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02 Aug 2010 11:06

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Music: “The Suburbs”: Arcade Fire’s new album available to sample

  • Pitchfork gave it an 8.6 today. It’s been universally feted by other critics (minus The Boston Phoenix, which seems to be contrarian for the sake of being contrarian). It’s got people using big words to describe how awesome it is. But hey, decide for yourself. NPR has the Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” up for streaming today. You can therefore decide if the Pitchfork guy is full of crap or if the Boston Phoenix guy wasn’t really loved as a child. Your pick. source
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31 Jul 2010 18:11

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Music: One-word album reviews: Arcade Fire still greatest band ever

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29 Jul 2010 20:46

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Music: I won’t back down, part 5: An excuse to get Tom Petty on the site

  • Of course our posts tonight were leading up to this. Because, let’s admit it. Tom Petty is awesome and should run for president someday.
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25 Jul 2010 10:59

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Music: Taylor Swift: Can she sell a million copies in her first week?

  • It feels like if anybody can do it now, she could be the one. She has the sales base and heat from the last few albums. And with all the amazing things she has going on, she is as likely as anybody to reach a million units, especially with the efforts of Big Machine and Universal behind her.
  • Red Light Management and ATO Records president and CEO Will Botwin • Regarding the chances Taylor Swift can actually manage to sell a million copies of her upcoming “Speak Now” in its first week. While Eminem got close recently, thanks to his 741,000-strong debut of “Recovery” back in June, Swift could really pull it off. The things that might hold her back, though? Well, her digital sales have been traditionally weak, her label might charge the full sticker price for her album, her style of music limits how many formats would be willing to play her songs, and it’s possible she may have peaked already. At age 20. source
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24 Jul 2010 21:14

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Music, Tech: Chiptune nerd turns old electric organ into ultimate blip machine

  • When you imagine someone playing the Super Mario Bros. theme song, you don’t think of some guy hopping on a keyboard to do it. Instead, you think of a nerdy programmer type futzing away at a NES. But this guy just upped the game – Linus Åkesson turned an old organ into a multi-faceted chiptune device, capable of playing a perfect-sounding Mario just as much as a diverse blippy opera. Note to Dan Deacon: Record your next album in Sweden. With this guy. source
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24 Jul 2010 21:02

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Music: One-word album reviews: Rick Ross makes a good John Gotti

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24 Jul 2010 16:46

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Music, World: Love Parade tragedy: Here’s a scary video clip from the scene

  • Harrowing stuff. Imagine being stuck in a situation like this – a huge festival basically brought to its knees by a stampede which killed and injured many. There are likely many confused people inside. Best wishes to everyone involved. source
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24 Jul 2010 13:41

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Music, World: Love Parade tragedy: Mass panic blamed for festival stampede

Apparently something spooked the crowd of German techno fans, leading to the mass stampede. The festival appears to not be going on anymore. source
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17 Jul 2010 17:03

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Music: One-word album reviews: M.I.A. disappoints the hipsters, guys

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03 Jul 2010 23:00

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Music: One-word album reviews: Critics love the new 3OH!3 album

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