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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending December 19

Posted 12-14-10 by
Tags: Antony and the Johnson, Belle and Sebastian, Chromeo, Deerhunter, LCD Soundsystem, Mark Ronson, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk, The Posies

Little surprise that Deerhunter's excellent Halcyon Digest is back atop the TAS Top 20 album chart, but the "and" bands -  Matt and Kim, Antony and the Johnsons and Belle and Sebastian - are challenging Bradford Cox and his crew.

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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 21

Posted 11-16-10 by
Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Arcade Fire, Belle and Sebastian, Chromeo, Deerhunter, Interpol, Junip, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk

The TAS album chart takes a seismic shift as Interpol and Arcade fire slip to the bottom rungs while Deerhunter, Superchunk and Sufjan Stevens soar to the top.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 14

Posted 11-9-10 by
Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Autolux, Belle and Sebastian, Deerhunter, Junip, Mark Ronson, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk, The Posies

Belle and Sebastian and The Posies pop onto our Top 20 album chart this week while Sufjan Stevens and Superchunk shake up the TAS top three.

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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 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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Superchunk Is Back! Win Tickets To Their MHOW Show

Posted 9-7-10 by
Tags: Superchunk

Superchunk, the band behind Merge Records and one of indie rock's most influential quartets,  is back with their first new album in nine years, Majesty Shredding. Even better, The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to their upcoming show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 19.

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Reunited Guided By Voices, Pavement, Belle & Sebastian Aboard Matador Records Anniversary Show

Posted 6-29-10 by
Tags: Belle and Sebastian, Cat Power, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Spoon, Superchunk, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, The New Pornographers, Yo La Tengo

The influential indie record label will be celebrating its 21st birthday in Las Vegas this October with a three-night mini-festival that includes Pavement, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, Sonic Youth, The New Pornographers, Superchunk, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power and, significantly, a reunited Guided By Voices (the so-called "classic 1993-1996" lineup)

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