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The TAS Top 20 Albums For 2011

Posted 12-27-11 by
Tags: Bon Iver, Elbow, Feist, Girls, James Blake, Lykke Li, M83, PJ Harvey, Real Estate, The Mountain Goats, Wild Flag

Many albums, artists and bands have clambered up and down the TAS Top 20 chart over the past 12 months, but Bon Iver, PJ Harvey and M83 were tough to unseat in 2011. After the jump, The Alternate Side's 20 top-charting albums of the past year.

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James Blake, The Vaccines, Okkervil River Help Out The Alternate Side's Fall Fun Drive Now Through October 21

Posted 10-21-11 by
Tags: Art Brut, James Blake, Okkervil River, The Antlers, The Lisps, The Mountain Goats, The Naked and Famous, The Raveonettes

Autumn is finally in full swing and The Alternate Side's Fall Fun Drive is underway through October 21. This year, we have a new, exciting way to thank listeners for their invaluable support. Contribute any amount and you're a supporter of The Alternate Side. Contribute $35 and we'll send you our 9-track "Live From The Alternate Side" CD with exclusive live songs, all recorded this year in Studio A, from James Blake, Okkervil River, The Vaccines, The Naked and Famous, The Antlers and many more. For $50 you'll receive "Live From The Alternate Side"  and a TAS t-shirt. For $75, we'll send you those thank you gifts, plus a subscription to Spin magazine. You can contribute online right now or call 877-938-8907 through October 21.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending May 29

Posted 5-24-11 by
Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Foster the People, Friendly Fires, Generationals, Holy Ghost!, James Blake, Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Yuck

Arctic Monkeys and Okkervil River break onto the TAS Top 20 while Fleet Foxes and Elbow arm wrestle for album chart dominance.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending May 22

Posted 5-17-11 by
Tags: Beastie Boys, Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Friendly Fires, Holy Ghost!, Lykke Li, The Mountain Goats, The Vaccines, TV on the Radio

Friendly Fires ignite the TAS Top 20 with the kinetic grooves of Pala while The Mountain Goats still scamper along the craggy peak of the album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending May 8

Posted 5-3-11 by
Tags: Cut Copy, Foster the People, Generationals, Holy Ghost! Radiohead, James Blake, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, The Mountain Goats, TV on the Radio, Yuck

Foster the People and Generationals make their mark on the TAS Top 20 while The Mountain Goats gambol to the pinnacle of this week's album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending May 1

Posted 4-26-11 by
Tags: Elbow, Holy Ghost!, James Blake, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, The Mountain Goats, The Raveonettes, The Vaccines, Yuck

The Raveonettes and Holy Ghost! fly onto the TAS Top 20 while Lykke Li carries her wounded rhymes to the top of the album chart.

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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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Bright Eyes and The Mountain Goats Team Up For A Tour

Posted 4-7-11 by
Tags: Bright Eyes, The Mountain Goats

No, The Mountain Goats don't often open for other bands, but they're making an exception for Bright Eyes. John Darnielle and his cohorts will team up with Conor Oberst and his merry men for a batch of dates this summer including Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green in Vermont and a free event in Lewiston, New York. Plus, Bright Eyes have already lined up other impressive tour partners, from Death Cab for Cutie to Gruff Rhys.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 13

Posted 3-8-11 by
Tags: Destroyer, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Mountain Goats, The Strokes, The Twilight Singers, Yuck

Provocative Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li, the Mountain Goats and the resurrected Strokes debut on the TAS top 20 album chart while nothing is gonna shake PJ Harvey from this week's top spot.

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TAS Interview: Mountain Goats

Posted 3-1-11 by , Russ Borris
Tags: John Darnielle, The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle and his bandmates have sold out all three nights of their upcoming Bowery Ballroom gigs, from March 24-26, just days before the trio release their new album, All Eternals Deck, on March 29. Darnielle dropped by Studio A last week and chatted with The Alternate Side's Russ Borris  and the conversation veered from songwriting, to Hank Aaron to the trailer for the 70s horror flick, "It's Alive." Mountain Goats also performed a few songs from the new record  - after the jump, check out exclusive audio of the Mountain Goats playing "Liza Forever Minnelli."

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Win Tickets For The Mountain Goats At Bowery Ballroom

Posted 2-7-11 by
Tags: The Mountain Goats

John Darnielle's The Mountain Goats are on the brink of releasing a new album on March 29, called All Eternals Deck, constructed with the help of several producers in a handful of studios. If you're a devoted fan of The Mountain Goats, we're giving you the chance to win tickets to their Bowery Ballroom gig on March 28. If you don't know The Mountain Goats, it's about time you find out what the fuss is about, isn't it?

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