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Gabbie Brown’s Top Albums and Eps of 2012

Grammy Nominations were last night and of course, I piled a list of what I thought was the BEST! There’s a lot that goes into making an EAR CANDY album and 2012 brought out…


Coachella Day 2: There Is A First Time For Everything

Coachella day 2 was fantastic! Two of the big names I had been anxiously awaiting to see for the first time live were The Shins and Radiohead –…


Music Notes 3/9

Friday is here and it’s beautiful!

Today we have a full video of The Shins’ recent concert and John Mayer has revealed he is damaged, really he is.

John Mayer…



Music Notes 3/2

It’s Friday! To celebrate the weekend ahead here are some music stories featuring touring news, new track clips and the news that someone has come to Patrick Stump‘s defense! Who could it be?

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Girl Inform Me

According to the unusually entertaining (…and just recently linked to?) LiveJournal of successful Hong Kong fashion model and America’s Next Top Model “edgy pre-med student” (Cycle One!!!) Elyse Sewell… On the drive home (home?) from Albuquerque to Portland, my ex-boyfriend got shitfaced and roughed me up in a Sacramento hotel.… from feeds.feedburner.com


Music Stuff 4/17

Who doesn’t love the Josie & The Pussycats soundtrack? (Idolator)

Get to know The Noisettes! (PopBytes)

THIS is going to be a GREAT comp. (NME)

Kisschasy’s new vid, “Opinions Won’t Keep You…



Music Stuff 4/12

Nine Inch Nails’ Bureau Of Morality. (stereogum)Fans cry for Lily Allen. (RS)Nirvana exhibition. (NME)New Shins video! (stereogum)


Music Stuff 4/4

Bumbershoot partial line up! Panic! The Shins! Bands I’ve never heard of! (stereogum)MOKB has a stockpile of “Ring of Fire” covers.The RIAA is so dumb. (roadrunnerrecords)Red Jumpsuit baby on the way!Are you ready for some…


Do Good, Rock Out: Tour for Darfur.

Austin, Atlanta, Philly– Listen Up! Punknews reports that MTVu’s Campus Invasion Tour is hitting up these cities with The Academy Is, The Shins, Dashboard Confessional, Gym Class Heroes, Shiny Toy Guns, Augustana (and more) in…



Music Stuff 2/23

Britney meets Amy Winehouse.Everyone covers Bright Eyes. (musicslut)UK kids actually pay for their music? (emarketer)Will vinyl survive? (hearya)Design a poster for the Shins– and win! (subpop)


The Shins talk Love.

The Onion A.V. club talked Love, Sex, and Feelings w/ James Mercer of The Shins.On Teenage love: “It’s so unfortunate, though, that you have to be a fucking high-schooler, that you have to be a…


LOLLAPALOOZA 2006 LINE UP

Red Hot Chili PeppersKanye WestManu ChaoWilcoDeath Cab For CutieThe RaconteursThe Flaming LipsWeenQueens of the Stone AgeThe ShinsCommonMatisyahuRyan AdamsUmphrey’s McGeeSonic YouthThievery CorporationSleater-KinneyNickel CreekBlues TravelerBroken Social SceneThe New PornographersIron & WinePoi Dog PonderingCoheed And CambriaThe Secret MachinesEelsPanic!…


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