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2009 Lollapalooza lineup

Tom Kessler — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:59:16 +0000

Here is the list of bands that will perform at the 2009 Lollapalooza event Aug. 7-9 at Chicago’s Grant Park. See Billboard for more details or go to the official Lollapalooza site:

Depeche Mode
Tool
The Killers
Jane’s Addiction
Beastie Boys
Kings of Leon
Lou Reed
Ben Harper and Relentless 7
Thievery Corporation
Snoop Dogg
Rise Against
Andrew Bird
TV on the Radio
Vampire Weekend
The Decemberists
Neko Case
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Animal Collective
Band of Horses
Of Montreal
Arctic Monkeys
Coheed and Cambria
Ben Folds
Fleet Foxes
Silversun Pickups
Kaiser Chiefs
Crystal Castles
Bon Iver
Santigold
Atmosphere
Dan Auberbach
Cold War Kids
Deerhunter
Lykke Li
Robert Earl Keen
Peter Bjorn and John
Heartless Bastards
Gomez
Glasvegas
Federico Aubele
Dan Deacon
Passion Pit
The Raveonettes
The Gaslight Anthem
The Airborne Toxic Event
White Lies
Ra Ra Riot
No Age
Asher Roth
Los Campesinos!
Bat For Lashes
Chairlift
Gang Gang Dance
The Virgins
Amazing Baby
Portugal. The Man
The Knux
Ida Maria
Delta Spirit
Friendly Fires
Manchester Orchestra
Constantines
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Hockey
Miike Snow
Alberta Cross
Hey Champ
Sam Roberts Band
The Henry Clay People
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Cage the Elephant
Living Things
The Low Anthem
Blind Pilot
Langhorne Slim
Other Lives
The Builders and The Butchers
Eric Church
Joe Pug
Kevin Devine
The Green Cards
Carney
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Coachella Festival lineup 2009

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:39:43 +0000

Organizers of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival have announced their lineup for the California desert event.

Here are the headliners for each of the three days:

April 17: Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen, Franz Ferdinand, Morrissey

April 18: The Killers, TV on the Radio, Amy Winehouse

April 19: The Cure, My Bloody Valentine

Here’s the full (tentative) lineup for each day:

Friday, April 17: Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Leonard Cohen, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Beirut, The Black Keys, Girl Talk, Silversun Pickups, The Ting Tings, The Crystal Method, Ghostland Observatory, Crystal Castles, The Airborne Toxic Event, We Are Scientists, N.A.S.A., Patton & Rahzel, M. Ward, The Presets, The Hold Steady, A Place to Bury Strangers, Felix da Housecat, Buraka Som Sistema, Ryan Bingham, Bajofondo, Peanut Butter Wolf, Noah & the Whale, White Lies, The Bug, Alberta Cross, Los Campesinos!, Craze & Klever, Molotov, Switch, Gui Boratto, Steve Aoki, The Aggrolites, People Under the Stairs, The Courteeners, Cage the Elephant, Dear and the Headlights.

Saturday, April 18: The Killers, Amy Winehouse, Thievery Corporation, TV on the Radio, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Atmosphere, Mastodon, TRAV$DJ-AM, Henry Rollins, Crookers, Turbonegro, Hercules and Love Affair, Superchunk, Glasvegas, Dr. Dog, Drive-By Truckers, Booker T & the DBT’s, Amanda Palmer, The Bloody Beetroots, Surkin, Para One (Live), Calexico, Liars, Bob Mould Band, Zane Lowe, Electric Touch, Blitzen Trapper, James Morrison, Drop the Lime, Glass Candy, Thenewno2, Gang Gang Dance, Billy Talent, Ida Maria, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Zizek, Cloud Cult, Tinariwen.

Sunday, April 19: The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Throbbing Gristle, Lupe Fiasco, Paul Weller, Peter Bjorn and John, X, Antony & the Johnsons, Roni Size, Public Enemy, Jenny Lewis, Groove Armada, Paolo Nutini, Christopher Lawrence, Lykke Li, The Kills, Okkervil River, M.A.N.D.Y., Clipse, Sebastien Tellier, Fucked Up, Perry Farrell, The Horrors, Late of the Pier, K’naan, Junior Boys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Supermayer, No Age, Vivian Girls, Shepard Fairey, Themselves, Gaslight Anthem, The Knux, Mexican Institute of Sound, The Night Marchers, Marshall Barnes.

Source: Rolling Stone

Blender’s best albums 2008

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:00:40 +0000

Which were the best albums of the just-completed year? Everyone has his (or her) opinion, and any attempt at ranking 12 months worth of releases is sure to create an argument or 10.

But, hey, that’s the fun of the list game. Why else would you be here? Why else would we do it?

Blender has weighed in with its take on the 33 Best Albums of 2008. We’ll give you a sneak peek at the Top 10:

1. Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne

2. Feed the Animals, Girl Talk

3. Dear Science, TV on the Radio

4. Death Magnetic, Metallica

5. Made in the Dark, Hot Chip

6. Robyn, Robyn

7. Skeletal Lamping, Of Montreal

8. harps and angels, Randy Newman

9. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend

10. Folie a Deux, Fall Out Boy

To see the rest, and read a little bit about each, visit Blender.

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Rolling Stone’s best albums 2008

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:26:54 +0000

Everyone has his own idea of which were the best albums of the almost-completed year, but not everyone has quite the gravitas of Rolling Stone.

As 2008 fades into the record books, RS is out with its list of the best of the best. It’s sure to trigger a debate or two, but that’s what these kinds of lists are for.

Here are the Top 10:

1. Dear Science, TV on the Radio

2. Tell Tale Signs – The Bootleg Series Vol. 8, Bob Dylan

3. Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne

4. My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges

5. Life, Death, Love and Freedom, John Mellencamp

6. Santogold, Santogold

7. Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay

8. Modern Guilt, Beck

9. Death Magnetic, Metallica

10. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend

To see the rest, and check out some clips, visit Rolling Stone.

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Top albums of 2008

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:45:17 +0000

What kind of year was 2008 for the music business? To some extent, that probably depends on your own taste and favored genre. “Top 10″ and “Best of” lists have an annoying tendency to please no one and irritate almost everyone who pauses to take a look.

When Time magazine set out to name its top albums of 2008, the editors found plenty of candidates. Their final list reflects a wide range of styles and talents. Even so, don’t be surprised if you come away wondering, “Hey, what about…?”

Here goes:

1. Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne

2. Dear Science, TV on the Radio

3. Death Magnetic, Metallica

4. Feed the Animals, Girl Talk

5. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend

6. 808s & Heartbreak, Kanye West

7. Santogold, Santogold

8. Third, Portishead

9. Little Honey, Lucinda Williams

10. Rockferry, Duffy

To read a little about each of these, and to see video clips of performances, visit Time.

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