There are thousands of music blogs now in existence and it’s difficult to know where to turn, or indeed return to. It’s a global marsh of varying opinions, all discussing music, from hundreds of genres, but there’s still many that are truly outstanding, worthy of praise and a repeated visit. Well, we want to shine a light on those excellent blogs.
This isn’t The Bloggies, or any other grand annual award giveaway, we simply want to canvass our network of music bloggers to gauge the real highlights in music blogging that are out there. You may have your focus on creating a passionate blog, but we are certain you also feel in a network of others, so you’re aware of those bloggers that you love and agree with, from those new, small, independent ones, to the well-established, giant, global businesses. It’s time to pick your favourites and get your votes in and show your support.
Closing date is 12th December.
BASIC RULES -
1) We require a minimum and maximum of 3 nominations per comment.
2) This is about peer to peer acknowledgment, so it is only open to those who contribute to other music blogs. Please leave the name and/or link of your music blog in the comments section below your votes.
3) All three nominations must be different, so no voting for a blog more than once.
4) Any votes after 12th December will not be counted.
5) Only one set of nominations per person.
If you have any questions, or issues, then please let us know. This should be a fun, encouraging and positive exercise for all. A poll for the best in music blogging, by music bloggers, for music bloggers. It doesn’t get more back-scratchingly awesome than this, so VOTE VOTE VOTE…
Thanks.
You Sing, I Write http://www.yousingiwrite.com/
Nothing Sounds Better http://nothingsoundsbetter.com/
Here’s my blog as requested in the rules
The Truth About Music http://truthaboutmusic.com
http://www.anikainlondon.com/
http://outroversion.co.uk/
http://lesenfantsterriblesmusic.blogspot.com/
(I contribute to http://blalocksirp.com)
everydayagreatsong.be is probably the best music blog. No chat or description, just music clip
My three are:
Gorilla Vs. Bear http://www.gorillavsbear.net/
Pigeons and Planes http://pigeonsandplanes.com/
This Town is Folly http://thistownisfolly.wordpress.com/
(I edit This Town is Folly)
Sorry but this vote ended last year. We will most likely do another vote this year.
Yay! Do you do any mid year lists or opinion polls?
@ThisTownisFolly
Not really. Poll’s such as this have more impact if they’re done annually.
http://www.theneedledrop.com
http://www.onethirtybpm.com
http://www.obscuresound.com
The three I nominate would probably the three I check on a regular basis which are:
Listen Before You Buy
http://listenbeforeyoubuy.net
Pigeons and Planes
http://pigeonsandplanes.com
The Music Ninja
http://themusicninja.com
I think it’s because all three of them cover a different array of artists. Listen Before You Buy I get my taste of indie (the unknown/known), Pigeons and Planes I get my daily dose of HipHop R&B and The Music Ninja has all the GOOD electronic remixes (because I really hate bad ones). Don’t get me wrong, I follow many other blogs as well but these are the three I go to most and if I had to pick three it would be them.
- Tiana
Ride The Tempo
http://ridethetempo.com
Top 3 Music Blogs:
Weekly Tape Deck – weeklytapedeck.com
Raven Sings The Blues – ravensingstheblues.blogspot.com
The Pigeon Post – thepigeonpost.wordpress.com
Brianna
Nu Rave Brain Wave – nuravebrainwave.com
1) We All Want Someone To Shout For – Constant updates, quality music and seems a lovely bloke.
2) My Band’s Better Than Your Band – Raoul Moat and Chilean Miners posts, ‘nuf said.
3) Daytrotter – Not sure if it counts, but where else do you get quality recordings of quality bands EVERY DAY?
What’s your blog name and / or address Tom?
Thanks
Damn, sorry. I put it in the website bit only, my mistake
Hey Man, Check My Band. – http://www.heymancheckmyband.wordpress.com
My votes go to:
Pigeons and Planes – http://www.pigeonsandplanes.com/
We All Want Someone To Shout For – http://www.weallwantsomeone.org/
Naive Harmonies – http://www.naiveharmonies.com/
Chris Barth (www.Melophobe.com, http://www.PrettyMuchAmazing.com, http://www.TheStuReidExperiment.com)
Ooo hard because I have more than 3 favourites, but i’ll go with
Spherical Notions – (A colourful pop blog) http://thebubbleboy.blogspot.com/
Sweeping The Nation – (A true to heart indie blog) http://sweepingthenation.blogspot.com/
The Von Pip Express – (For being intelligent and girl singer / band loving)
http://www.vonpipexpress.com/
Could list at least 10-15 but 3 it is.
Nialler9 – The best in every respect. http://www.nialler9.com/
Summer Time In Hell – Coma Cinema run it but some great other stuff too. http://summertimeinhell.tumblr.com/
Pulp and Circumstance, Juiced – Great passionate writing about great music. http://pulpjuiced.com/
I write for Quarterinchcollective.com
We All Want Someone To Shout For (http://www.weallwantsomeone.org) – hes young and truly loves music, constant updates and is nice as can be
yvynl ( http://yvynyl.tumblr.com) unique content, always interesting commentary, constantly updated
Sheena Beaston (http://www.sheenabeaston.com) I run in to her at all my favorite shows, shes all over EVR radio and her blog is rad!
