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Bonnaroo X Schedule Released Today

Finally the Bonnaroo schedule has been released! Click HERE to take a look. As expected when the schedule came out, there are many many conflicts and overlaps with artists and set times. Of course for me there are the staple artists that are marked as must sees (Widespread Panic, String Cheese Incident, Buffalo Springfield, Mumford & Sons, Gregg Allman, Robert Plant, G. Love, The Black Keys, Warren Haynes, etc.) and after that, time to figure out the rest. Who knows, my ideal schedule today may end up being completely different when I arrive. All I know is there is a ton of great music and I can’t wait to be surrounded by 90,000 of my new closest friends.

Tags: !!!, 22-20s, 420 Comedy Blaze, Abigail Washburn, Alberta Cross, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Allen Toussaint (w Dr. John and The Original Meters), Amos Lee, Anthony B, Arcade Fire, artist, Atmosphere, Band of Skulls, Bassnectar, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Beats Antique, Beirut, Ben Sollee, Best Coast, Big Boi, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Black Uhuru, Bonnaroo, Bootsy Collins & the Funk University, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Buffalo Springfield, Cheech Marin, Chiddy Bang, Clare Maguire, Cold War Kids, Concert, Craig Baldo, Daniel Lanois' Black Dub, Dãm-Funk, Deer Tick, Deerhunter, Dennis Coffey, Devotchka, Do You Hear The Music, Donald Glover, Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo, Eugene Mirman, Explosions in the Sky, Festival, Florence & the Machine, Forro in the Dark, Freelance Whales, Futurebirds, G. Love & Special Sauce, Galactic, Girl Talk, Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz, Gogol Bordello, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Graveyard, Gregg Allman, Hangaii, Hannibal Buress, Hayes Carll, Henry Rollins, Henson Alternative's Stuffed & Unstrung, Iron & Wine, J.Cole, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Joe Vitale, John Waters, Jon Lajoie, Jovanotti, Junip, Justin Townes Earle, Karen Elson, Kathleen Madigan, Kylesa, Lewis Black, Lil Wayne, Line up, Loretta Lynn, Man Man, Manchester, Matt & Kim, Mavis Staples, Mumford & Sons, Music, My Morning Jacket, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Nate Bergatze • Eminem, Neil Young, Neon Trees, Nick Kroll, Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea, NOFX, now playing, Old Crow Medicine Show, Omar Souleyman, Opeth, Paul Scheer, Phosphorescent, Portugal. The Man, Pretty Lights, Primus, Railroad Earth, Ralphie May, Ratatat, Ray LaMontagne, Richie Furay, Rick Rosas, Robert Plant & Band of Joy, Robyn, Ryan Bingham, Schedule, School of Seven Bells, Scissor Sisters, Set Times, Sharon Van Etten, Shpongle Presents Shpongletron Experience, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns, Stephen Rannazzisi, Stephen Stills, String Cheese Incident, STS9, Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John, Ted Alexandro, Tennessee, The Black Angels, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Drums, The Gregory Brothers, The Head and the Heart, The Knux, The League, The Low Anthem, The Strokes, The Sword, The Walkmen, Tig Notaro, Tim Minchin, Twin Shadow, Wanda Jackson, Warren Haynes Band, Wavves, Widespread Panic, Wiz Khalifa

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49 Days Until Bonnaroo, 49 Reasons To Look Forward to June 9-12

21 Apr

We are 49 days away from Bonnaroo!! Since I’m claiming it as a holiday, here are 49 Reasons to look forward to Bonnaroo June 9-12.

