More Cowbell » Ratatat http://morecowbell.net Just another WordPress site Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:11:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Blog Roundup http://morecowbell.net/2009/01/blog-roundup/ http://morecowbell.net/2009/01/blog-roundup/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:00:46 +0000 admin http://morecowbell.net/?p=2260 Elvis Perkins in Dearland – “Shampoo” – Exclusive new recorded version of song via Gorilla vs. Bear

Caroline Smith & Jeremy Messesmith @ 7th St Entry – Review & Video via Cakein15

Puffy Areolas - Tonight @ Monster Island Basement (NYC) @ Brooklyn Vegan

Box Elders stole the show @ Market Hotel in NYC – Brooklyn Vegan has pictures & words, coming to The Hexagon in Minneapolis on 2.27

Will Oldham – Performs new Bonnie Prince Billy track – You Aint No Picasso has the scoop

Fever Ray – The Knife side project Watch the video @ Muzzle Of Bees

M. Ward - New album streaming @ NPR

Andrew Bird – Also has a new album streaming @ NPR & An amazing instrumental album on his website..

Adam Green – “Rich Kids” - of Moldy Peaches fame is featured on RCRD LBL

Bat For Lashes – Confirms new album & UK tour @ The Quiteus

Animal Collective vs. Ratatat via Gorilla vs. Bear

mp3:

RATATAT :: mirando (animal collective remix)

Buy 12″ Single from Beggars Group

Alela Diane  -White as Diamonds - Brand new video courtesy My Old Kentucky Blog

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01 Top 77 Albums of 2008

 

Radio K’s Top 77 albums of 2008 countdown just wrapped up a few minutes ago!

View the Top 77 albums of 2008 as voted on by listeners here.
View the DJ top 10 lists here.

A huge thanks from all of us at the station – DJs, staff, and volunteers – to all the listeners who voted this year and to the Electric Fetus for their continued support of the annual Top 77 countdown!

 

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(Note: Italics indicate a local album)

1 Deerhunter Microcastle Kranky
2 Portishead Third Mercury
3 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes Sub Pop
4 TV on the Radio Dear Science Interscope
5 Beach House Devotion Carpark
6 Vampire Hands Me and You Cherry Red Self-released
7 WHY? Alopecia Anticon
8 Santogold Santogold Downtown
9 Doomtree Doomtree Doomtree
10 Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago [reissue] Jagjaguwar
11 The Cool Kids The Bake Sale [EP] Chocolate Industries
12 Sigur Ros Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust XL
13 Land of Talk Some Are Lakes Saddle Creek
14 Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Anti
15 Atmosphere When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold Rhymesayers
16 Department of Eagles In Ear Park 4AD
17 Lykke Li Youth Novels LL
18 M83 Saturdays = Youth Mute
19 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend XL
20 School of Seven Bells Alpinisms Ghostly International
21 Wolf Parade At Mount Zoomer Sub Pop
22 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Modular
23 Dosh Wolves and Wishes Anticon
24 Ratatat LP3 XL
25 The Kills Midnight Boom Domino
26 Jay Reatard Matador Singles 08 Matador
27 Yeasayer All Hour Cymbals We Are Free
28 Crystal Castles Crystal Castles Last Gang
29 Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair Mute
30 The Walkmen You and Me Gigantic
31 Beck Modern Guilt Interscope
32 Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles Orange Peels and Rattlesnakes Self-released
33 Marnie Stern This Is It… Kill Rock Stars
34 Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Real Emotional Trash Matador
35 King Khan and the Shrines The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines Vice
36 Roma di Luna Casting the Bones Self-released
37 The Hold Steady Stay Positive Vagrant
38 Emiliana Torrini Me and Armini Rough Trade
39 Hot Chip Made in the Dark DFA/Astralwerks
40 Tobacco F*****d Up Friends Anticon
41 Andrew Bird Soldier On [EP] Fargo
42 Black Mountain In The Future Jagjaguwar
43 Deerhoof Offend Maggie Kill Rock Stars
44 Dodos Visiter Frenchkiss
45 Sunset The Glowing City Autobus
46 The Magnetic Fields Distortion Nonesuch
47 Cloud Cult Feel Good Ghosts Earthology
48 CSS Donkey Sub Pop
49 Gospel Gossip Sing Into My Mouth Guilt Ridden Pop
50 Burial Untrue Hyperdub
51 Dizzee Rascal Maths and English Def Jux
52 Haley Bonar Big Star Afternoon
53 Sun Kil Moon April Caldo Verde
54 Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy Lie Down in the Light Drag City
55 Dark Dark Dark The Snow Magic Blood Onion
56 David Byrne and Brian Eno Everything That Happens Will Happen Today Self-released
57 F**k Buttons Street Horrrsing ATP
58 No Age Nouns Sub Pop
59 Spiritualized Songs in A&E Sanctuary
60 Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) Universal
61 Foals Antidotes Sub Pop
62 Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple Downtown
63 The Black Keys Attack and Release Nonesuch
64 The Ting Tings We Started Nothing Columbia
65 Mates of State Rearrange Us Barsuk
66 Anni Rossi Afton [EP] 4AD
67 Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron and Fred Squire Lost Wisdom P.W. Elverum & Sun
68 Stereolab Chemical Cords 4AD
69 Silver Jews Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea Drag City
70 Thee Oh Sees The Master’s Bedroom… Tomlab
71 Tapes ‘n Tapes Walk It Off XL
72 The Raveonettes Lust Lust Lust Vice
73 Times New Viking Rip It Off Matador
74 White Magic New Egypt Southern
75 Women Women Jagjaguwar
76 First Communion Afterparty Sorry For All The Mondays and to Those Who Cannot Sing Mpls Ltd
77 Ladyhawke Ladyhawke Modular

Next: Radio K staff, DJ, and volunteer top 10 picks of 2008

 

 

 

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wins a pair of tickets to the nearly sold out show tomorrow night @ First Avenue.

*Update* Winner is Ned Sundby-Munson. Congrats.

Buy your tickets fast or get their early if you play on attending.
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RATATAT
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$12.00 adv | $14.00 door | sightline

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Updated with new video “Flynn”

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