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Late of the Pier

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    July 20, 2011

    Five Reasons Why Metronomy Should Win the 2011 Mercury Prize

    English experimental/electronic outfit Metronomy​The shortlist for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize have been announced. Among the nominees for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland are a few bands expected to be there -- James Blake, Adele, Tinie Tempah -- mixed with a few surpr ... More >>

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    December 30, 2010

    Six New Times Contributors Name Their Top 10 Records of 2010

    English experimental/electronic outfit Metronomy​The shortlist for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize have been announced. Among the nominees for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland are a few bands expected to be there -- James Blake, Adele, Tinie Tempah -- mixed with a few surpr ... More >>

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    April 21, 2010

    An Open Letter To Coachella

    How can such an idyllic scene be such an absolute nightmare? Selling 75,000 tickets is a start...​​​Dear Goldenvoice, Promoter of the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival,My name is Michael Lopez and I have been attending your festival for the past five years. In those past five years, I ... More >>

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    April 14, 2009

    Coachella Set Times Released - Let the Madness Begin

    Set times are confirmed! Set your Coachooser accordingly!Well the long wait is over: those in power at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Goldenvoice) have released the set times for this weekend's affair. An initial glance at things shows a pretty smooth flow for the weekend, with mini ... More >>

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    March 22, 2009

    Dear and the Headlights: Phoenix's Great Hope?

    Martin CizmarDear and the Headlights at Tinest Bar in TexasOf all the Arizona bands at SxSW, no one had a higher profile than Dear and the Headlights. They played five shows over the course of the five-day festival, including headlining the I Heart AZ showcase and the same official showcase at Spiro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Coachella Lineup Officially Announced

    Coachella's 2009 official lineup is officially out -- as of 3:15 this morning, says Michael Lopez. Here it is: Girl Talk, Crystal Castles, The Knux, Fleet Foxes, Lupe Fiasco (that's, in order, five of my 10 favorite records of 2008) plus The Black Keys, Late of the Pier, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gasligh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Coachella Artists Start Leaking

    The first batch of bands for the hottest music festival around, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has been leaked. Confirmed Artists: the Killers, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Bug, Buraka Som Sistema, Crystal Castles, Drop The Lime, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, ... More >>

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    Late of the Pier

    Fantasy Black Channel
    (Astralwerks)

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    You Asked For It: Always Randy

    Always Randy's Protect Your Nuts is exactly the kind of record we have Your Asked For It to review. Truthfully, there's little chance I'd pop in an album with a cover featuring three semi-mulleted old dudes wielding baseball bats and a guitar in front of a background of peanut shells if it weren't ... More >>

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    December 26, 2008

    A Year End Top 10 List with an International Flavour

    It's that time of year, the time when people trot out their list of what they see to be the top 10 albums of the year. I always enjoy this time of year, it's a great way to catch up on any albums I may have overlooked, a good way to check my own favorite albums against the multitude of lists and a f ... More >>

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