Jess Page – MusicVagabond (www.musicvagabond.com)
Those Geese Were Stupefied – http://www.thosegeese.wordpress.com
Harmless Noise – http://www.harmlessnoise.wordpress.com
MP3Hugger – http://www.mp3hugger.com
sorry pls add to my last comment that my blog is asleeponthecompostheap http://www.onavery.blogspot.com
thanks
The Von Pip Musical Express
God Is In The TV
Breaking More Waves
We Listen For You
Knox Road
The Recommender
Earmilk – http://earmilk.com
Nialler9 – http://nialler9.com
We All Want Someone To Shout For – http://weallwantsomeoneto.org
3 amazing blogs with varying content, but all of whom take the same passion and care over their posts.
Nothing Sounds Better: http://nothingsoundsbetter.com/
You Sing, I Write: http://www.yousingiwrite.com/
Entertain This: http://entertainthis.net/
My blog: The Truth About Music http://truthaboutmusic.com
The Music Ninja
Gotta Dance Dirty
Pigeons and Planes
1) Pitchfork Reviews Reviews
2) Chocolate Bobka
3) Consequence of Sound
Juan – http://www.volantesdeprivados.com.ar
Gorilla Vs. Bear
http://gorillavsbear.net
The Road Goes Forever On
http://theroadgoesforeveron.tumblr.com
I Guess I’m Floating
http://iguessimfloating.com
http://www.mydentonmusic.com
http://www.mydallasmusic.com
http://www.consequenceofsound.com
I’ve bigged up Sweeping The Nation in the Record Of The Day Awards (would be a bit disingenuous to vote for my own blog – FADED GLAMOUR) so here are another three:
- The Blue Walrus (http://www.thebluewalrus.com): I think me and Tim started our music blogs at pretty much the same time back in 2006 so it’s great to see what TBW has become over the years and its consistently high quality output.
- Illegal Tender (http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com): Carl and Tom are streets ahead of the game with their new music tips. They know before you know.
- Music Fans Mic (http://www.musicfansmic.net): Not sure how they find the time but the sheer volume of content is fantastic. Almost inspiring in a way.
There are loads of other great blogs I don’t think anyone’s mentioned yet so I’ll jog some memories – Fucking Dance, A New Band A Day, Another Form Of Relief, The Daily Growl, There Goes The Fear, Not Many Experts, And Everyone’s A DJ and so on and so forth. I hope people seek out some of these blogs if they haven’t heard of them.
Saam (Editor, http://www.fadedglamour.co.uk)
In no particular order:
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends
Listen Before You Buy
I Guess I’m Floating
Andy @ Tympanogram
Pigeons and Planes (www.pigeonsandplanes.com)
Sunset in the Rearview (www.sunsetintherearview.com)
The Music Ninja (www.themusicninja.com)
Sunset in the Rearview has developed into such a great blog full of personality, creativity and passion without coming across as pretentious. Most importantly, their taste is fucking great.
The Music Ninja is just, as a ninja should be, full of surprises. I go on there one day and find some weird psych-pop and the next day I find a dubstep banger. I like that in a blog – not the same 5 posts as 20 other blogs.
There are so many other great blogs though, really hard to pick two. Shout out to everyone on the P&P blogroll, love you all.
Cracking idea Mike! I hope you haven’t been excessively moral and excluded the Recommender from voting! If not, then here’s my three choices:
1. Illegal Tender
2. The Pigeon Post
3. The Recommender
If I had any complaints it would simply be that there are so many more I’d love to choose! Breaking More Waves, My Band’s Better Than Your Band, gvsb, Transparent, Neon Gold – all worthy of my votes as well.
Regards,
Phil
Daytrotter
Guttersniped
Obscure Sound
There are so many people putting a lot of sweat and tears into their sites. It is so easy now that it is tough to find and keep an audience … So here’s to everyone who is still fighting the good fight.
Chuck is from DeadJournalist.com
1. we all want someone to shout for
2. tympanogram
3. listen b4 you buy
What’s ur blog name and/or url?
http://www.pigeonsandplanes.com
http://www.youraudiofix.com
http://www.severebeats.blogspot.com
1. Soulculture
http://soulculture.co.uk
2. Pinboard Blog
http://pinboardblog.com
3. We Plug GOOD Music
http://wepluggoodmusic.com
Three UK-based music blog that deserve some shine!
Ayo
We Plug GOOD Music
1) Test Pressing (http://testpressing.org/)
The only blog I’ve ever come across that in reading emulates the experience of digging through a record shop before mp3s existed. A truly special home for dance music exploration and education.
2) Pinglewood (http://www.pinglewood.com)
I appreciate a site carried by its written voice and Pinglewood is tops in tone and taste.
3) Southern Hospitality (http://www.southernhospitality.co.uk)
A lot of hip-hop sites seem to operate under the “hip-hop for hits” agenda. Southern Hospitality continually introduces me to quality names/tracks all with no apparent interest in the rat race to scream first.
