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The Antlers, Elbow And James Blake Sessions Noted As Faves Of TAS Engineering And Video Staffers

Posted 12-30-11 by

Tags: Active Child, Beirut, Elbow, Feist, Fruit Bats, James Blake, Man Man, The Antlers, The Naked and Famous

Behind every one of 2011's TAS or WFUV sessions in Studio A was an engineer who handled the mix, charged with the responsibility of making notable bands and artists like Feist, James Blake, Elbow, The Naked and Famous, The Antlers, Fruit Bats and more sound as good as possible for on-air broadcast. The bulk of the sessions are also taped by a video team, who are learning to capture performances in a visually exciting way. As the year comes to an end, the TAS video and engineering teams, most of them students at Fordham University, chose the most rewarding or meaningful sessions they worked on over the last year.

TAS In Session: Flashback 2011, Part 1

Posted 12-19-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Cults, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Laura Marling, Man Man, The Antlers, The Naked and Famous, The Radio Dept., The Raveonettes, The Vaccines

Over the past twelve months, The Alternate Side, alongside our sister station WFUV, has hosted dozens of live sessions in our studio with a vivid, inspiriting array of musicians and bands. We've had the chance to shift from The Antlers' luminous introspections to the muscular, shambolic rock of Man Man and end up at the gentle-but-lethal songwriting of Laura Marling. We wanted to revisit some of our favorite performances from many of those sessions, like The Naked and Famous' stirring "Young Blood" or Beirut's accordion-spurred anthem "Santa Fe," and give you updates on what's coming up in 2012 for many of these artists and bands.

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.

Listen And Watch: The Naked and Famous On TAS In Session On WNYE 91.5, August 12

Posted 8-10-11 by

Tags: The Naked and Famous

New Zealand's The Naked and Famous, who played a strong set this past Sunday at Central Park Summerstage, sandwiched between Friendly Fires and Cults, will play a sold-out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on August 12 and Brooklyn Bowl on August 13. The quintet of tireless road warriors visited The Alternate Side earlier this summer for a live session of songs from their impressive debut Passive Me, Aggressive You. You can listen to that session in its entirety this Friday, August 12, at 11 a.m. on TAS on 91.5 WNYE and streaming on TAS. After the jump, check out videos of their TAS performances of "Young Blood," "Punching In A Dream" and more.

MTK Festival Is Cancelled Due To Low Ticket Sales

Posted 8-6-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, The Naked and Famous, Vampire Weekend

The curse of New York area music festivals has struck again. The promoters of the inaugural Music To Know (MTK) Festival in East Hampton, Long Island have announced that they're pulling the plug on the entire event due to low ticket sales. The festival, which had a strong lineup of Bright Eyes, Vampire Weekend, Ellie Goulding, The Naked and Famous and more, was to take place next weekend, August 12-14.

TAS In Session (Glastonbury Preview): The Naked And Famous

Posted 6-20-11 by

Tags: The Naked and Famous

It's Glastonbury Festival week and one of many bands making a prestigious Worthy Farm debut is The Naked and Famous whose debut album, Passive Me, Aggressive You, a massive hit in Australia and their native New Zealand, has quickly gained traction worldwide. The quintet, led by the dynamic vocal interplay between Thom Powers and Alisa Xayalith, is spending the bulk of their 2011 touring the globe. In addition to Glasto (they play the Other Stage this Friday, June 24), they've lined up Lollapalooza and five more New York area dates. During a recent Stateside stopover, they dropped by the TAS studios and played a terrific set of four songs, including "Young Blood," "The Sun" and "Punching In A Dream."

Vampire Weekend, Bright Eyes Headline MTK Festival in East Hamptons

Posted 5-10-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, Chromeo, Cold War Kids, M. Ward, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Tame Impala, The Naked and Famous, Vampire Weekend

Okay, a fine reason to endure the Hampton jitney this summer: Vampire Weekend and Bright Eyes will headline the MTK: Music To Know Festival on August 13-14 in East Hampton, Long Island with Cold War Kids, Chromeo, Tame Impala, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, The Naked and Famous, M. Ward and more joining the lineup. Tickets go on sale today, May 10.

See Foals, Freelance Whales and The Naked And Famous On May 4

Posted 3-21-11 by

Tags: Foals, Freelance Whales, The Naked and Famous

It would be criminal to miss the triple play of bands coming to Terminal 5 on May 4. The headliners, Oxford rockers Foals, released one of the best albums of 2010, Total Life Forever, and their support is hardly shabby: New Zealand's The Naked and Famous (one of the buzzier SXSW bands) and New York's charming Freelance Whales. And yes, The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to some lucky winners.

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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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