soar to the top of the TAS Top 20. Plus debuts from Santigold, White Rabbits and Fanfarlo spring foward on the album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 11

Posted 3-6-12 by

Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Hospitality, Howler, Mark Lanegan Band, Of Montreal, Perfume Genius, Shearwater, Sleigh Bells, Tennis, The Magnetic Fields

The Mark Lanegan Band's elegiac blues dominate the TAS album chart with upstarts Cloud Nothings and Grimes rounding out the TAS Top 3.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 12

Posted 2-7-12 by

Tags: Alamo Race Track, Guided By Voices, Howler, Los Campesinos! Zola Jesus, M83, Nada Surf, Of Montreal, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots

Nada Surf kickflip to the crest of the TAS Top 20 while Howler paddle onto the album chart for the first time.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 5

Posted 1-31-12 by

Tags: Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Guided By Voices, Los Campesinos!, M83, Nada Surf, Of Montreal, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots, Zola Jesus

London's The Big Pink and Cleveland's Cloud Nothings drift onto the TAS Top 20 while The Roots remain planted at the pinnacle of this week's album chart.

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Ticket Giveaway For Of Montreal And Loney Dear At Webster Hall On March 31

Posted 1-30-12 by

Tags: Kishi Bashi, Loney Dear, Of Montreal

The latest album from Of Montreal, Paralytic Stalks, isn't released until February 7, but frontman Kevin Barnes has deemed the record one of the bands most personal ... and perhaps most somber. That said, expect the flamboyantly extravagant group to put on an unforgettable show when they arrive at Webster Hall on March 31, supported by Kishi Bashi and Sweden's quirky Loney Dear who recently did a session for The Alternate Side. And yes, TAS is giving away tickets to this terrific gig.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending January 29

Posted 1-24-12 by

Tags: Air, Caveman, Chairlift, Grimes, Guided By Voices, Hospitality, Los Campesinos!, Nada Surf, Of Montreal, Tennis, The Roots, Zola Jesus

A new year and lots of new albums with Of Montreal, Sleigh Bells, Hospitality and Air debuting in the TAS Top 20 while The Roots anchor the apex of the album chart.

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Of Montreal Slate Tour Dates In Support Of Upcoming 'Paralytic Stalks'

Posted 12-12-11 by

Tags: Of Montreal

Of Montreal, who release their latest album, Paralytic Stalks, via Polyvinyl on February 7 have also announced a lengthy, late winter tour, kicking off March 7 in Jacksonville, Florida, with a hit parade of support bands, like Cults, Deerhoof, Loney Dear, Computer Magic, Kishi Bashi and more. The eccentric Athens, Georgia, band will play two dates at New York's Webster Hall on March 30 and 31 and head to Austin for SXSW.

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TAS Giveaway: Win 3-Day Passes And Camping Privileges For Escape To New York Festival

Posted 7-21-11 by

Tags: Best Coast, Chairlift, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Of Montreal, Patti Smith, The Psychedelic Furs, The Vaccines, White Rabbits

The inaugural Escape To New York festival, with a lineup that includes Of Montreal, Best Coast, Chairlift, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Patti Smith, The Psychedelic Furs and The Vaccines, takes place August 5-7 on the Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton, New York. The Alternate Side is giving away five packages of three-day passes with camping privileges - you just need to enter by Monday, July 25 at 12 noon EDT.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 28

Posted 11-23-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Chromeo, Clinic, Deerhunter, Grinderman, Of Montreal, Ra Ra Riot, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk

Clinic chew up the TAS Top 20 chart with Bubblegum while Bradford Cox and his Deerhunter compadres land solidly at Number One.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 7

Posted 11-2-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Autolux, Chromeo, Interpol, Junip, Matt and Kim, Of Montreal, Stornoway, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk, The Walkmen

Matt and Kim sidewalk onto this week's TAS Top 20 album chart while The Walkmen saunter into the top three.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 31