:: veronica / creamteam.tv ::
dailybeatz (they post all my favorite music, how can i not vote for them?)
the music ninja
too many sebastians (because ive probably stolen the most songs from them for my site)
http://www.moteldemoka.com
http://www.gorillavsbear.net
http://www.musicfansmic.net
I write http://www.idealizela.com
I really like:
http://www.listenbeforeyoubuy.net/ – a great simple design and nicely curated tunes.
http://www.albumoftheweek.com.au/ – great place to discover new, new stuff and they review classic albums. Bring back the album!
http://www.daytrotter.com/ – unique concept, fantastic illustration and the Daytrotter Sessions are fantastic.
WHOOP! I’VE GOT A VOTE
I do toomanysebastians.net btw.
http://ssssound.blogspot.com/
Very pretty, well written and great selections.
http://nashvillenightsblog.com/
Like his writing style. Mixture of opinion and information. Doesn’t
follow hype. Quite refreshing.
http://www.stoneyroads.com/
Gotta keep an eye on what’s going on Australia!!
YVYNYL
We Listen For You (mainly for dude’s amazing twitter)
Passion of the Weiss
me = The Decibel Tolls, a decidedly shitty music blog
Decibel Tolls is far from shit. If you have hard blood check it out.
Here’s the link >> http://thedecibeltolls.com/
One nomination:
http://consequenceofsound.net/
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Thanks
Mike
TSURURADIO – cause it’s quirky as fuck and I’ve read it for centuries. and i write for it.
Pretty Much Amazing – cause they target all my interests across genres
Knox Road – cause they’re the nicest EVER, post sweet new stuff, and have hella-handy weekly recaps
I write for Sunset in the Rearview.
Top three:
Sunset in the Rearview (I know it’s not kosher to vote for yourself, but I really believe in my blog and the work I put into it…so there goes.)
Pigeons and Planes (Confusion makes it fun to go back and check every day, keeps me guessing, and it’s a consistent blog where I can find great new music first.)
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends (I think I like everything Heather posts. Such a great source for new music.)
sunset in the rearview, pigeons and planes, and pretty much amazing. the only three worth alot of my time.
1. Sunsetintherearview.com
2. Cashandcaviar.com
3. herfection.com
Seriously these are the only music blogs I ever need to check. They get the google reader priveledge ad well so you know they must be great.
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Thanks
Mike
http://sunsetintherearview.com/
My personal favorite because it covers such a broad variety of genres and provides very personal, objective opinions.
http://laisthenewny.com/
It’s rare that I go to this blog on a Friday and don’t like the music posted.
http://www.indieshuffle.com
I run Flashy Lights – robertocarlos.tumblr.com
Here are my votes:
Sheena Beaston (http://sheenabeaston.com)
Earmilk (http://www.earmilk.com)
Tympanogram (http://www.tympanogram.com)
I’d vote for myself, but you know
http://www.sunsetintherearview.com
http://www.bridgingtheverse.com
http://www.survivingthegoldenage.com
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Thanks
Mike
1. I Guess I’m Floating
http://iguessimfloating.com
2. Knox Road
http://www.knoxroad.com
3. One Thirty BPM
http://onethirtybpm.com
sunsetintherearview.com — a talented writer who graduated from Duke, she really takes the initiative to discover artists, and gets a lot of exclusives from artists that frequently top hypem, passionate about music and it shows in her blog, creative, always evolving.
bridgingtheverse.com — consistently blogs tracks that are keepers, and finds a lot of unknown/rare gems that you won’t find on other blogs.
survivingthegoldenage.com — one of the older music blogs around and still cranking out tracks at an impressive pace where the quality matches the quantity.
They are all awesome music blogs.
1. Sound as Language – http://soundaslanguage.com
2. Collective Zine – http://www.collective-zine.co.uk
3. If you make it – http://www.ifyoumakeit.com
I write http://writinginbasic.co.uk
These three are all really well written, well informed and give me music I haven’t already heard about.
Lurker – http://www.lurkerspath.com/ – Extremely insightful metal blog, with detailed articles and interviews, always about elevated music.
Sonic Router – http://www.sonicrouter.com/ – The only dubstep blog you need to read. interviews, reviews, mixes.
Anti Gravity Bunny – http://antigravitybunny.blogspot.com/ – Love the writing style of this and he’s alwayays unearthing deeply underground weirdness.
Good luck compiling this guys!
Duncan Meatbreak
Not For Resale – http://www.nfrblog.blogspot.com
my votes:
http://www.funkism.net/
http://www.popjustice.com/
http://www.thefourohfive.com/
my site:
http://www.sockformation.com/
God Is In The TV zine http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/
Muso’s Guide http://musosguide.com/
It’s All Happening http://itsallhappeningmusic.co.uk/
You must let us know which music blog you contribute to for your votes to count, as this is a peers-only poll??