49. Saying you are going to Tennessee just sounds so good

48. GIVERS are going to be going Up! Up! Up! after playing the festival

47. Bonnaroo Buzz from Ben & Jerry’s

46. Getting a chance to hear an amazing talent in Bobby Long

45. A good excuse to go buy galoshes

44. Justin’s Maple Almond Butter packets in tow

43. Donald Glover is part of the comedy line-up

42. Getting a chance to see The Band of Heathens live!

41. The legend, Henry Rollins

40. “Let’s Go Surfing” by The Drums

39. Mud sliding during and after the rain

38. Sonic Stage

37. Florence Welch – I can’t wait to see her perform

36. Grace Potter

35. Matt & Kim’s intro music (Beastie Boys – “No Sleep Til Brooklyn”) and they’re fun live

34. Check out the works on display at the Poster Art Exhibit

33. Portugal. The Man

32. The cinema but only if The Big Lebowski or My Blue Heaven are playing

31. Listening to Ryan Bingham play tracks off Mescalito, his first album

30. Since Jimmy Fallon announced the initial line-up maybe hope that he and The Roots show-up as a surprise guests

29. Old Crow Medicine Show belt out “Wagon Wheel”

28. Les Claypool

27. Checking out Eminem to see if he reaches way back and busts out D12 “Purple Pills”

26. The Black Keys rock out (I’ve been blown away by their performances twice this year already)

25. Grammy Winners Arcade Fire play yet another festival as a headliner and after years on the smaller stages

24. Getting down with Galactic

23. Late night with Bootsy Collins

22. A chance to see The Decemberists before the pack it in

21. Planet Roo

20. The only way I’ll see Lil Wayne because I know I wouldn’t buy a ticket to just his concert

19. Have you ever seen Ray LaMontagne live?

18. Austin’s Finest – Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

17. The Silent Disco

16. Listen to blues music with G. Love

15. Lewis Black, nuff said

14. Party into the night with Girl Talk

13. Seeing the sun rise

12. Mumford & Sons play their largest show to date

11. The honor of seeing Mr. Robert Plant live

10. Hearing Warren Haynes play “Soulshine”

9. One more time to see Gregg Allman before it’s too late

8. Superjam

7. Late night with Dr. John and the Original Meters

6. Surprise performances that are sure to be in store this year

5. Celebrate 25 years of Widespread Panic

4. Celebrate the 10^th anniversary of Bonnaroo

3. String Cheese Incident do their thing

2. In my lifetime getting a chance to see Buffalo Springfield perform live

1. Four days listening to music and camping with great friends

Of course there are a whole lot more than 49 reasons to look forward to Bonnaroo so feel free to drop yours in the comment section below.

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Tags: 10th anniversary, 25th anniversary, 9-12, Arcade Fire, Ben & Jerry's, Big Lebowski, Black Joe Lewis, Bobby Long, Bonnaroo, Bootsy Collins, Buffalo Springfield, D12, Do You Hear The Music, Donald Glover, Dr. John, Eminem, Florence Welch, Folk, G. Love, Galactic, Girl Talk, GIVERS, Grace Potter, Greg Allman, Henry Rollins, Hip-Hop, Honeybears, indie, Jimmy Fallon, June, Justin's Maple Almond Butter, Lesclaypool, Let's Go Surfing, Lewis Black, Lil Wayne, Live, Matt & Kim, Mumford & Sons, Music, My Blue Heaven, Neil Young, Old Crow Medicine Show, Planet Roo, Portugal. The Man, Primus, Purple Pills, rap, Ray LaMontagne, Robert Plant, Rock, Ryan Bingham, Silent Disco, Sonic Stage, Special Sauce, String Cheese Incident, Superjam, Tennessee, The Band of Heathens, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Drums, The Meters, The Roots, Wagon Wheel, Warren Haynes, Widespread Panic

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Just Released: Outside Lands 2011 Line-up

11 Apr

Just released, check out the line-up for Outside Lands Festival August 12-14 in San Francisco. Should be an incredible three days with Phish, Muse and Arcade Fire headlining. Throw in The Black Keys, Deadmau5, The Roots, Foster The People, The Decemberists, Girl Talk, MGMT, Beirut, Arctict Monkeys, STS9, Warren Haynes, Big Boi, The Original Meters, Major Lazer, !!!, Joy Formidable, Toro Y Moi, The Original Meters and a whole lot more, you have yourselves a pretty sick group of musicians.

