Best of 2014

Sam Smith tops BBC's 'Sound of 2014' list; London Grammar playing 'Fallon' before Disclosure's T5 shows

Congratulations on being the Sound of 2014! How does it feel? It feels incredible. I’m so involved in the charts, I love pop music and I love female pop artists…

BBC longlists 'Sound of 2014' (Chance the Rapper, FKA twigs, Sam Smith, Sampha, Chloe Howl & more)

Chance the Rapper at Lollapalooza 2013 (more by James Richards IV) The BBC Sound of 2014 Longlist is in and includes Banks, Chance the Rapper, FKA twigs, Jungle, Kelela, MNEK, Sam Smith, Sampha, Say Lou Lou (formerly Saint Lou Lou), Chloe Howl and m…

Rough Trade's Top LPs of 2013; NYC store opens in 1 week ++ more shows announced (Glasvegas, Au Revoir Simone)

Well it’s that time of year again where everybody and their grandma start making Best of the Year lists. Almost always first out of the gate is Rough Trade Shops and their entire Top 101 list just went up…

M Ward @ Castle Clinton, NYC | Pics

M. Ward played a free show at Castle Clinton National Monument in NYC on Thursday July 21st, 2005. His backing band was Norfolk and Western featuring ex-Decemberist Rachel Blumberg on drums…

This Week's NYC Shows (7/25 - 7/31)

Antony, CocoRosie, MC5, Oneida, a whole bunch of Marching Bands, Daniel Lanois, Alec Ounsworth, Ozzfest, Scissor Sisters, Regina Spektor, Backstreet Boys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Whitesnake, Satanicide, and more in this week’s Gothamist post…

iPod DJ Mixer

“Numark’s iPod DJ Mixer I posted about in April has moved quickly from prototype to product. Officially announced today, the iDJ is slated to ship Q3 for a suggested retail price of $399…

Jaga Jazzist | What We Must (guest post)

“JAGA JAZZIST!! NO ONE’S SAID JAGA JAZZIST!! What, are you guys NUTS?!?! Has NO ONE heard “What We Must” yet?? JEEZ people!!” After drowned_in_milk left the above comment in my Favorite Albums post, I asked him if he would submit a post with more info, so here it is…

Nada Surf playing next Housing Works Benefit Show

The next “Live From Home” Housing Works benefit concert is July 15th. Nada Surf, Tara Angell, & The Last Town Chorus are on the bill. Tickets are $25…

Grokster Ruling Links

Boing Boing is covering this thing pretty closely. * Grokster press-conference audio * Notes on RIAA/MPAA press conference * Hilary Rosen: Killing Napster didn’t bring market control * Grokster decision in …

Foie Gras is for the Uninformed (aka Gothamist)

I’m not much of an activist, but Foie Gras is disgusting, uber-cruel, & pointless, and Gothamist writing something positive about it (“our favorite foie gras dish in the city was blah blah blah”) has me wondering if I’ll submit a post next week…
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