Posted 10-26-10 by

Tags: Autolux, Grinderman, Junip, Marx Ronson, Maximum Balloon, Of Montreal, Ra Ra Riot, Stornoway, The Roots, The Walkmen

Nick Cave's side project Grinderman bolts onto the TAS Top 20 while an Oxford band - no, not Radiohead - takes over the top slot.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 24

Posted 10-19-10 by

Tags: Antony & The Johnsons, Arcade Fire, Foals, Interpol, Kele, Mark Ronson, Of Montreal, Stornoway, Sufjan Stevens

Both Antony and the Johnsons and Sufjan Stevens amble onto this week's TAS Top 20 album chart, plus Stornoway makes a move to dislodge Of Montreal from the top spot.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 17

Posted 10-12-10 by

Tags: Blonde Redhead, Interpol, Junip, Kele, Mark Ronson, Of Montreal, Stornoway, The Roots

Mark Ronson's Record Collection spins its way into the TAS Top 20, while Of Montreal take a wild ride to Number One on this week's album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 3

Posted 9-28-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Blonde Redhead, Foals, Interpol, Junip, Kele, Maximum Baloon, Of Montreal, Stornoway, The Roots

Blonde Redhead mosey onto the TAS Top 20 with Penny Sparkle, while a brand new number one on this week's album chart ends Arcade Fire's summertime reign.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 26

Posted 9-21-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Autolux, Foals, Interpol, Junip, Kele, Maximum Balloon, Of Montreal, Sleigh Bells, Superchunk

Junip, the longtime band project of singer and songwriter José González, enters the TAS Top 20 while Of Montreal breaks into the top three.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 19

Posted 9-14-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Foals, Interpol, Kele, Of Montreal, Sleigh Bells, Stornoway, Superchunk

Superchunk debuts on the TAS Top 20 with Majesty Shredding while Arcade Fire, Interpol and Foals dominate first three slots of this week's album chart.

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Labor Day Ticket Giveaway: Win Tix To See Of Montreal and Janelle Monáe

Posted 9-6-10 by

Tags: Janelle Monae, Of Montreal

Nothing like an irreverent band of kaleidoscopic, unpredictable melancholics and an R&B banshee to kick off the start of autumn. The Alternate Side is offering you the chance to win tickets to see Of Montreal at Terminal 5 on September 17. Co-headlining is Janelle Monáe who happens to be on Of Montreal's tenth album, False Priest, which drops on September 14.

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TAS in Session: Top 10 Studio A Videos of 2009

Posted 1-1-10 by

Tags: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Gomez, Jack Peñate, Mew, Of Montreal, Peter Bjorn and John, Phoenix, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, The Walkmen

We made it through 2009! On the first day of 2010, let's take one last, sentimental look at some of the great guests who visited The Alternate Side in Studio A last year; all rank in our Top Ten most viewed videos on our site. After the jump, check out Phoenix, Gomez, Of Montreal, Jack Peñate and many more.

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TAS in Session: Of Montreal

Posted 4-21-09 by

Tags: Of Montreal, The Beatles

Of Montreal ventured into the Bronx last week to perform a few tunes in our studio at The Alternate Side. The band was in the five boroughs last week performing a sold-out mini-residency at Music Hall of Williamsburg.

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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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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 5

Ticket Giveaway For Of Montreal And Loney Dear At Webster Hall On March 31

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending January 29

Of Montreal Slate Tour Dates In Support Of Upcoming 'Paralytic Stalks'

TAS Giveaway: Win 3-Day Passes And Camping Privileges For Escape To New York Festival

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 28

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 7

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 31

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 24

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 17

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 3

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 26

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 19

Labor Day Ticket Giveaway: Win Tix To See Of Montreal and Janelle Monáe

TAS in Session: Top 10 Studio A Videos of 2009

TAS in Session: Of Montreal

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