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Tegan and Sara at Amoeba Music, Berkeley, 3/4/10

March 4, 2010

There are some acts that treat their in-stores like a chore, going into a store in some city somewhere, and then mail it in. Tegan and Sara is definitely not one of those acts. In my opinion, they perform better at record stores than they do on stage in front of a couple thousand people [...]

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Spinning Platters Podcast: Episode 18 – Too Late For Goodbyes

March 4, 2010

On episode 18 of the Spinning Platters Podcast, we welcome Carlos Rodela of All of Us Are Famous to discuss Noise Pop, the best way for bands to sell music, our own history in bands, and various other topics. You can subscribe to the podcast by pushing the giant button to your left, or you [...]

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New Release Round Up 3/2/10 – 39 Instant Album Reviews

March 4, 2010

Pouria is taking a week off with the Noise Pop flu. I think he went out one too many nights, so I’m covering for him again. My personal favorites this week are things with exclamation points, so look for those within. Also, a southern rock concept album starring Stephen King. Really.

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Album Review: Ellie Goulding – Lights

March 4, 2010

Ellie Goulding is the hottest new artist in the UK. Championed by Florence and The Machine, she won the BBC Sound of 2010 award along with the 2010 Brits Critic Choice Award which is given to the artist expected to breakthrough in 2010.  She was born in Hereford England, about 10 miles from where I [...]

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/3/10-3/9/10

March 3, 2010

Kind of exciting… SXSW Music starts in only two weeks, which means that a whole lot of great bands are starting to tour. Expected hippest of the uber-hyped to be coming around these parts. Here’s the very beginning of it:

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Noise Pop Show Review: Wallpaper, The Limousines and Butterfly Bones at Slim’s, 2/26/10

March 2, 2010

The Limousines
The Limousines were already on stage when I walked in a bit late.  The first thought that popped into my head was “this is going to be boring, because the music was very bland.”  First impressions though are a dangerous thing because they are often way off the mark.  After less than a minute, [...]

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Noise Pop Show Review: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes at Bimbo’s 365 Club, 2/28/10

March 2, 2010

Noise Pop is over, and what better way to bring the festival to an end than Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.  It was a lazy Sunday here in the city, so lazy that I lazily missed the opening bands at Bimbos and spent 20 minutes looking for parking because I was too lazy to [...]

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Noise Pop Show Review: Magnetic Fields at the Herbst Theater, 3/1/10

March 2, 2010

“You’re REAL handsome.” This is what the toothless bum, who was propositioning me for a 3-way said, as I made my way to the Herbst Theater for The Magnetic Fields. I was running a real tight schedule and unfortunately I had no time for a toothless-three-way, I had a show to get to.
The [...]

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Noise Pop Film Review: Strange Powers Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields at Mezzanine, 2/28/10

March 1, 2010

The film Strange Powers, Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields opens with Stephin Merritt being interviewed by one of the directors.  She asks “What are you reading now?” and the question is greeted with a dark stare and stony silence.  This is how genuine the film is in its portrayal of this iconic songwriter, which is demonstrated [...]

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Noise Pop Show Review: Dizzy Balloon, The Hounds Below, Visqueen and Laarks at Bottom of the Hill, 2/28/10

March 1, 2010

The annual Sunday day show at Bottom of the Hill is an odd little affair. The sunlight coming through the window feels jarring, for sure, but what was odd about this year’s version was the crowd. This was an all-ages show featuring a headliner made up of young boys playing sunny rock, and that brought [...]

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