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Win Tickets For Stornoway At MHOW On May 26

Posted 5-2-11 by
Tags: Stornoway

Oxford folk rockers Stornoway, whose lush 2010 debut, Beachcomber's Windowsill, earned them a batch of Stateside fans, return this month for an array of North American dates, like the upcoming Sasquatch Music Festival in Gorge, WA on May 30. The band will stop at Music Hall of Williamsburg a few days before, on May 26, and The Alternate Side is offering up free tickets for a few lucky winners.

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TAS In Session: Flashback 2010 (Part Two)

Posted 12-27-10 by
Tags: Blitzen Trapper, El Guincho, Field Music, Fyfe Dangerfield, Stars, Stornoway, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Walkmen

Last week we gave you the first part of TAS In Session: Flashback 2010,  looking back at many of bands and musicians who passed through Studio A over the past year and highlighting some of the songs played in live performance. We also updated you on what these artists have planned for 2011, from tours to new recordings to free downloads you can find this very minute on their websites. This week, the promised Part Two of our reminiscence and we've rounded up another collection of 2010's  live performances from Stornoway, The Walkmen, Field Music, The Morning Benders, El Guincho, The Tallest Man on Earth, Stars, Lost in the Trees, K-os and many more.

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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 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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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 12

Posted 9-7-10 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Autolux, Blitzen Trapper, Foals, Interpol, Kele, Sleigh Bells, Stornoway, The National, The Roots

While Mercury Prize-nominated Foals challenge Arcade Fire, Kele comes on strong, battling Blitzen Trapper and The Roots for a spot in the top three on this week's TAS Top 20 album chart.

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TAS In Session: Stornoway

Posted 8-31-10 by
Tags: Stornoway

Evolving from a Teenage Fanclub cover band to one of the most promising English groups to come out of Oxford in recent years (also home to Radiohead and Foals), Stornoway are gathering critical kudos for their eclectic debut album, Beachcomber's Windowsill. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris recently met up with the lads for a session in Studio A.

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