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Playlist: Best of Portland

Posted On Sunday, October 14, 2012

Portland has been named the #1 hipster mecca over and over. But does it have the music to back it up? Listen to this playlist ...

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25 Bands You Shouldn’t Miss at Sasquatch 2012

Posted On Friday, May 11, 2012

Sasquatch 2012 begins exactly two weeks from today. If you're going, now's the time to check out the bands you aren't familiar with. Trust me, ...

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Playlist: 35 Songs to Put a Little Spring in Your Step

Posted On Saturday, March 24, 2012

Spring has sprung. Time to venture outside, turn the music up and dance to some happy tunes! This playlist is two hours, 16 minutes and ...

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Playlist: 15 Songs to Remind You That It’s the Weekend

Posted On Saturday, March 17, 2012

Sometimes fun activities and sleeping until noon aren't enough to remind you that it's actually the weekend. If that happens, just listen to this playlist... ...

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50 Best Songs of 2011! (10-1)

Posted On Monday, January 9, 2012

Another year, another best-of list. As 2011 comes to a close, The Shizz has spent countless hours compiling all the most amazing songs of the ...

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Playlist: So This is the New Year…*

Posted On Monday, January 9, 2012

New year, new playlist. The rule for this one was simple: songs with the word "year" in the title. Pretty self-explanatory. Songs about the new ...

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50 Best Songs of 2011! (20-11)

Posted On Friday, January 6, 2012

Another year, another best-of list. As 2011 comes to a close, The Shizz has spent countless hours compiling all the most amazing songs of the ...

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Playlist: 25 Dynamic Musical Duos

Posted On Tuesday, December 20, 2011

One is lonely and three is a crowd. While this isn't the case when it comes to music, there's just something extra special about duos. ...

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50 Best Songs of 2011! (30-21)

Posted On Monday, December 19, 2011

Songs #30-21 seem to be a bit upset about something. Disdain, love lost, fighting, neighborhood gang violence... go ahead and wallow. The music sounds great.

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50 Best Songs of 2011! (40-31)

Posted On Monday, December 12, 2011

Foo Fighters... Glee... Fleet Foxes. I don't think numbers 40-31 could get much more diverse. They all have one thing in common: great hooks. Just don't blame The Shizz when you find yourself singing these in the shower.

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New Tegan and Sara track “I’m Not Your Hero” disappoints

Posted On Sunday, October 21, 2012

5/10 Tegan and Sara released "I'm Not Your Hero" online today. It is their second track off upcoming record "Heartthrob." It has a similar '80s feel ...

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So why was Lana Del Rey on SNL…?

Posted On Sunday, January 15, 2012

Any press is good press, but you shouldn't slaughter your client (and the suffering audience) to get it.

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Review: Get Along – Tegan and Sara’s Live Album

Posted On Friday, November 11, 2011

4.5/5 stars   If you've ever been to a Tegan and Sara concert, you know that they often strip down their songs and reinvent them. The proof ...

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PHOTOS: Chromeo and Mayer Hawthorne play Arcata, Calif.

Posted On Thursday, October 13, 2011

Chromeo and Mayer Hawthorne played to an (almost?) capacity crowd last night at the Arcata Community Center. I had my camera and they are pretty ...

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Download Wavves + Best Coast’s “Nodding Off” because it might be the catchiest song ever

Posted On Thursday, September 29, 2011

I've never been a huge Wavves fan. Sure, the songs are pretty good... but I just can't get past how annoyingly lo-fi it is. Looking ...

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Obsessed with St. Vincent’s new video: “Cruel”

Posted On Saturday, August 27, 2011

  St. Vincent's first new single and video from Strange Mercy has arrived, and I'm happy to announce that it's just as good as "Surgeon," which I ...

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Bess Rogers releases “Anchor,” is amazing as usual

Posted On Saturday, August 27, 2011

  Bess Rogers is known for her consistently poppy, happy (but not to the point of annoying) music, which has been featured on everything from apple ...

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Google Can’t Have My Music

Posted On Thursday, July 28, 2011

If the internet was the earth, Google would be all five of its oceans combined. Between cell phone apps, maps, news, email, documents, shopping, books, ...

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Download New St. Vincent Single: “Surgeon”

Posted On Saturday, July 23, 2011

Rating: 5/5   Just when you thought she couldn't get any better, St. Vincent (Annie Clark) has unleashed her most ambitious song yet. While 2009's Actor showed off Clark's synth ...

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Review: Cold War Kids at Sasquatch 2011

Posted On Sunday, June 19, 2011

Everyone has a band that they will throw elbows for. For me, that band is Cold War Kids. I saw CWK for the second time this past saturday ...

