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Andrew Kahn’s Top 10 Albums of 2009
19 hours ago ago from loudlooppress.com | Amplifying Chicago's Music Scene
Starting today through December 25, we'll be posting Top 10 Albums of 2009 lists as determined by Loud Loop Press editors and contributors. Then beginning December 28 through January 1, we'll up the ante by posting Top 10 Albums of 2000-2009 lists once again determined by our esteemed writers. Today we kick things off with Associate Editor Andrew Kahn's list for Top 10 Albums of 2009. 1. Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs I’ve ...
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December 23, 2009 by Joe Davenport Category: Features 10. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs It's Blitz! The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have extracted the essence of 80s synth-pop and refined it by blending in their own arty garage-punk sound and seasoning it with shoegazing swirls and buffing it up with glossy production. The songs pulsate with jagged hooks and sharp, danceable rhythms while Karen O’s crystalline voice and sexy snarl is the ...
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16 hours ago ago from Feedback and Distortion
By Eric Lochridge In 2009, most of my favorite groups had new music out. U2, Pearl Jam and the Dave Matthews Band completed the hat trick, and the Black Crowes tagged along for good measure. So by my account, 2009 should have been one of the best musical years of my life. But why am I surprised to find that the year in music was actually sparse—so sparse that I’m having trouble filling out my top 10 for 2009? I got to eight and had ...
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19 hours ago ago from Weekly Record Review
Most music that comes out sucks. Thats a fact. Look it up. An even harsher fact is that some of the music you look forward to will suck. Here are WRR's biggest disappointments of 2009. 311 – Uplifter For a long time, I’ve been a big fan of 311. And as most fans would tell you, the band's output has somewhat declined in quality over the last few albums, but that is only natural for a band that has been putting out quality music since 1993 ...
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The album ‘Who’s Next’ provided fans with some of the most cherished songs ever written by the band. Rising from the smoldering remains of Pete Townshend’s emotional breakdown and thwarted artistic vision, the band was able to cherry pick from the reams of compositions that Townshend had lying around unused from previous projects. For The Who Won’t Get Fooled Again, the epic eight and a half minute track that closed the album, would become ...
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Billy Corgan Discusses Smashing Pumpkins' Breakup, New Album -- Exclusive Video
22 hours ago ago from Spinner
Five years after dismantling the Smashing Pumpkins in 2000, main man Billy Corgan announced his intention to rebuild the band via full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers on the same day he released his solo album, 'Future Embrace.' It was a calculated move that he claims he made so he wouldn't have to talk about "the Pumpkins as a ghost." It was a decision akin calling up an old flame and asking them out for a drink. Still, fans were ...
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It was a momentous 12 months for music -- and sometimes for all the wrong reasons. The year 2009 saw one of pop's biggest figures depart on the eve of his comeback, saw one of American rock's most iconic figures make a field in Somerset the 51st state of the US for one summer night, and the band that defined Britpop fall asunder. This, then, was the year that was 2009 in music. Michael Jackson Dies The end of year music lists should have ...
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It looks like Diddy's forthcoming album 'Last Train to Paris' has come to another delay. While Diddy's last solo album, 2006's 'Press Play,' spawned multiple hit records such as 'Last Night' feat. Keyshia Cole, the pressure for perfection has postponed its follow-up multiple times. Originally the album was scheduled for a September '09 release date with the songs rumored to be heavy on Auto-Tune. But with Jay-Z releasing his 'D.O.A (Death of ...
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