Please let us know…
Many thanks
Mike
WeAllWantSomeone.org
OnethirtyBPM.com
PrettyMuchAmazing.com
My Blog- likehotcakes.net
1) http://ppelectro.blogspot.com/
2) Jackmode.blogspot.com
3) Sockformation.com
#ThatIsAll
These are the couple I write for occasionally…
KidCityBlog, Pure-House
- Faded Glamour (http://www.fadedglamour.co.uk/)
- Fucking Dance (http://fuckingdance.blogspot.com/)
- The Blue Walrus (http://www.thebluewalrus.com/)
Music Liberation Editor (http://www.musicliberation.blogspot.com)
This is really interesting because I follow so many and using RSS so it isn’t a choice of which one I visit most frequently. I don’t see the designs of the websites either so that isn’t a factor and I follow a variety (predominantly electronic) of which few have been represented so far. Likewise, I haven’t visited the majority of those already listed.
1. Slutty Fringe http://www.sluttyfringe.com because they’re unnecessarily but amusingly cynical about everything yet always deliver something I like but probably won’t have heard of.
2. You Can Call Me Pelski http://ppelectro.blogspot.com it’s not always to my taste but he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of electronic music and it’s exceptionally well written.
3. Red Threat http://redthreat.wordpress.com/ A blog who’s music taste seems to move at exactly the same pace as mine. I always get good new music from here.
I write for The Recommender and http://weareblahblahblah.com and http://www.brightonpierpressure.blogspot.com
There are so many great blogs out there, but three of my favourites…
Fucking Dance
Song, by Toad
The Mad Mackerel
Serious hat tips to Slutty Fringe, The Recommender, and Illegal Tender and many more though.
I run things a The Blue Walrus http://www.thebluewalrus.com
Here are my nominations:
1. Song, By Toad
2. It All Started With Carbon Monoxide
3. Pop Headwound
Cheers!
Joe (Music From A Green Window)
- All Things Go [http://allthingsgo.wordpress.com/]
- A Love/A Hate [http://www.aloveahate.com/]
- Knox Road [http://www.knoxroad.com/]
1/2 of Tympanogram
(I should preface this by saying I’m not entirely sure where the line gets drawn between blogs and websites BUT I will do my best)
I write for The 405: http://www.thefourohfive.com
And the blogs I’d like to nominate are:
Little Lion Girl http://www.littleliongirl.com/
Blue Walrus http://www.thebluewalrus.com/
Fractions of One http://fractionsofone.com/
I’m guessing I can’t vote for myself, so:
Rawk Blog – well written, sharp, nicely focussed on his local area – http://www.rawkblog.net
Pigeon Post – hard-working, good-writing, great bands – thepigeonpost.wordpress.com
Archived Music Press – great scans of old NMEs and Melody Makers. Makes me feel a teenager again… *sniff* – http://www.archivedmusicpress.wordpress.com
Cheers!
Joe
Picking three is tough. But here goes.
yvynyl http://yvynyl.tumblr.com/ – Not just cause he’s from my hometown, but he’s got a unique voice and unbelievable passion for music that leaps off his blog.
Rollo & Grady http://www.rollogrady.com/ – Never ever ever miss Carter’s best of the month posts and he’s generally giving something that I haven’t discovered somewhere else.
Aquarium Drunkard http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/ – Justin has an incredible sense of history and he’s a terrific writer. Good for old and new stuff.
Bruce
http://xpn.org
1) Stereogum
2) Discobelle
3) Too Many Sebastians
Thanks!
Jonny
http://www.weareblahblahblah.com
1. Cover Me (www.covermesongs.com)
2. Rollo & Grady (http://www.rollogrady.com/)
3. Music for Kids who can’t read good (http://musicforants.com/blog/)
Aryl
@ Covermesongs.com
1) Muzzle of Bees
2) Einstein Music Journal
3) TwentyForBit
My Site: http://www.5scorepachyderm.com/
1) Muzzle of Bees: http://www.muzzleofbees.com/
2) Einstein Music Journal: http://www.muzzleofbees.com/
3) TwentyFourBit: http://www.twentyfourbit.com/
My Site: http://www.5scorepachyderm.com/
gosh… so hard to choose, and as people have said it’s increasingly difficult to draw the line between where a site is a music blog and just an online music magazine, something like The Blue Walrus for instance I think of as a proper grown up site these days.
anyway apols to the many i can’t mention here but:
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/
http://www.pinglewood.com/pinglewood/
http://www.20jazzfunkgreats.co.uk/wordpress/
and i’m John from http://www.sluttyfringe.com so thanks to those who mentioned us up above
1. La Ga Sta
http://www.lagasta.com/
2. disco naïveté!
http://disconaivete.tumblr.com
3. Stoney Roads
http://www.stoneyroads.com/
I’d vote for myself, but thats tacky
Tristan @ http://514blog.com/
1. SunsetInTheRearview.com (Why you may ask…Because it sparkles pure majestic auditory gold and it is the blog of all things glorious)
2. Pigeons and Planes
3. PrettyMuchAmazing.com
I am http://www.strictlysocial.com.
