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Win Tickets For Black Lips, Groove Armada, Shearwater and The Ruby Suns
There are so many good bands making their way to New York this month and we've got tickets to give away to shows from Black Lips on 3/23 (Brooklyn Bowl), Groove Armada on 3/24 (Webster Hall), Shearwater on 3/27 (Bowery Ballroom) and The Ruby Suns on 3/26 (Brooklyn Bowl). More...Posted 03-11-10 by Jeff Kuprycz, Kara Manning
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TAS Interviews: Broken Bells
Posted 03-10-10 by Alisa Ali
The Shins' James Mercer and producer Brian Burton (Danger Mouse), the duo known as Broken Bells, tell The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali how their friendship slowly evolved during the recording of their debut album. Plus, surprisingly, Burton reveals that he's putting outside production on the back burner to completely focus on his new band. Audio clips after the jump. More...
TAS in Session: The Drums
Posted 03-08-10 by Kara Manning
Purveyors of the perfect pop song, Brooklyn's The Drums drop by The Alternate Side to chat with Alisa Ali about their songwriting credo ("be selfish"), Kraftwerk as kids and their upcoming full-length album. Plus they play "Submarine" and "Make You Mine." More...
Caribou Taking A 'Swim' This April, Sets Tour Dates
Posted 03-08-10 by Kara Manning
Between swimming lessons, Caribou's Dan Snaith found time on dry land to record a new album, Swim, due on Merge on April 20. You can download the first single "Odessa" for free and see him on tour this spring. More...
TAS Playlist Report: The New Pornographers, Born Ruffians, Devo And More
Posted 03-05-10 by Kara Manning
Fresh adds to The Alternate Side's playlist include The New Pornographers, Born Ruffians, We Were Promised Jetpack's new EP, Roky Erickson and Okkervil River ... and yes, the whipping return of Devo. More...
The Drums To Guest DJ On TAS This Monday
Posted 03-04-10 by
The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali not only wants to remind you about The Drums' guest DJ spot on The Alternate Side this Monday, March 8 at 11 AM, but she's making a mental post-it note for all of us that tickets for new Broken Social Scene, Massive Attack and Atoms For Peace (Thom Yorke's band) shows will be going on sale this Friday and Saturday ... and one is on pre-sale today. More...
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy Talks About New Album And "Greenberg" Soundtrack
Posted 03-04-10 by Kara Manning
James Murphy explains his reasons for working with director Noah Baumbach on the soundtrack for Greenberg, starring Ben Stiller, and reveals more details about the third LCD Soundsystem album, due in May. More...
Digital Music Deals For Surfer Blood, Midlake, Passion Pit And More
Posted 03-03-10 by Jeff Kuprycz
At The Alternate Side, we're ardent advocates of legal downloading since no one likes to rip off a band. But we're in budget-conscious times, so finding cheap music can be a challenge. Our tech whiz Jeff Kuprycz offers up a few cool, legal ways to find free or inexpensive music from Surfer Blood, Midlake, The Raveonettes, Manchester Orchestra, Passion Pit, Radiohead and much more this month. More...
Win Tickets Here For Fruit Bats, The Clientele, David Bazan And Balkan Beat Box
Posted 03-02-10 by Kara Manning
The Alternate Side loves to give away tickets to great New York gigs. And we're giving you the chance to see Balkan Beat Box on 3/13 (Webster Hall), Fruit Bats on 3/22 (Bowery Ballroom), The Clientele with Field Music on 3/23 (Bowery Ballroom) and David Bazan on 3/23 (Music Hall of Williamsburg). More...
Gang Starr's Guru Recovering After Surgery
Posted 03-02-10 by Kara Manning
The rapper's former Gang Starr partner DJ Premier tweets that though Guru is still in a medically-induced coma, he has undergone a successful, though unspecified, surgery. The 43-year-old Guru suffered a massive heart attack over the weekend. More...
Freelance Whales Busking At Bedford Street Subway Stop Tonight
Posted 03-02-10 by Kara Manning
Freelance Whales, whose album Weathervanes will be rereleased by Frenchkiss on April 13, will be singing for their supper tonight, March 2, at 6 PM at the Bedford Street L train stop in Williamsburg. More...
TAS in Session: The Joy Formidable
Posted 03-01-10 by Kara Manning
This trio of effervescent, sky-gazing rockers is one of the most exciting, young bands to tumble out of Britain in the last two years. Guitarist/vocalist Ritzy Bryan, bassist Rhydian Dafydd and drummer Matt Thomas dropped by The Alternate Side back in January for a live session and we've got exclusive performances of "Cradle," "The Greatest Light Is The Greatest Shade" and a brand new song, "Magnifying Glass" from their debut album, due out in June. More...
Demos Dish: Beck, BRMC, Grizzly Bear On 'Hear To Help' Benefit Album For Haiti
Posted 02-27-10 by Demos
Vampire Weekend, Camera Obscura, Surfer Blood, Julian Casablancas, Air and Of Montreal are also on the charitable compilation which will benefit Oxfam America and Haitian relief efforts. Demos has more details. More...
Gorillaz Stream Plastic Beach on March 1, Premiere "Stylo" Video And "Superfast Jellyfish" Track
Posted 02-26-10 by Kara Manning
The animation-friendly band led by Blur's Damon Albarn premieres its latest cartoon odyssey for the single "Stylo" via YouTube on March 2. Gorillaz' third album Plastic Beach will stream on NPR.org beginning this Monday prior to the record's March 9 release. Plus, the band debuts yet another new track, "Superfast Jellyfish," featuring Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys and De La Soul. More...
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