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A.V. Club lists their Top LPs of 2013
It’s been a transitional year for A.V. Club. The print version of The Onion ceased publication, and much of AVC’s senior staff jumped ship for Pitchfork’s new film site, The Dissolve…
Rolling Stone lists Top 50 LPs of 2013
Vampire Weekend @ Roseland in April (more by Robert Altman)
The Monday after Thanksgiving Weekend is looking to be Official Year-End List Day, as we’ve already got SPIN, and Paste, (plus ones from UK mags Q and Mojo) and now here’s the one from elder rock statesman Rolling Stone, who have Vampire Weekend‘s Modern Vampires of the City in the top spot, with Kanye West‘s Yeezus at #2…
CMJ 2013 initial line-up released
The 2013 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 15 – 19 at clubs all over New York City. As we’ve been tweeting about at @BVCMJ, tonight (8/27), the CMJ folks held an announcement party at Bowery Electric with live performances from Weekend and Magic Man…
Fuck Buttons released a new LP, playing Subterranean on tour (LP stream, dates)
UK two-piece Fuck Buttons welcomed their new album, Slow Focus, earlier this week via ATP Recordings. It’s their first since 2009’s Tarot Sport, and you can take a listen to the LP in its entirety at the bottom of this post…
LA festival Culture Collide lineup & tix (Phoenix, Dinosaur Jr, Rhye, Liars, Fuck Buttons, Raveonettes, Iceage & more)
FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide festival is returning to various LA venues this year from October 9-12. It begins with a kickoff show with Phoenix and Dinosaur Jr (maybe they’ll join each other for “Entertainmen…
Fuck Buttons playing NYC after European tour (dates, stream)
UK duo Fuck Buttons return this week (7/23) with their new record, Slow Focus. It’s a great record of electronic psychedelia, which, like the new Jon Hopkins album, creeps up on you with surprisingly strong melodies, rather than being as immediate as, say, Disclosure…
Fuck Buttons releasing 'Slow Focus' in July (stream a track)
Noisy UK duo Fuck Buttons are set to return with Slow Focus, their first new album in four years, which will be out July 24 on the ATP label…
Blanck Mass playing Public Assembly after ATP NY (dates)
Blanck Mass (aka Benjamin John Power aka 1/2 of Fuck Buttons) is heading to NYC this weekend for ATP NY, which goes down on Pier 36 from September 21 – 23…
ATP NY 2010 - Day 2 in review & pics (Sonic Youth, Shellac, Papa M, Sleepy Sun, Fuck Buttons & more)
words and pics, additional Sonic Youth pics
Unlike Friday (and Sunday), people weren’t throwing devil horns on Saturday. With the Saturday lineup dominated by indie acts, including many longstanding ones (Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Dave Pajo/Papa M, Shellac, The Breeders, etc etc) there were less shirts that repped the heaviest of the heavy, like Dystopia, Grief and Electric Wizard, and more “vintage look” Judas Priest and Dio with bowl cuts, and 80’s style librarian glasses…
ATP NY announces (almost) complete lineup (GZA, Kurt Vile..)
Kurt Vile at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Lori Baily)
It’s almost final and official, ATP New York is ruling. The best Hudson Valley festival to ever be held in a 1960s time capsule has announced the “final additions” including two comedians chosen by Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav (more to come…
