Week in Review (2/28/10)

February 28th, 2010 • Maine, News
Tags: Atoms for Peace, Broken Social Scene, hot chip, Joanna Newsom, Small Black, Snoop Dogg, Thom Yorke, Toro Y Moi, Trivia Night, vampire weekend, Washed Out

Thom Yorke’s new band is now called Atoms for Peace. He announced a tour and played some new songs.

“World Sick”, a new Broken Social Scene song, hit the internets.

Vampire Weekend made a pretty good video.

People are liking Joanna Newsom.

Ditto Hot Chip.

Of course, Toro Y Moi, Washed Out and Small Black are this upcoming Friday.

Pretty sure Snoop Dogg was here. Read more »

WRBC Charts 2/9/10

February 7th, 2010 • Charts
Tags: beach house, eels, hot chip, Jeff the Brotherhood, Owen Pallett, retribution gospel choir, Spoon, tegan and sara, vampire weekend, Watson Twins

WRBC Charts and Adds 2/2/10

February 2nd, 2010 • Charts
Tags: Owen Pallett, retribution gospel choir, Spoon, vampire weekend, Watson Twins

1. VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra
2. OWEN PALLETT Heartland

3. WATSON TWINS Talking To You, Talking To Me
4. SPOON Transference
5. RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR 2
6. TOM WAITS Glitter And Doom Live
7. THEM CROOKED VULTURES Them Crooked Vultures
8. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD Heavy Days
9. TEGAN AND SARA Sainthood
10. EELS End Times Read more »

WRBC Charts and Adds – 1/26/10

January 25th, 2010 • 1 comment Charts
Tags: avett brothers, Headlights, retribution gospel choir, tegan and sara, vampire weekend

1. VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra

2. TEGAN AND SARA Sainthood

3. RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR 2

4. AVETT BROTHERS I And Love And You

5. HEADLIGHTS Wildlife

6. TOM WAITS Glitter And Doom Live

7. WATSON TWINS Talking To You, Talking To Me

8. THEM CROOKED VULTURES Them Crooked Vultures

9. R.E.M. Live At The Olympia

10. RAVEONETTES In And Out Of Control Read more »

Upcoming Album Release Dates of Note

January 1st, 2010 • News, Release Calendar
Tags: album release, beach house, calendar, dr. dre, eels, erykah badu, field music, final fantasy, groove armada, hot chip, jonsi, Lil Wayne, lupe fiasco, ok go, seabear, Spoon, the whigs, the white stripes, three 6 mafia, vampire weekend, wyclef jean, xiu xiu, Yeasayer

It takes a few weeks following the holiday season for album releases to really pick up, but by the time we have all reconvened in Lewiston, Maine and throughout the up coming weeks and months there are a few releases to look out for. Here is a list of some that I am particularly excited about.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) — Heartland

OK Go — Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky

Vampire Weekend — Contra

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Eels — End Times

Spoon — Transference

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Beach House — Teen Dream

Los Campesinos! — Romance is Boring

Three 6 Mafia — Laws of Power Read more »