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Video of the Week
Crystal Castles - Celestica
Tags: indie, video of the week, electro, electronica, crystal castles, 2010, celestica, ethan kahn, crystal castles ii, alice
Lollapalooza 2010 Line Up
* Soundgarden * Green Day * Lady Gaga * Arcade Fire * The Strokes * Phoenix * Social Distortion * MGMT * Jimmy Cliff * Hot Chip * The Black Keys * The National * Spoon * DEVO * Slightly Stoopid * Cut Copy * The New Pornographers * Erykah Badu * Cypress Hill * Grizzly Bear * Gogol Bordello * Chromeo * Wolfmother * Yeasayer * X Japan * MUTEMATH * Metric * Dirty Projectors * AFI * Mavis Staples * Matt & Kim * Against Me! * The xx * Drive-By Truckers * Blues Traveler * Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros * The Temper Trap * Jamie Lidell * Frightened Rabbit * F**k Buttons * Deer Tick * Blitzen Trapper * Stars * Raphael Saadiq * Minus the Bear * The Cribs * Switchfoot * The Walkmen * Mumford & Sons * Wild Beasts * Rogue Wave * Los Amigos Invisibles * The Big Pink * The Dodos * Hockey * Cymbals Eat Guitars * B.o.B * Dawes * Warpaint * The Antlers * The Soft Pack * Rebelution * Balkan Beat Box * Wavves * American Bang * The Ike Reilly Assassination * Company of Thieves * Nneka * Harlem * The Constellations * Miniature Tigers * Mimicking Birds * The Kissaway Trail * HEALTH * Javelin * The Morning Benders * Frank Turner * Foxy Shazam * Violent Soho * Royal Bangs * Neon Trees * Freelance Whales * Semi Precious Weapons * Dan Black * The Band of Heathens * Dragonette * My Dear Disco * Son of a Bad Man * Neon Hitch * Skybox * The Ettes * Jukebox the Ghost * These United States * MyNameIsJohnMichael Spinning at Perry's * 2ManyDJs * Empire of the Sun (Full Live Band) * Digitalism (DJ Set) * Kaskade * PerryEtty vs Chris Cox * Tiga * Felix Da Housecat * Rusko * Erol Alkan * Wolfgang Gartner * Dirty South * Flosstradamus * Joachim Garraud * J. Cole * Mexican Institute of Sound * Caspa * Peanut Butter Wolf * Kidz In The Hall * Chiddy Bang * NERVO * Beats Antique * Steve Porter * Brazilian Girls * Ancient Astronauts * Ana Sia * Felix Cartal * Team Bayside High * Dani Deahl * FreeSol * DJ Mel * BBU * Vonnegutt * Only Children * DJ Franco V * Lance Herbstrong
Tags: music mania, music, music festival, 2010, lollapalooza, line up, c3
Reader’s Review: Hanson
Hey! I wanted to recommend the newest HANSON album. Everyone only thinks of Hanson as that cutesy band that wrote "mmmbop," but they're all married with kids now, and their sound has definitely matured as well. Their new single "Thinkin 'bout Somethin" is the catchiest song I've heard in a long time!! The video is so cute and fun, and it's a tribute to the movie The Blues Brothers.The entire CD, Shout It Out, is amazing. I definitely recommend people to give it a chance. here's a link to the music video:
amanda8515 | age 20 | July 7, 2010
Ivette says...
Thanks for the suggestion! If anyone would like to promote a band please feel free to send in recommendations, CDs and concert reviews!Tags: music mania, music, pop, new, review, radio, cd, hanson
Video of the Week
The xx - Crystalised
(Austin City Limits Band)
Tags: music mania, music, video of the week, indie rock, acl, crystalised, austin city limits, the xx
How Do Vinyls Work?
This weekend I got a record player for my birthday. For a couple of years now, I have been collecting records but never thought about actually buying a record player to play them until I got one for my birthday! I never really knew how they worked but I found some quick videos to give us the break down on how records are made!