Three blogs that I respect are:
- ooh brilliant : http://oohbrilliant.com/ (James Penycate is one of the most passionate music marketers/promoters in the game)
- A-Trak’s personal blog : http://djatrak.com/ (Interesting to see how this guy is building the Fool’s Gold empire. Shares some interesting content.)
- In The Mix : http://www.inthemix.com.au/ (Although there is a lot of focus on Australia specifically, they provide a wealth of great content.)
Thank you Morgan!
http://eardrumsmusic.com
because Knut is really passionate about what he does, and I love most of the acts he chose for his part of the MAP (Music Alliance Pact)
http://anikainlondon.com
she is absolutely talented AND hilarious; she doesn’t take herself seriously and takes great photos of awesome shows and gets very excited about some acts, it’s quite lovely and refreshing.
http://thesteinbergprinciple.wordpress.com
very thorough in his writing and consistent in his features/regular columns, also a very friendly and approachable person.
and here is mine: http://www.alicetragedy.org/blog
@John – We’re a proper grown up site? Wow. I missed that memo but thank you.
Thanks to the others that have voted for us as well
1. likeadrummer.wordpress.com
2. fuckingdance.blogspot.com
3. vonpipmusicalexpres.wordpress.com
Song by Toad
TsuruRadio
Gvs.Bear
Reppin’ my own blog: indieshuffle.com with 3-5 reviews a day and the best MP3 player around.
I probably check out 30 or so blogs per week, but the following blogs are my favorites:
Aquarium Drunkard – http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/ – The Holy Grail of music blogs.
Knox Road – http://www.knoxroad.com/ – Most underrated music blog on the web.
Delicious Scopitone – http://www.deliciouscopitone.com/ – Don’t know what they hell they are saying, but they have an impeccable taste in music.
Many thanks for the votes Aryl (http://www.covermesongs.com/) Best covers site in the world and to Bruce (http://somevelvet.tumblr.com/) His day job makes him one of the most influential bloggers on the web. — Carter @ Rollo & Grady
my votes:
Stereogum: http://www.stereogum.com
Obscure Sound: http://www.obscuresound.com
Truth About Music: http://www.truthaboutmusic.com
my blog: http://www.entertainthis.net
Too many to list, but 3 that I check regularly are (who pretty much post musics i love):
Nialler 9 – http://www.nialler9.com/
Spherical Notions – http://thebubbleboy.blogspot.com/
For The Beat – http://www.forthebeat.com
and here’s mine: The Clink – http://theclink.ie/
Pigeons and Planes.
Sunset In The Rearview.
Ride The Tempo.
Sunset In the Rearview Mirror
Pasta Primavera
Largehearted Boy
Top 3:
Rubber City Review: http://rubbercityreview.com
Aquarium Drunkard: http://aquariumdrunkard.com
The Black Keys Fan Lounge: http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com
Mine:
Now This Sound Is Brave: http://nowthissoundisbrave.blogspot.com
Top 3 Blogs:
The Decibel Tolls
Buzzgrinder
Largehearted Boy
-Scott
from Backseat Sandbar
Love these!!!
Cool Things I Find — http://coolthingsifind.com
Cactus-Mouth — http://cactus-mouth.tumblr.com
Unholy Rhythms — http://unholyrhythms.tumblr.com
Restricting to three is difficult but those I keep returning to time and time again:
MP3Hugger – http://mp3hugger.com/
The Pigeon Post – http://thepigeonpost.wordpress.com/
Song By Toad – http://songbytoad.com/
My blog is The Devil Has The Best Tuna http://www.besttuna.blogspot.com
For me:
-Awesome Tapes From Africa – the original and best African music blog
-Nialler9 – obsessively updated, and written with a pleasing lack of pretentiousness; the site that inspired me to start a blog.
-Don’t Die Wondering – my favourite: beautifully laid-out, absurdly influential, breathtakingly devoted and depressingly, humblingly cool.
My blog’s Some Of It Was True! (www.someofitwastrue.com), focusing almost entirely on London-based acts.
http://www.pigeonsandplanes.com …best out there
themusicslut.com
http://wvum.org/
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Mike
Shares my tastes and constantly takes me to a new place on songs I’ve listened to hundreds of times.
Earmilk – http://www.earmilk.com – wha da f-f-u-u-uuk!
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Mike
This is incredibly clever!
Don’t really look at too many blogs religiously, no time
but plenty of ‘goodies’ out there.
Thanks Tristan for the plug as well.
Ubbs / Stoney Roads
Well felt inclined to mention a few I like;
Too Many Sebastians – Always on point, always posts stuff seconds/minutes/hours before me
Chemical Jump – Naths a good kid, posts plenty of bang0rs if you want to know whats what!
LA Friendly – Anthony I think, frenchy, plenty of new tunes.. not sure how they haven’t been sued to hell haha
Ubbs – http://www.stoneyroads.com
what a great idea!
Faded Glamour
The Line of Best Fit (not sure if they count or they’ve crossed over to “online music magazine)
Von Pip
Mary ~ I write for / am editor at There Goes the Fear (http://www.theregoesthefear.com) and write for PopWreckoning (http://popwreckoning.com)
Said The Gramophone
Song, By Toad
IndieShuffle
I’ve been blogging at A Pocket Full Of Seeds .com for the last 9 months, just coming up to our 100,000th hit .
front page of Hypem for the first time in too long if anyone wants to check us out
sunsetintherearview with a side od 88.1 and a glass of juice please. Danka.
