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MTR’s Best of 2011
2011 was a big year — there was a cross-country move from rainy Vancouver to cosmopolitan Toronto; adjusting to the food science that is vegan and gluten-free cooking and baking; my return to academia in pursuit of a vision to better support music rights holders worldwide; and the rising popularity of MTR. Throughout all of … Read more
Filed under Best Of, Music · Tagged with 2011, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, A.A. Bondy, Active Child, Adele, Agnes Obel, Amon Tobin, Ane Brun, Anna Calvi, Antonymes, Apparat, Atlas Sound, Austra, Balmorhea, Beirut, Best Album, Best of 2011, Best Song, Bjork, Bon Iver, Bruce Peninsula, Carter Tanton, Caveman, Chris Bathgate, Colin Stetson, Craft Spells, Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross, Delay Trees, Destroyer, Dum Dum Girls, Echo Lake, Eddie Vedder, Eef Barzelay, Elbow, EPs, ExitMusic, Explosions in the Sky, Feist, Fionn Regan, Fleet Foxes, Gem Club, Hammock, Hauschka, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Josh Varnedore, Junior Boys, Kate Bush, Kathleen Edwards, Lanterns on the Lake, Laura Marling, M83, Marissa Nadler, Mint Julep, Mogwai, My Brightest Diamond, Nat Baldwin, Nerves Junior, Nils Frahm, Ohbijou, Olafur Arnalds, Other Lives, Peter Broderick, PJ Harvey, Porcelain Raft, Radiohead, Ringo Deathstarr, Singles, Siskiyou, Sleep Over, St. Vincent, The Antlers, The Besnard Lakes, The Black Keys, The Roots, The Weather Station, Three Metre Day, Thurston Moore, TOKiMONSTA, Toro y Moi, Trentemoller, tUnE yArDs, Tycho, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Warpaint, Washed Out, Wilco, Young Galaxy
Palatable Holiday Albums
It’s that time of year again… and so I thought I’d draw your eyes and ears to some of the more palatable holidays albums, both present and past. Enjoy! A Very She & Him Christmas She & Him Christmas Low Does Xmas Fiasco Style My Morning Jacket Songs for Christmas Sufjan … Read more
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Infographic: Do Fans Who SHARE Music Also FOLLOW?
A new study from Music WithMe was just released, which looks at the discrepancy between the number of fans who tweet about an artist and the percentage of those who follow that same artist on Twitter. Read on… ”Artists have a huge opportunity to capture 5 times more of these fans than they currently have.” … Read more
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