Tags: !!!, Arcade Fire, Arctict Monkeys, August 12-14, Beirut, Big Boi, Califronia, Craig Nyman, Deadmau5, Do You Hear The Music, Foster the People, Girl Talk, Golden Gate, Joy Formidable, Major Lazer, MGMT, Muse, Outside Lands, Phish, San Francisco, SF, STS9, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Original Meters, The Roots, Toro Y Moi, Warren Haynes

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Bonnaroo Artist Additions

7 Apr

Today Bonnaroo announced artist additions and the comedy line-up for this summer. I know some people were hoping for bigger names but really, you couldn’t expect more headlining acts to be announced. Could it have been better, sure but either way I for one am stoked as two of my favorite artists we added, G. Love and Black Joe Lewis. Add in Galactic, Black Uhuru and Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub and Superfly definitely added some great talent. DJ line-up should be coming soon too.

Artists Additions

NOFX
Galactic
G. Love & Special Sauce
Black Uhuru
Shpongle Presents Shpongletron Experience
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub
Allen Toussaint (w Dr. John and The Original Meters)
Anthony B
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Ben Sollee
Graveyard
Dennis Coffey
Forro in the Dark
The Knux
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
Futurebirds
Hangaii

Comedy Lineup!

Lewis Black
420 Comedy Blaze hosted by Cheech Marin featuring Ralphie May, the stars of Workaholics and more
John Waters
Henry Rollins
Henson Alternative’s Stuffed & Unstrung
The League (Paul Scheer, Nick Kroll, Jon Lajoie, Stephen Rannazzisi)
Donald Glover
The Gregory Brothers
Kathleen Madigan
Eugene Mirman
Ted Alexandro
Tim Minchin
Tig Notaro
Hannibal Buress
Craig Baldo
Nate Bergatze

Tags: !!!, 22-20s, 420 Comedy Blaze, Abigail Washburn, Alberta Cross, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Allen Toussaint (w Dr. John and The Original Meters), Amos Lee, Anthony B, Arcade Fire, Atmosphere, • Eminem, Band of Skulls, Bassnectar, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Beats Antique, Beirut, Ben Sollee, Best Coast, Big Boi, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Black Uhuru, Bonnaroo, Bootsy Collins & the Funk University, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Buffalo Springfield, Cheech Marin, Chiddy Bang, Clare Maguire, Cold War Kids, Craig Baldo, Daniel Lanois' Black Dub, Dãm-Funk, Deer Tick, Deerhunter, Dennis Coffey, Devotchka, Donald Glover, Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo, Eugene Mirman, Explosions in the Sky, Florence & the Machine, Forro in the Dark, Freelance Whales, Futurebirds, G. Love & Special Sauce, Galactic, Girl Talk, Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz, Gogol Bordello, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Graveyard, Gregg Allman, Hangaii, Hannibal Buress, Hayes Carll, Henry Rollins, Henson Alternative's Stuffed & Unstrung, Iron & Wine, J.Cole, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Joe Vitale, John Waters, Jon Lajoie, Jovanotti, Junip, Justin Townes Earle, Karen Elson, Kathleen Madigan, Kylesa, Lewis Black, Lil Wayne, Loretta Lynn, Man Man, Manchester, Matt & Kim, Mavis Staples, Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Nate Bergatze, Neil Young, Neon Trees, Nick Kroll, Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea, NOFX, Old Crow Medicine Show, Omar Souleyman, Opeth, Paul Scheer, Phosphorescent, Portugal. The Man, Pretty Lights, Primus, Railroad Earth, Ralphie May, Ratatat, Ray LaMontagne, Richie Furay, Rick Rosas, Robert Plant & Band of Joy, Robyn, Ryan Bingham, School of Seven Bells, Scissor Sisters, Sharon Van Etten, Shpongle Presents Shpongletron Experience, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns, Stephen Rannazzisi, Stephen Stills, String Cheese Incident, STS9, superfly, Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John, Ted Alexandro, Tennessee, The Black Angels, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Drums, The Gregory Brothers, The Head and the Heart, The Knux, The League, The Low Anthem, The Strokes, The Sword, The Walkmen, Tig Notaro, Tim Minchin, Twin Shadow, Wanda Jackson, Warren Haynes Band, Wavves, Widespread Panic, Wiz Khalifa