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Mike
Nialler9
You Can Call Me Pelski
Truants
I vote for:
http://Www.lowlightshighvolume.com
http://Www.stereogum.com
http://Www.consequenceofsound.com
I write for noiselab.com
I write Song, by Toad and I reckon I would choose these as my favourite three blogs:
http://thevinylvillain.blogspot.com/
http://andbeforethefirstkiss.blogspot.com/
http://slowcoustic.com/
But narrowing it down to three is a pretty big ask!
Song, by Toad (www.songbytoad.com)
Muzzle of Bees (www.muzzleofbees.com)
HearYa (www.hearya.com)
I enjoy being Slowcoustic (http://slowcoustic.com)
Good*Fella Media: Hip Hop/ Indie – http://GoodFellaMedia.com
2DopeBoyz: Hip Hop – http://GoodFellaMedia.com
Pigeons and Planes: Hip Hop/ Indie/ Alternative – http://PigeonsandPlans.com
Shouts to all the Blogs! It’s no easy task.
The Fader MP3/Streams Blog – http://www.thefader.com/category/music/mp3-streams/ – fearless music pushing, often hilarious editorial.
Some Kind of Awesome – http://somekindofawesome.com/ – consistent and fast. quick and easy.
Pretty Much Amazing http://prettymuchamazing.com/ – somehow I always agree with this dude.
1. Song By Toad
2. The Pop Cop
2. Aye Tunes
I write the Peenko blog
From the desk of http://sweepingthenation.blogspot.com/:
Song, By Toad: http://songbytoad.com/
No Rock’n'Roll Fun: http://xrrf.blogspot.com/
Left And To The Back: http://left-and-to-the-back.blogspot.com
The three would be
Song, By Toad
20jazzfunkfunkgreats
Said The Gramophone
My three top sites are:
1. EardrumsPop (http://eardrumsmusic.com/)
2. Gorilla Vs. Bear (http://www.gorillavsbear.net/)
3. The Pigeon Post (http://thepigeonpost.wordpress.com/)
I write for The Streetlamp Doesn’t Cast Her Shadow Anymore (http://thestreetlampdoesntcast.blogspot.com/)
Spherical Notions: http://thebubbleboy.blogspot.com/
Illegal Tender: http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/
Swear I’m Not Paul: http://swearimnotpaul.com/
Really difficult to narrow it down to three, so many good blogs out there. But…
• Not Many Experts
• WAWSTSF
• Stereogum
….. All seem to share similar recommendations as us.
I do this one –> http://www.1forthepeople.com
There’s many quality blogs out there, but here are the three I look to first:
Cover Lay Down – coverlaydown.com
Slowcoustic – slowcoustic.com
Muruch – muruch.com
Visitation Rites: http://visitation-rites.com
The Fader MP3/Streams Blog: http://www.thefader.com/category/music/mp3-streams/
20 Jazz Funk Greats: http://www.20jazzfunkgreats.co.uk/wordpress/
My Blog: http://internationaltapes.com/
1. pretty much amazing (www.prettymuchamazing.com)
2. Aquarium Drunkard (www.aquariumdrunkard.com)
3. Gorilla vs. Bear (www.gorillavsbear.net)
Sun on the Sand – http://www.sunonthesand.com/
Killed In Cars – http://killedincars.com/
We Wore Masks – http://weworemasks.com/
I’m co-run the music blog Nothing Sounds Better. – http://nothingsoundsbetter.com/
shouts to the homies
http://www.slowcoustic.com
http://www.tsururadio.com
http://www.soundverite.blogspot.com
this is chris from http://www.culturebully.com
For those strange few people nominating my site, thank you, it’s appreciated, but I’ve only been around for a few months and it seems like a waste to stick me up with all of the other sites out there that are six more shades of awesome than I, like:
KnoxRoad: http://www.knoxroad.com/
Tympanogram: http://tympanogram.com/
We Listen For You: http://welistenforyou.blogspot.com/
rhythmsunholy http://unholyrhythms.tumblr.com/
cactus mouth http://cactus-mouth.tumblr.com/
deadasdigital http://www.deadasdigital.com/
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1. Battery In Your Leg – http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/
2. Listen Before You Buy – http://www.listenbeforeyoubuy.net/
3. New Music Blog – http://www.newmusicblog.co.uk/
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1. Sunset in the Rearview (http://sunsetintherearview.com/) always a very readable site with a great mix of music from all genres. I wasn’t into hip-hop or mashups until I came across Lydia’s site. She picks ‘em good.
2. Tsururadio (http://tsururadio.com/) with the best mixtapes ever and a real stand-up blogger with a small army of writers
3. Their Bated Breath (http://theirbatedbreath.wordpress.com/) – a newer blog but some of the best music writing out there.
