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Win Tickets To The Vaccines At Webster Hall On April 23

Posted 4-2-12 by

Tags: Porcelain Raft, The Drowners, The Vaccines

The Vaccines' frontman Justin Young was silenced part of last year with vocal problems, for which he had to undergo several operations, but Young is on the mend and the band is back on the road. The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to The Vaccines' show at Webster Hall on April 23 and since the group is already recording its sophomore album, expect to hear new songs.

PJ Harvey, Bon Iver, Elbow, Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines, Feist Among Brit Award Nominees

Posted 1-12-12 by

Tags: Anna Calvi, Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Elbow, Feist, Noel Gallagher, PJ Harvey, The Vaccines

PJ Harvey, Bon Iver, Elbow, Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines and Feist are among the nominees for the 2012 Brit Awards, the UK's equivalent of the Grammy. The awards will be handed out on February 21 in London with Florence and the Machine, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Blur, with their first live appearance in three years, slated to perform.

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.

The Vaccines Cancel North American And European Tours Due To Medical Issues

Posted 8-30-11 by

Tags: The Vaccines, Young Buffalo

After several recent cancellations of gigs and festival slots due to singer Justin Young's vocal issues, the band confirmed today, August 30, that Young's condition is so serious, he will require his third surgery this year. Admitting that they are "devastated," the band is canceling their upcoming September tour of North American and their European dates in October. They hope to be able to tour with Arctic Monkeys by late October. Read the full statement after the jump.

TAS Giveaway: Win 3-Day Passes And Camping Privileges For Escape To New York Festival

Posted 7-21-11 by

Tags: Best Coast, Chairlift, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Of Montreal, Patti Smith, The Psychedelic Furs, The Vaccines, White Rabbits

The inaugural Escape To New York festival, with a lineup that includes Of Montreal, Best Coast, Chairlift, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Patti Smith, The Psychedelic Furs and The Vaccines, takes place August 5-7 on the Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton, New York. The Alternate Side is giving away five packages of three-day passes with camping privileges - you just need to enter by Monday, July 25 at 12 noon EDT.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending June 12

Posted 6-7-11 by

Tags: Beastie Boys, Cold Cave, Cults, Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Foster the People, Holy Ghost!, James Blake, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, The Antlers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Vaccines, TV on the Radio

New York's new kids on the block, Cults, and longtime local faves The Antlers burst onto the TAS top 20 while five-borough veterans Beastie Boys heat up the number one slot.

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.

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.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending April 10

Posted 4-5-11 by

Tags: Elbow, Fleet Foxes, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, James Blake, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Vaccines, Yuck

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Fleet Foxes segue easily to the TRL Top 20 while the slow-burning James Blake unlocks the number one position.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 3

Posted 3-29-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, Elbow, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, James Blake, Lykke Li, Radiohead, Tennis, The Strokes, The Vaccines, Yuck

Manchester's Mercury Prize winners Elbow rocket onto the TAS Top 20 while Radiohead, fresh off of handing out free newspapers, finally take over the apex of the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 27

Posted 3-22-11 by

Tags: Cut Copy, Gil Scott-Heron with Jamie xx, James Blake, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Smith Westerns, The Streets, The Twilight Singers, The Vaccines, Yuck

The British storm the TAS Top 20 with UK acts, like Radiohead and The Vaccines, taking over the top four spots (or four and a half if you count Jamie xx with Gil Scott-Heron). Plus, PJ Harvey extends her Number One reign of the album chart another week.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 20

Posted 3-15-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Streets, The Vaccines, Yuck

PJ Harvey keeps Radiohead at bay for a second week and dominates the TAS Top 20 while SXSW bands like Smith Westerns, The Vaccines, Bright Eyes and Yuck continue their climb up the album chart.

TAS In Session (SXSW Band): The Vaccines

Posted 3-14-11 by , Eric Holland

Tags: The Vaccines

The Vaccines are not only causing a stir back in the UK, but the London-based indie rock quartet has also managed to kick off a mighty buzz in the States. It's fair to say that they're one of the most anticipated bands playing SXSW in Austin this week. The band, which released an EP Stateside earlier this month and will drop their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? on May 31, visited The Alternate Side recently and chatted with Eric Holland about their love of The Zombies, misquoted lyrics and the place of politics in their music.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 13

Posted 2-8-11 by

Tags: Broken Records, Cut Copy, Deerhoof, Destroyer, Iron & Wine, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Twilight Singers, The Vaccines

Iron & Wine kisses up to the TAS Top 20 while the Smith Westerns fire up the top of this week's album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 6

Posted 2-1-11 by

Tags: Belle and Sebastian, Bright Eyes, British Sea Power, Broken Records, Matt and Kim, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Twilight Singers, The Vaccines, Warpaint

New albums from Bright Eyes and Broken Records stir up the TAS Top 20 while Warpaint's The Fool still sits smartly in the top spot.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending January 30

Posted 1-25-11 by

Tags: British Sea Power, Cut Copy, Deerhoof, DeVotchKa, Matt and Kim, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Dears, The Twilight Singers, The Vaccines, Warpaint

The Dears, Deerhoof and DeVotchKa dive onto the TAS Top 20 - along with UK upstarts The Vaccines. Plus, Warpaint prove that they're no fools.

Breaking Bands: Which New Faces Will Cause A Commotion In 2011?

Posted 12-28-10 by

Tags: Bonjay, Car On The Moon, Creep, Dom, Hannah Peel, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Katie Costello, Let's Buy Happiness, Sherlock's Daughter, Tennis, The Chapman Family, The Rassle, The Vaccines, Twin Sister, Wise Blood, Yuck

As we boot 2010 out the door and get ready to begin not only a brand new year, but a freshly minted decade, what up-and-coming bands and artists will make their mark on 2011? The Alternate Side staff gazed into the future and picked the musicians who we thought (well, hoped) might make an impact in the next twelve months and beyond; our many choices range from Denver's husband-and-wife duo of Tennis to the brash British pop of The Vaccines to Long Island's ever-cool quintet, Twin Sister.

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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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