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Say Hello to BONNAROO 2011

15 Feb

The Coachella lineup is pretty damn sick but after seeing the initial announcement of artists slated to perform at Bonnaroo, I am now torn and thinking I should look into heading to Tennessee this summer. I mean at Bonnaroo you have the return of Buffalo Springfield and Widespread Panic celebrating 25 years, String Cheese Incident, Warren Haynes and Gregg Allman which I can all but see some fun little guest appearances in the works, Mumford & Sons are thrust to the big time stage, Ray Lamontagne and Iron & Wine finally out of the tiny print on the line-up, just knowing Primus is going to be there leaves me wondering what Les Claypool has up his sleeve, Sleigh Bells, Portugal the Man, The Drums, Wavves, Ryan Bingham! Plus Smith Westerns, Beats Antique and STS9, Hayes Carll, Amos Lee, Deer Tick, Matt & Kim, Grace Potter and so many more great acts and that’s not even including the headliners, Eminem and Arcade Fire.

Here’s the line-up as of today:

Tags: 22-20s, Abigail Washburn, Alberta Cross, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Amos Lee, Arcade Fire, Atmosphere, Bassnectar, Beats Antique, Beirut, Best Coast, Big Boi, Bonnaroo, Bootsy Collins & the Funk University, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers Loretta Lynn, Buffalo Springfield, Chiddy Bang, Clare Maguire, Coachella, Cold War Kids, Dãm-Funk, Deer Tick Band of Skulls, Deerhunter, Devotchka, Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo, Eminem, Explosions in the Sky, Florence & the Machine, Freelance Whales, Girl Talk, Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene ütz, Gogol Bordello, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Gregg Allman, Hayes Carll, Iron & Wine, J.Cole, Jessica Lea Mayfield Smith Westerns, Joe Vitale, Jovanotti, Junip, Justin Townes Earle, Karen Elson, Lil Wayne, Man Man, Manchester, Matt & Kim, Mavis Staples Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Mumford & Sons The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, Neil Young, Neon Trees Portugal. The Man, Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea, Old Crow Medicine, Omar Souleyman, Opeth, Phosphorescent, Pretty Lights, Primus, Railroad Earth, Ratatatat, Ray LaMontagne, Richie Furay, Rick Rosas, Robert Plant & Band of Joy, Robyn, Ryan Bingham, School of Seven Bells, Scissor Sisters, Sharon Van Etten, Sleigh Bells, Stephen Stills, String Cheese Incident, STS9, Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John, Tennessee, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Drums The Black Angels, The Head and the Heart, The Low Anthem, The Sword, The Walkmen, Twin Shadow Kylesa, Wanda Jackson, Warren Haynes Band, Wavves, Widespread Panic, Wiz Khalifa

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My Thoughts On Some Of The GRAMMY Performances

14 Feb

The Grammy’s were well the Grammy’s, filled as usual with a ton of fantastic performances but I have to say that Mumford & Sons v. The Avett Brothers v. Bob Dylan was the highlight of the night for me. Not only did M&S rock out on that tiny little rectangle of a stage that somehow didn’t break to perform “The Cave,” they cemented themselves as the next great band from the UK. If 2010 was a huge step for the folk rock foursome in terms of crossing the pond and selling out small concert venues, 2011 is going to be one hell of a wild ride. The Avett Brothers continue to amaze me and I dug their performance which gained steam midway through and probably netted them a ton more fans following. And no matter how old Bob Dylan gets and how mumbled he may sound, I can never get enough of the musician who made me love music.

Also did Mick Jagger rock the Grammy’s or what? His cover of Solomon Burke’s “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love” with Raphael Saadiq was sensational. What a tribute it was, filled with energy and spunk that no doubt must have had Burke smiling down from up above.

Eminem, Rihanna, Dre I’d say was as you’d expect, a great, energetic performance but the real winner seems to be Skylar Grey who practically stole the show with her vocals on “I Need A Doctor.” And you know what, I’m sure the Eminem, Dre and Alex da Kid are grinning from ear-to-ear knowing they just hit the jackpot yet again.

B.o.B, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae – three of todays most talented definitely didn’t disappoint and 2011 should continue to be huge for all three.

Arcade Fire, wow! The Suburbs propelled them to another level in 2010 and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the Canadians after their performances brought rock back to the Grammy’s. My only question is did they know they were going to win that they were set to play a second song? I hope not but just curious….

Cee Lo dressed as a ginormous parrot was a bit scary. Was he trying to be Koko B. Ware? The Gwyneth Paltrow part, did I miss something? And The Muppets, loved them!

