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The best music of the year so far as chosen by the writers of A Journal of Musical Things (Part 2)

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AJR, CHVRCHES, Hillsburn, Peach Kelli Pop, Popes of Chilltown, Pusha-T, River Whyless, The Dirty Nil, The Longshot, Weezer

More best-of-the-year-so-far picks from the people who contribute to this site. Matthew Kahansky, Curator of Tuesday “New Music from the

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More Music From The Inbox 30 May 2018 Sundaes, Chvrches, Fools of Love and More!

May 30, 2018May 29, 2018 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments CHVRCHES, Fools of Love, Jesus Chrüsler Supercar, Monowhales, More Music From The Inbox, Satori Junk, Sundaes

Artist: Sundaes, “Pretty Wife” Album: N/A Gotta love Nashville’s big, gay garage-pop band Sounds like:  indie goodness Link/Listen/Watch: Artist: Chvrches,

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New Music From The Inbox: Chvrches, Haarm, Harrison Lipton, and more!

May 3, 2018 Zoe Orion 0 Comments Chastity, CHVRCHES, Haarm, Harrison Lipton, Jill Barber

Artist: Chvrches Song: Miracle Album: Love Is Dead This euphoric alt-pop has a towering energy that can’t be ignored. Big

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, April 10, 2018

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments B-52s, Beyonce, Bush, CHVRCHES, Concert Tickets, Deezer, Ed Sheeran, Elvis, Fleetwood Mac, Gavin Rossdale, Hip-hop, Jay Z, John Lennon, Lindsey Buckingham, Manchester, Martin Luther King, Music sales, Soundcloud, Spice Girls, Spotify, U2

Jet lag is real. I’m still so dizzy from the time change (12 time zones!) that I’m not even sure

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 11 December 2015

December 11, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Animal Collective, Banks, boots, Boots for Dancing, CHVRCHES, Dave Wave, Deerhunter, Killers, Majical Clouds, Playlist, Practical Lovers, Top 11, We Are the City

Just because I’ve been at the NE Caribbean Command Centre all this week doesn’t excuse me from issuing my weekly

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Chvrches Takes on 4Chan

August 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments CHVRCHES, Lauren Mayberry, Mysogyny

The anonymous pranksters (and that’s putting in very mildly) who inhabit 4Chan have their own code of Internet justice, which

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 24 July 2015

July 24, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alpacas, CHVRCHES, City and Colour, Clairity, David Gilmour, Fake Shark, Keith Richards, Matthew Good, Mister Asylum, Yo La Tengo, Youth Lagoon

Out of all the music I’ve encountered this week, here are the eleven tracks I think you should hear. Compiling

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: May 30 2014

May 30, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airbourne, CHVRCHES, Dominique Fricot, First Aid Kit, Franklin Electric, Julian Taylor Band, Moist, Morrissey, Papermaps, Royal Canoe, Royal Tusk

Plenty o’ Cancon this week.  Feel free to share with friends.  And thanks to Mediazoic for the hosting.

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Arts&Crafts Announcing 2014 Field Trip

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2014, A Tribe Called Red, Arts&Crafts, Austra, Broken Social Scene, CHVRCHES, Constantines, Field Trip, Gord Downie, Half Moon Run, Interpol, Kills, Sadies, Shad, Washed Out

Toronto’s Arts&Crafts, one of the country’s premier indie labels, has expanded their Field Trip to two days:  June 7 and

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CHVRCHES Cover “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” for Movie Soundtrack

January 28, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bauhaus, CHVRCHES, Covers, Vampire Academy

CHVRCHES did a real number on the Goth classic for the soundtrack of Vampire Academy.  Listen. The soundtrack also features

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