Monthly Archives: December 2009

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Mariachi El Bronx, TV on the Radio, Dinosaur Jr., Frank Turner nominated for song of the year

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Manic Street Preachers The BBC has posted the list of nominees for it’s 2009 “Song of the Year.” The songs are up for a vote and the best tracks will be played on the station on New Year’s Eve.

Nominees include Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Ash, Bloc Party, Death Cab For Cutie, Depeche Mode, Eels, Foo Fighters, Frank Turner, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, Mariachi el Bronx, Idlewild, Islands, Lily Allen, Madness, Manic Street Preachers, Morrissey, Muse, Pearl Jam, PJ Harvey and John Parish, Radiohead, Silversun Pickups, Sonic Youth, The Cribs, The Dead Weather, The Flaming Lips, The Gossip, The Uprising, TV On The Radio, Vampire Weekend, Wilco and Yeah Yeah Yeahs,

Check out the full list (and vote) here.
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F*cked Up talks charity single, NOFX influence and split

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Canadian punk collective Fucked Up recently spoke to Pitchfork about some of the concepts and release plans the band has for 2010.

Frontman Damian Abraham explained how they decided to work with NOFX and how that band’s epic, The Decline, influenced their “Year Of…” singles:

To me, that was the first punk song that really broke the time limit barrier. As far as a long song with one major theme, it has definitely been a huge influence on my involvement on these “Years Of” records. Mike would probably say we’re influenced by the works of John Cage and some famous techno dude. But for me it’s NOFX 100%.

Check out the interview here.
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