My site: http://newmusicco.blogspot.com/
Consequenceofsound.net
http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/
brooklynvegan.com
My 3:
gorillavsbear.net
Nialler9 (htt://nialler9.com)
Deaf Indie Elephants (http://www.deafindieelephants.com/)
My site: pulp and circumstance (http://pulpjuiced.com)
Not Some Kid (NotSomeKid.com)
Live For The Funk (LiveForTheFunk.com)
Pigeons & Planes (pigeonsandplanes.com)
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easy:
Song By Toad: http://www.songbytoad.com
Peenko: peenko.blogspot.com
Suitcase Orchestra: http://www.suitcaseorchestra.com
My favourite three music blogs are, by some distance –
1. To Die By Your Side
http://todiebyyourside.com/
2. The Vinyl Villain
http://thevinylvillain.blogspot.com/
3. Song, by Toad
http://songbytoad.com/
The bove blogs are run by people who are utterly obsessive about the music they love and champion and they can string a coherent sentence together, writing like they mean it, man.
Brilliant stuff.
Colin.
http://andbeforethefirstkiss.blogspot.com/
andbeforethefirstkiss@gmail.com
In no particular order:
http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/
http://pitchfork.com/
http://www.thebluewalrus.com/
I feel an awards ceremony coming on?
Matt
http://soundsgoodtometoo.com/
soundsgoodtometoo@gmail.com
Largehearted Boy – For the sheer amount of quality content and great taste
http://blog.largeheartedboy.com
Slowcoustic – Straightforward and always awesome
http://www.slowcoustic.com
When You Awake – I love the fresh perspective on the classics and the great new discoveries.
http://www.whenyouawake.com
Kyle
founder/writer of Those Who Dig
http://www.thosewhodig.net
kyle@thosewhodig.net
My 3 favorite music blogs:
http://www.sunsetintherearview.com
http://www.superxofficial.com
http://www.holdmycoat.com
- Ade C.
http://www.act1vmusic.com
info@act1vmusic.com
I check various blogs. There are periods that some blogs seem better and periods that other ones seem better to me. My favourite 3 at the moment are:
1. http://www.offtheradarmusic.com/
2. http://www.musiqtrend.com/
3. http://blog.welikeitindie.com/
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My 3 favorite music blogs:
http://chromewaves.net
http://fluxblog.org
http://saidthegramophone.com
My blog (Largehearted Boy):
http://blog.largeheartedoy.com
http://www.hypefloats.com
http://www.freshnewtracks.com
http://www.pigeonsandplanes.com
http://www.pigeonsandplanes.com
http://www.youheardthatnew.com
http://www.2dopeboyz.com
From
http://www.dieslg.blogspot.com
Stereogum
Jenesaispop
WFMU’s Beware Of The Blog
Carlos
blogs.elcorreodigital.com/evadidos
My votes:
-Nashville’s Dead
http://nashvillesdead.com/
-Five Tunes
http://5tunes.com/
-Terminal Boredom
http://terminal-boredom.com/blog/
I write PopJew (PopJew.Blogspot.com)
Large Hearted Boy
http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/
That is all.
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Altered Zones – http://alteredzones.com/
MBV – http://www.mbvmusic.com/
Gorilla Vs. Bear – http://www.gorillavsbear.net/
I think mine are all obvious/”mainstream” indie-blog choices, but there’s a reason why they’re so popular.
Thanks.
Music is Music as Devices are Kisses – http://music-is.posterous.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirstiecat – this is the photostream of photographer Kirstie Shanley, you might recognize her work from p4k, but she posts her photos, reviews and recommendations here and its as good as any popular music blog.
http://www.consequenceofsound.net – they’ve been on top of everything this year, expanding from stellar festival coverage – it’s become my one stop shop and my pitchfork replacement. Music that’s actually cool is featured here, not just what some hipster wants to make you think is cool.
http://www.lostinconcert.com/ – great site with a focus on photography
Site I write for:
http://www.indieshuffle.com – Great generator with a built in genius playlist that shuffles through songs as you read through reviews.
Great idea guys!!
3 faves:
http://consequenceofsound.net
http://gorillavsbear.net
http://www.stereogum.com
- J1
http://www.greatbloginthesky.com
My 3 favorite Music Blogs would have to be,
http://www.sunsetintherearview.com/
http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/
http://www.wellseehowlongthislasts.tumblr.com/
Something For All Of Us
http://www.michaeldrosas.wordpress.com
Aaron from TSURURADIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO here…… first off, thanks for the nutsos spreading their tender love muscles at us, I’m humbled and truly appreciative!
I hate picking out bloggerin’ peeps over other bloggerin’ peeps, the thought of saying bob is better than jane breaks my hearticles. But, with that being said, Mr. Recommender wants 3 names, here’s what I came up with..
1. Culturebully.com — Awesome guy, a friends, keeps it reals as reals can keeps it. Much love & high fives.
2. WeListenForYou.com — stood up for your boy Tsuru, wears their hearts on their sleeve, if only to piss off Pitchfork, and that’s good enough for me.