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Allison Weiss and Fences duet on “Boston”

Posted On Friday, August 10, 2012

Same pose, beanie and arm tats... must be fate Musical worlds have officially collided. For her seventh Teenage Years track, Allison Weiss got a little vocal ...

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Silversun Pickups Debut “Bloody Mary”

Posted On Sunday, March 25, 2012

Rock quartet Silversun Pickups are back with music as awesome as always. Today they debuted "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)" for the first time on their ...

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Fiona Apple’s new album is an actual thing with a title now!

Posted On Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Fiona Apple's last album, Extraordinary Machine, was released seven years ago. That's why pretty much every Fiona Apple fan is freaking out right now. After years ...

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Get ready to dance with new music from Miike Snow and Sleigh Bells

Posted On Friday, January 20, 2012

Two new singles, two upcoming sophomore albums and two excellent dance/rockout prospects. Forget about three being a magic number. Miike Snow and Sleigh Bells just dropped ...

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Why did The Shins name their new album after the Port of Morrow?

Posted On Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Shins (more like James Mercer) will release a new album in March, their first since 2007's Wincing the Night Away. I'm a bit worried ...

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New Sleigh Bells track – “Born to Lose”

Posted On Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Sleigh Bells have begun the promo process for their highly-anticipated sophomore album Reign of Terror with the release of lead single, "Born to Lose." It debuts a ...

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Tegan and Sara to Release Live Album and 3 Films!

Posted On Saturday, October 15, 2011

In case you haven't been on Twitter/Tumblr this week, you haven't seen the millions of screencaps and exclamation points reacting to Tegan and Sara's DVD announcement. ...

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Download Wavves + Best Coast’s “Nodding Off” because it might be the catchiest song ever

Posted On Thursday, September 29, 2011

I've never been a huge Wavves fan. Sure, the songs are pretty good... but I just can't get past how annoyingly lo-fi it is. Looking ...

Screen shot 2011-08-27 at 1.42.25 AM

Obsessed with St. Vincent’s new video: “Cruel”

Posted On Saturday, August 27, 2011

  St. Vincent's first new single and video from Strange Mercy has arrived, and I'm happy to announce that it's just as good as "Surgeon," which I ...

Screen shot 2011-08-27 at 1.29.30 AM

Bess Rogers releases “Anchor,” is amazing as usual

Posted On Saturday, August 27, 2011

  Bess Rogers is known for her consistently poppy, happy (but not to the point of annoying) music, which has been featured on everything from apple ...

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25 Bands You Shouldn’t Miss at Sasquatch 2012

By Melissa Coleman - May 11 2012 - No Comments
Sasquatch 2012 begins exactly two weeks from today. If you're going, now's the time to check out the bands you ...
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Silversun Pickups Debut “Bloody Mary”

By Melissa Coleman - March 25 2012 - 4 Comments
Rock quartet Silversun Pickups are back with music as awesome as always. Today they debuted "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)" for ...
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Playlist: 35 Songs to Put a Little Spring in Your Step

By Melissa Coleman - March 24 2012 - 2 Comments
Spring has sprung. Time to venture outside, turn the music up and dance to some happy tunes! This playlist is ...
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Playlist: 15 Songs to Remind You That It’s the Weekend

By Melissa Coleman - March 17 2012 - No Comments
Sometimes fun activities and sleeping until noon aren't enough to remind you that it's actually the weekend. If that happens, ...
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Fiona Apple’s new album is an actual thing with a title now!

By Melissa Coleman - March 7 2012 - 1 Comments
Fiona Apple's last album, Extraordinary Machine, was released seven years ago. That's why pretty much every Fiona Apple fan is freaking ...
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Get ready to dance with new music from Miike Snow and Sleigh Bells

By Melissa Coleman - January 20 2012 - 2 Comments
Two new singles, two upcoming sophomore albums and two excellent dance/rockout prospects. Forget about three being a magic number. Miike Snow ...
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So why was Lana Del Rey on SNL…?

By Melissa Coleman - January 15 2012 - 32 Comments
Any press is good press, but you shouldn't slaughter your client (and the suffering audience) to get it.
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Why did The Shins name their new album after the Port of Morrow?

By Melissa Coleman - January 10 2012 - 4 Comments
The Shins (more like James Mercer) will release a new album in March, their first since 2007's Wincing the Night ...
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50 Best Songs of 2011! (10-1)

By Melissa Coleman - January 9 2012 - 1 Comments
Another year, another best-of list. As 2011 comes to a close, The Shizz has spent countless hours compiling all the ...
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Playlist: So This is the New Year…*

By Melissa Coleman - January 9 2012 - 3 Comments
New year, new playlist. The rule for this one was simple: songs with the word "year" in the title. Pretty ...
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