Drake and Rihanna was just ok. Anyone else think it wasn’t that great? I just wonder if Chris Brown was watching and what he must have been thinking about RiRi’s outfit.

Some other notes:

Trombone Shorty! Let’s hope he gets his due eventually

The Aretha Franklin tribute was a nice touch

Props to Esperanza Spalding and her big win!

John Mayer, Norah Jones and Keith Urban paying tribute to Dolly Parton was pretty cool

How many times do we have to see Lady GaGa and Katy Perry perform at awards shows? Talented they may be but again?

Barbra Streisand, would have been cool if Duck Sauce was a special guest during the performance. Hey we can all dream, right?

Do J. Lo and Marc Anthony tell award producers we’ll only present if we appear together?

Can Lady Antebellum officially be considered not country since their crossover to mainstream is now cemented?

And one more note because I just can’t leave it out, what the heck was up with Puffy and his gold teef?

Tags: Album of The Year, Alex Da Kid, Alicia Keys, Arcade Fire, Aretha Franklin, Ari Levine, B.o.B., Barbra Streisand, Best Country Album, Best Female Country Vocal Performance, Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Rap Album, Best Rock Album, Betty Wright, Beyonce, Blake Shelton, bob Dylan, Bruno Mars, Buddy Guy, Cee Lo Green, ChocQuibTown, Chris Brown, Clay Matthews, Cyndi Lauper, David Frost, David Letterman, Dierks Bentley, Dirk Sobotka, Donnie Wahlberg, Dr. Dre, Drake, Eminem, Eva Longoria, Fantasia, Glee, Goldfrapp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hayley Williams, Jaden Smith, Jamie Foxx, Janelle Monáe, Jason Segel, Jay-Z, Jeff Beck, Jennifer Lopez, Jewel, John Legend, John Mayer, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kings of Leon, Kirk Whalum, Kris Kristofferson, La Roux, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Lea Michelle, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J, Marc Anthony, Maria Muldaur, Matthew Morrison, Mavis Staples, Michael Bublé, Miley Cyrus, Miranda Lambert, Monica, Mumford & Sons, Muppets, Muse, Neil Patrick Harris, Neil Portnow, Nicki Minaj, Norah Jones, P. Diddy, Paramore, Pauley Perrette, Philip Lawrence, Pink, Puff Daddy, Puffy, Record of The Year, Ricky Martin, Rihanna, Robert Plant, Ryan Seacrest, Sade, Sean Combs, Selena Gomez, Seth Rogen, Song of the Year, The Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, The Jim Henson Company, The Roots, The White Stripes, Trombone Shorty, Usher, will.i.am, Zac Brown

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OMG Coachella 2011 Line-up

18 Jan

Ok so now the planning can officially begin getting underway as the 2011 Coachella line-up has been announced. I am so stoked about this line-up and definitely finding my way to Indio this spring.

At first glance, Day One is top priority. As much as a fan I am of Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Lauren Hill, Cut Copy, Brandon Flowers and all the other top billing acts, I’m more jacked about Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Here We Go Magic, Klaxons, !!!, The Drums, Afrojack, Ozomatli, The Morning Benders and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti to name a few.

Day Two is going to be a dance party bonanza with Steve Angello, Empire of the Sun, Paul van Dyk, Fedde Le Grand, Laidback Luke, Joachim Garraud, Chuckie and more plus, Raphael Saadiq, Two Door Cinema Club, Foals, the Kills, Mariachi El Bronx plus Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons and so much more!

Day Three has a ton more great artists but I am not as high on it as Days 1 & 2. The return of the Strokes, The National, Duran Duran, Duck Sauce, Eliza Doolittle, Tinie Tempah, and Ben Harper’s Fistful of Mercy should all be insane performances.

All I can say is WOW and while some may start chiming in saying this isn’t the best Coachella line-up in the 12 years I would argue that when we recap the festival later this spring it will go down in the record books as featuring one of the finest collections of music we have ever seen over the course of three days.

Coachella 2011

Three-day weekend passes, along with camping passes for Coachella go on sale Friday, Jan. 21 at 10:00 AM (PT) through Ticketmaster.com, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and at http://www.coachella.com. Three-day weekend passes are $269.00, plus surcharges, and camping passes are $75.00. More details on layaway, camping options and up-to-the minute information, can be found at http://www.coachella.com.

