I have found out that working in a school usually means that I am the outcast when it comes to music selections. I do not look down upon my colleagues, although at times I almost feel I should. In 12 years of teaching I have only found one person who I would say shared the same musical tastes as myself. I guess in a school, listening to music sometimes is not something that is thought to be sh...
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A whole bunch of untitled songs is what Tapes 'N Tapes singer/guitarist Josh Grier has at this stage of writing the band's next album, which will hopefully be recorded in June and tentatively released in the fall."None of the songs have been played live so far," Grier tells Billboard.com. "I've been holding off and wanted to get to the point where I was comfortable with them and liked how they ...
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If you thought that the albums of Tapes ‘n Tapes, the American band that made waves on the South by Southwest festival of 2006, were eclectic, oh boy, then you’re in for a surprise. The trademark of their albums The Loon and, to a lesser extent, Walk It Off that was released this year, is that all the songs sounded nothing alike. From the peaceful ‘Manitoba’ to the bluesy growl of ’10 Ga
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Tapes 'n Tapes debut album "The Loon" was one of my favorite albums of 2006, and featured my favorite song of 2006, the fantastic "Insistor". I was interested to see what they were going to do with their second album, because the first one was so eclectic (and at times, I admit, a bit uneven, though "Insistor" and "Omaha" are just mind-blowing). And here it is, the first song from the new album...
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Minneapolis' Tapes 'N Tapes will release their new album, "Walk It Off" on April 8th. The band recorded the follow-up to 2005's breakout The Loon in upstate New York at producer Dave Fridmann's Tarbox Road Studios.The new set offers twelve new original songs, including one even titled "George Micheal." "I thought the riff kind of sounded like the beginning of "Faith," frontman Josh Grier told P...
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So I'm scanning through the programs of the national venues, like I do, and lo and behold, my local venue (which is across the street from me, I cross it, walk a couple of seconds, and I'm there) finally has a decent act. Tapes 'n Tapes, to be exact. So just days after I heard the promo song of their new album (Hang Them All) and got genuinely stoked for the new album of the band that delivered...
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i'm not entirely impressed by this band but i do like this song. give it a full chance, would you? it may surprise you.http://tapesntapes.com/
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Last month "news of a new Tapes N Tapes album":http://mog.com/Mackenzie_P/blog_post/139089 made a headline here on MOG. Today, we find out the Minneapolis-based is taking off on a huge tour of the U.S. this spring. The tour is in support of the group's sophomore album Walk It Off which drops on April 8th, two days before the tour starts in their dudes' hometown.The record should be good. Having...
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Here are my picks for favorite albums of '06. Of course, this is just a sampling of all of the great music that came out this year. Tapes 'n Tapes is #1 this year even though "The Loon" came out last year. I saw them at SXSW, really dug their stuff, bought their CD at Kim's in NYC for $16.99 (something I rarely do for that much $$$) and bam! They're #1 this year in my book. They also celeb...
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I cannot stop listening to "Cowbell" by Tapes 'n Tapes. Really. It's not like it's an amazingly inventive new sound; it's just catchy and makes me grin. Really. I grin whilst listening. I don't have them on my work computer so I found them on that other social networking site (we wont name names) and have been listening to "Cowbells" all morning and now, officially, afternoon. My foot has...
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It's BBC 6 Music's "Album of the Day":http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/whatson/aotd/.So - quick! Tune in now!
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Minneapolis band Tapes 'N Tapes record, Walk It Off will be in stores on April 8th here in the US. In the meantime you can stream it from here. Enjoy!Tapes' debut album, The Loon, supported by relentless touring, was an indie/underground smash in 2005. This time around the band is releasing via XL/Beggar's Group, so expect this record to rise above ground.
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Seeing as I read blogs, and I listen to music (see:this website), I'm supposed to listen to Tapes 'N Tapes. TNT are the blogosphere (God, I hate that word) golden children, garnering praise for their lo-fi style that reminds people of the Shins. I think It was the Shins, I'm not sure. So, I got a hold of their new album, "The Loon", and used it as a background to me playing NCAA Football 07....
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(again taken with my not-very-high-tech-phone, during their gig in Paradiso on the 22nd of November)I'm leaning against the stage, the room with the small podium in Paradiso isn't packed yet, although the gig was sold out. I arrived fifteen minutes in advance and still could find a spot at the very front. The fellows are still soundchecking and blowing my ears off so loud (surprisingly, when th...
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I spotted this in Nerve's "Scanner":http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/scannerblog.aspx?blogid=96..."I'm a dreamweaver."
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