February 2nd, 2010 |
News, Tour |
This is as big of a debut as you can get…
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January 28th, 2010 |
News |
Another reason why 2010 will kick as…
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January 28th, 2010 |
Check Out |
Here’s the lowdown on the band’s new, widely anticipated visual film…
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January 26th, 2010 |
Album Reviews, Features |
“It’s as much an experience as it is a record, from concept to completion.”
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January 26th, 2010 |
News |
May cause seizures.
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January 8th, 2010 |
Watch |
Required viewing? Duh.
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January 4th, 2010 |
Check Out, CoS Exclusive Features, Features, Festival News/Rumor, News |
Welcome to a new decade, a new year, and a new slew of albums!
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December 31st, 2009 |
CoS Exclusive Features, Features, Year-End Report |
Before we turn the page on the 2000s, we wanted to take one more look at the year that was the last 365 days.
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December 23rd, 2009 |
CoS Exclusive Features, CoS Top of the Decade, Features |
“…hands down, the best damn musical festival to emerge this decade.”
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December 22nd, 2009 |
News |
25. Andrew Bird - “Anonanimal”
Violin virtuoso and wordsmith Andrew Bird has said that “Anonanimal” is the answer to the question “What kind of animal are you?” On the surface, the song’s wordplay, tempo changes, and jumbled title are entertaining enough, but listening to Bird croon his way through the song, you realize he’s examining the [...]
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December 22nd, 2009 |
CoS Exclusive Features, Features, Year-End Report |
Forget the album; the next decade will be all about how we view the song and its place in an artist’s repertoire.
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December 17th, 2009 |
News |
Moby, Califone, The Roots, and Animal Collective? What’s going on?
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December 15th, 2009 |
News |
25. Patrick Wolf – The Bachelor
Wolf’s fourth album was a totally inventive proposition, financed by his fans through Bandstocks, and exploring a more expansive, orchestral sound. At times close to collapsing under its own weight, the final product was an ever strange mix of adult exploration and child-like dreaming. From the S&M influenced “Vulture” [...]
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December 15th, 2009 |
News |
75. Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco
Spring means run in Swedish. Ricco is an allusion to the wealthy 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani who didn’t survive the injuries caused by kicks to his head from his equally wealthy peers after a party in central Stockholm. If economic independence doesn’t prevent violent and extreme social behavior, then what [...]
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December 15th, 2009 |
CoS Exclusive Features, Features, Year-End Report |
“There aint nothin’ over till it’s over.” — Rocky Balboa, 2006
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December 14th, 2009 |
News |
Ted Maider - Contributing Writer
Ted grew up in New England his whole life. He was raised in Massachusetts, went to college in New Hampshire, but has now moved to Monterey, California to try and pursue something relatively resembling a career. He is majoring in Film Production and getting a minor in [...]
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December 14th, 2009 |
News |
Next year’s Sundance Film Festival is certainly shaping up to be quite the indie-riffic time.
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December 8th, 2009 |
CoS Exclusive Features, CoS Top of the Decade, Features, List 'Em Carefully |
CoS’s Drew Litowitz talks about the decade’s all-time greatest curtain calls — sonically speaking, of course.
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December 5th, 2009 |
Check Out |
This might hold us over… until next week.
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