Tags: 2011, A-Trak, Afrojack, Alf Alpha, Andy C, Angus and Julia Stone, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Axwell Beardyman, Best Coast, Big Audio Dynamite, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Bomba Estereo, Boys Noize, Brandon Flowers, Brandt Brauer Frick, Breakage, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene Cage the Elephant, Caifanes, Caspa, Cee Lo Green, Chromeo, Chuckie, City and Colour, Clare Maguire, Coachella, Cold Cave, Cold War Kids, Crystal Castles, CSS, Cults, Cut Copy Daedelus, Death From Above 1979, Delorean, Delta Sprirt, DJ Hype, DJ Kentaro, DJ Marky, DJ Zinc, Duck Sauce, Duran Duran EE, Elbow, Electric Touch, Eliza Doolittle, Ellie Goulding, Emicida, Empire of the Sun, Erick Morillo, Erykah Badu, Excision Fat Freddy's Drop, Fedde Le Grand, Fistful of Mercy, Flogging Molly, Foals, Foster the People, Francis and the Lights, Freelance Whales, fun. G.Q., Gayngs, Glasser, Gogol Bordello, Good Old War, Gord Downie, Goth Trad, Green Velvet, Gypsy and the Cat HEALTH, Here We Go Magic, High Contrast, Hurts Interpol Jack Beats, Jack's Mannequin, Jakes, Jenny and Johnny, Jimmy Eat World, Joachim Garraud, Joy Orbison Kanye West, Kele, Kings of Leon, Klaxons, Kode9, Kyle Hall Laidback Luke, Leftfield, Lightning Bolt, Lil' B, Lorn, Los Bunkers Magnetic Man, Mariachi El Bronx, Marina and the Diamonds, Mary Anne Hobbs, MEN, Menomena, Monarchy, Mount Kimbie, Moving Units, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Mumford & Sons Nas & Damian Marley, Neon Trees, New Pants, Nosaj Thing OFF!, OFWGKTA, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, One Day as a Lion, Ozomatli Paul van Dyk, Phantogram, Phosphorescent, PJ Harvey, Plan B, Ramadanman, Raphael Saadiq, Ras G, Ratatat, Riva Starr, Robyn, Roska, Rye Rye Sander Kleinenberg, Sasha, SBTRKT, Scala & Kolacny Bros., Scissor Sisters, She Wants Revenge, Shpongle, Skrillex, Sleigh Bells, Steve Angello, Sven Vath Take, Tame Impala, Terror Danjah, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, The Aquabats, The Black Keys, The Chemical Brothers, The Drums, The Felice Brothers, The Henry Clay People, The Joy Formidable, The Kills, The London Suede, The Love Language, The Morning Benders, the National, The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Presets, The Radio Dept., The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Strokes, The Swell Season, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Twelves, Thunderball, Tinie Tempah, Titus Andronicus, Tokimonsta, Trampled by Turtles, Trentemoller, Twin Shadow, Two Door Cinema Club Warpaint, Wire, Wiz Khalifa Yacht, Yelle Zed Bias.

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Why No Electronic Music In Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Singles Of 2010?

14 Dec

For as much as Rolling Stone has given electronic/electro music credit this year, I’m pretty disappointed that their Top 50 Singles of 2010 didn’t include any of the below:

Swedish House Mafia – “One” – arguably the song of the summer and anyone who’s been to a pool party or a nightclub has heard this. The song took off like a wild fire and didn’t get put out.

Afrojack – “Take Over Control” ft. Eva Simons – a late bloomer but still one of the hottest dance tracks of the year. Play this song for anyone and I’d be shocked if they don’t start dancing.

Deadmau5 – “Sofi Needs A Ladder” – for as much as Rolling Stone has a crush on Deadmau5 and for this song not to be included is a shame.

David Guetta – any song off of One Love since it came out in the second half of 2009 and got MAJOR play in 2010

Steve Angello – “KNAS” – another club banger in the summer of 2010

Edward Maya – “Stereo Love” – from late 2009 and undoubtedly blew up in 2010

Steve Aoki – “I’m In The House” ft. will.i.am – for as much electro as the music industry has gone in 2010 and how big the Black Eyed Peas are, this would be borderline consideration at least.