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Tags: music mania, music, old school, record players, vinyl records
ACL Line Up 2010
Austin City Limits (ACL) is an annual music festival held in Austin, Texas that showcases upcoming bands and artists from Friday to Sunday. Two years ago, a fan of ACL states, "I remember in 2007, at a small tent hearing the vocalist saying, "Hi, we're a band from Tennessee." They played again next year, and on the third year their name was on the headline, Kings Of Leon." ACL is a great festival to discover new bands, and this year the three day passes for the event sold out in 90 minutes, a record high for any music festival in the country! This year, your Music Mania columnist, Ivette will be attending, so future Music Mania Updates will surround the artist and news involved in ACL! ACL and C3 (the creators of Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza, another music festival held in Chicago) released the ACL 2010 Line Up today. Here are the artists that are playing: * The Eagles * Muse * Phish * The Strokes * M.I.A * Flaming Lips * LCD Soundsystem * Spoon * Vampire Weekend * Norah Jones * Band of Horses * Monsters of Folk * Deadmau5 * Sonic Youth * Gogol Bordello * The National * Robert Earl Keen * The Black Keys * Broken Bells * Slightly Stoopid * Yeasayer * Pat Green * Rebelution * Beach House * The Sword * Matt and Kim * The xx * Portugal. The Man * The Temper Trap * Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros * Girls * Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses * Local Natives * Gaslight Anthem * Lucero * Devendra Banhart * Blues Traveler * Pete Yorn * The Soft Pack * Gayngs * Amos Lee * Robert Randolph & The Family Band * Ozomatli * Richard Thompson * Martin Sexton * Manchester Orchestra * The Almighty Defenders * Miike Snow * Mountain Goats * Bear in Heaven * Mayer Hawthorne * Midlake * Foals * Switchfoot * Cage the Elephant * JJ Grey & Mofro * Kinky * Angus & Julia Stone * The Morning Benders * Hockey * White Rabbits * David Bazan * Asleep at the Wheel * Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue * Nortec Collective * The Very Best * Beats Antique * Henry Clay People * Blind Pilot * GIVERS * Dawes * Band of Heathens * Charlie Mars * Two Door Cinema Club * Lissie * Sarah Harmer * The Constellations * T. Bird and the Breaks * Chief * Frank Turner * Those Darlins * Carolyn Wonderland * Kings Go Forth * The Relatives * The Ettes * Qbeta * The Dough Rollers * MyNameIsJohnMichael * Basia Bulat * Balmorhea * Dan Black * The Jane Shermans * The Kicks * Ponderosa * Two Tons of Steel * Caitlin Rose * SPEAK * Run With Bulls * Maxim Ludwig * Gospel Stars * Heavenly Voices * Wesley Bray & The Disciples of Joy * Jones Family Singers * Ashley Cleveland & Kenny Greenberg * Buddy & The Straight Way Travelers * Ruby Jane Smith * The Verve Pipe * Frances England * The Jellydots * Elizabeth Mitchell * Okee Dokee Brothers * Tom Freund * School of Rock * Q Brothers Have a favorite one or want a review? Feel free to submit comments and questions to Music Mania!Tags: music mania, music, acl, austin city limits 2010
Video of the Week
Dub FX feat. Woodnote - Flow
Tags: music mania, music, video of the week, rap, mc, woodnote, dub fx, jazz
A Reader’s Suggestion
Hey! Well, I pretty much like any types of music, and a wide variety of artists. Lately I've been listening to a few bands that aren't as big as I think they should be. First one is Breathe Carolina. They are great! They mix different styles together such as pop, techno, rap, and screamo. I recommend "The Birds and The Bees", "Dressed Up To Undress", & "Can I Take You Home?" Another great band is Sparks The Rescue. I suggest "We Love Like Vampires" and "Autumn" Lastly, try giving Mayday Parade a listen to. ALL their songs are excellent! :DSmilez | age 15 | April 25, 2010
Ivette says...
Thank you Smilez for the great suggestions. Anyone who wants to submit their favorite bands, or want to see some artist featured, feel free to submit to us!Tags: music mania, music, pop, readers review, readers suggestion, breathe carolina, screamo, sparks the rescue
Video of the Week
Devendra Banhart - Carmensita
Ivette | age 19 | Lubbock, Texas | April 22, 2010
Tags: music mania, music, indie, video of the week, carmensita, natalie portman, devendra banhart
A Reader’s Suggestion
I'm not sure whether I've recommended this guy or not, but Hank Green is amazing. His songs are about pretty random things, and they don't sound the same at all (which I personally think is pretty impressive). I've shown several people (including my brother, my mother, my sister, and my fiance) songs of his, and there's basically a consensus that his music is awesome. One of his best songs, in my opinion, is "A Song About an Anglerfish", which you can find here:
JamieG | age 20 | Phoenix, AZ, USA | April 21, 2010
Ivette says...
Thank you JamieG! If any of you have other great recommendations please send them in to Music Mania!Tags: