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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending June 24

Posted 6-19-12 by
Tags: 2:54, Beach House, Best Coast, Chromatics, Father John Misty, Japandroids, Metric, Poliça, Sigur Rós, Silversun Pickups, Soulsavers, Spiritualized

With Beach House and Best Coast vying for the Number One spot this week as we segue to a new season, The Alternate Side is firmly in a summertime frame of mind.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 29

Posted 4-24-12 by
Tags: Bear in Heaven, Django Django, Jack White, Mark Lanegan Band, Santigold, Sleigh Bells, Spiritualized, The Shins, White Rabbits

Bear in Heaven, Spiritualized and rock's holy man Jack White make up the celestial trio debuting on this week's TAS Top 20.

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The Cure To Play First Three Albums In Their Entirety For Vivid Live

Posted 5-5-11 by
Tags: Architecture in Helsinki, Bat For Lashes, Cut Copy, Spiritualized, The Cure

The Cure, who were only slated to play Bestival this year, have announced a trek to the Vivid Live festival in Sydney on May 31-June 1 to play their first three albums, Three Imaginary Boys (1979), Seventeen Seconds (1980) and Faith (1981) in their entirety. The two nights, called "Reflections," will be taped for DVD and will resurrect most of the band's original lineup, including founding member Lol Tolhurst. Plus, Spiritualized, Bat For Lashes, Cut Copy and more added to Vivid Live lineup.

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Spiritualized Sign To Fat Possum, Plot New Album

Posted 3-8-11 by
Tags: Jason Pierce, Spiritualized

Spiritualized, who sold out Radio City Music Hall last year with a performance of their 1997 landmark album Ladies and Gentlemen ... We Are Floating in Space, have floated to Fat Possum, signing with the label as the band works on their seventh album, due out this autumn. Jason Pierce and company have also announced their first gig of 2011 at London's Royal Albert Hall in October.

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