Those are just a handful of songs that deserve their due but we could go on forever with this and artists who are not being recognized (Yolanda Be Cool & DCup, Roger Sanchez, Alex Gaudino, etc.) for their influence on pop culture. Just because they may not have a song full of lyrics or one incredible line that makes you laugh shouldn’t take away from the sheer talent and popularity. I know not everyone is into electronic music and that’s fine but don’t just dance (no pun intended) with the music throughout the year and then throw it to the curb when it’s time to hand out awards and accolades.

Tags: Afrojack, Alex Gaudino, Arcade Fire, Broken Bells, Cee Lo, David Guetta, Deadmau5, Edward Maya, Electronic Music, Eminem, Eva Simons, I'm in the House, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, KNAS, Mark Ronson, Mavis Staples, One, Roger Sanchez, Rolling Stone, Sade, Sofi Needs A Ladder, Stereo Love, Steve Angello, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Take Over Control, The Black Keys, Top 50 singles of 2010, Vampire Weekend, will.i.am, Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP

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Top Albums of 2010

9 Dec

Sure there are many great CDs released in 2010 but I think I actually agree with Rolling Stone, they put together a list that’s pretty damn good. Their Top 10 is really hard to argue with but I’d actually put Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown (the disc especially “Back Down South” reminds me of why I because a fan seven years ago), Beach House – Teen Dream (this was definitely one of those surprise discs and pushed the duo to stardom) and Yeasayer – Odd Blood (great disc and “Ambling Alp” is hands down one of the best songs of the year) up higher.

Rolling Stone‘s Best Albums of 2010

1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. The Black Keys, Brothers
3. Elton John and Leon Russell, The Union
4. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
5. Jamey Johnson, The Guitar Song
6. Vampire Weekend, Contra
7. Drake, Thank Me Later
8. Robert Plant, Band of Joy
9. Eminem, Recovery
10. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
11. The Dead Weather, Sea of Cowards
12. John Mellencamp, No Better Than This
13. Taylor Swift, Speak Now
14. Robyn, Body Talk
15. The National, High Violet
16. Kid Rock, Born Free
17. Beach House, Teen Dream
18. Kings of Leon, Come Around Sundown
19. M.I.A., Maya
20. Neil Young, Le Noise
21. Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty ///
22. Spoon, Transference
23. Elizabeth Cook, Welder
24. Maximum Balloon, Maximum Balloon
25. Superchunk, Majesty Shredding
26. Yeasayer, Odd Blood
27. Peter Wolf, Midnight Souvenirs
28. My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
29. The Roots, How I Got Over
30. Rick Ross, Teflon Don

Tags: Arcade Fire, Beach House, Big Boi, Drake, Elizabeth Cook, Elton John and Leon Russell, Eminem, Jamey Johnson, John Mellencamp, Kanye West, Kid Rock, Kings of Leon, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., Maximum Balloon, My Chemical Romance, Neil Young, Peter Wolf, Rick Ross, Robert Plant, Robyn, Rolling Stone, Spoon, Superchunk, Taylor Swift, The Black Keys, The Dead W, the National, The Roots, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

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End of Summer Playlist

1 Sep

One month ago I started this blog and boy has the time flown by. It has been a fun ride so far and I hope if you are reading this you have found some new music to listen to. In honor of the first month and to make sure we’re not kicking summer to the curb just yet, here’s a playlist with some good tunes to lead into Labor Day Weekend with. Enjoy!

“Write A Song” – Dave Matthews Band

“Lay Me Down” – The Dirty Heads

“Glow” – Donavon Frankenreiter

“Pack Up” – Eliza Doolittle

“Tighten Up “ – The Black Keys

“Let’s Go Surfing” – The Drums

“Roll If Ya Fall” – Barefoot Truth

“Golden” – Hello Dave

“The Diamond Church Street Choir” – The Gaslight Anthem

“Repo Man” – Ray LaMontagne

“The Perfect Space” – The Avett Brothers

“Chelsea Dagger “ – The Fratellis

“Set Sail” – The Movement

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