3. going local with Katie Pierce at Heavy Percussion – http://katiepierce.tumblr.com – More live shows & interviews than you know could come to Columbus, OH. She’s way cool, super sweet, and generally awesome (and a cute as all hell too).
There you go. Sorry to the rest, I really do love a lot you mentioned & not yet mentioned above!
Smooches & love & cheers,
Aaron
my 3 faves
http://theblogthatcelebratesitself.blogspot.com/
http://theyellowstereo.com/
http://thequietus.com/
Our website? http://thedumbingofamerica.net Interviews with everyone from Peter Hook and Dean Wareham to Warpaint.
1) Hipster Runnoff
2)COS
3)199X
I write for Pink Mafia http://pinkmafia.ca/blog check it out.
Dave from “Left and to the Back” signing in.
The runaway favourite blog for me is Freaky Trigger’s “Popular” project, where every single British number one single is reviewed. This is an astonishing piece of work which is astoundingly well written, whether you agree with the views expressed or not. The detail, care to attention, and the community this blog has created is a serious achievement.
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/
I also always expect Garage Hangover to run out of material soon, but it never does – probably one of the finest and most well-researched blogs out there for making sense of the bottomless pit of the sixties garage scene:
http://www.garagehangover.com/
For current material, I still lean on Sweeping the Nation a hell of a lot. Updates haven’t come as thick and fast throughout 2010, but it’s still a great source of information.
http://sweepingthenation.blogspot.com/
1. http://ninebullets.net/ Best alt country/alt rock blog
2. http://www.chromewaves.net/ Best indie rock/Toronto-based blog
3. http://atruersound.com/ Best country/alt country blog
My blog: http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.com/
Friends With Both Arms
We All Want Someone To Shout For
Dailybeatz
1. Sonic Reverie
2. Have Fun At Dinner
3. Radar
1. The Hound Blog (thehoundblog.blogspot.com)
2. Now This Sound Is Brave (nowthissoundisbrave.blogspot.com)
3. WFMU’s Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban! (wfmuichiban.blogspot.com)
My site: Rubber City Review (rubbercityreview.com)
My top 3 would be:
Illegal Tender llegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/
Fucking Dance fuckingdance.blogspot.com/
The Recommender
All 3 briliiant at digging up the best new unsigned acts, especially UK based acts, all invaluable to A&R’s and industry scumbags!
I write for My Band’s Better Than Your Band
https://mybandsbetterthanyourband.wordpress.com/
Club Fonograma http://www.clubfonograma.com/
Aquarium Drunkard http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/
Destination Out http://destination-out.com/
My blog: be still please http://www.bestillplease.com/
1. Gorilla vs Bear
2. Consequence of Sound
3. Brooklyn Vegan
J2 @ Great Blog in the Sky (http://greatbloginthesky.com)
My top 3:
Disco Demons – discodemons.net
The Blue Walrus – thebluewalrus.com
Earmilk – earmilk.com
I’m a co-founder of Hotcakes (likehotcakes.net) along with Jo who’s already voted in this thread.
Breaking More Waves
TwentyFourBit
Illegal Tender
My blog (in Finnish): http://slowshowslow.blogspot.com/
P.S. This vote’s an awesome idea!
1. Pigeons & Planes (www.pigeonsandplanes.com) – hands down, my go-to.
2. Sunset In The Rearview (www.sunsetintherearview.com) – Lydia does an awesome job with SITR…always has.
3. The Chuckness (www.thechuckness.com) – A new blog on the scene, better than others in that it combines personality with posting new music… as opposed to just tossing up songs left and right.
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Top 3 Blogs:
Pigeons & Planes – In my opinion, it offers the best variety and personality. My go-to everyday.
Sunset In The Rearview – Awesome collection of new music and concert reviews. Lydia does things differently over there, and has a bunch of cool features (On the iPod, 100 Bands, etc.) that separate SITR from the other blogs.
Above & Beyond Mag – An underrated blog that covers all the bases and has a fresh design.
The above 3 blogs are top notch, and are the ones that I check daily.
Oh, and my blog’s sweet too, TheChuckness.com.
1. ninebullets.net
2. muzzleofbees.com
3. canyouseethesunset.com (my blog)
http://yvynyl.tumblr.com/
http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/
http://www.nialler9.com/
mine:
http://www.justmusicthatilike.com/
TSURURADIO – http://tsururadio.com/
TwentyFourBit – http://www.twentyfourbit.com/
Knox Road – http://www.knoxroad.com/
And I’m dyson from http://dysonsound.com/
Is The Quietus a blog, strictly speaking? If it counts, make it my number one choice as well. I’ve always thought of it as being an online music magazine.
1. http://toomanysebastians.net/
(i’m not just trying ot be nice returning the vote, it’s just a genuinely great blog)
2. http://keytarsandviolins.blogspot.com/
3. http://guiltyaspleasure.blogspot.com/
sofie – http://ssssound.blogspot.com
Because it’s kewl:
http://yvynyl.tumblr.com/
Because it’s nice-looking and is run by a lovely person:
http://disconaivete.tumblr.com/
Because it’s worked extremely hard on and is going places:
http://therecommender.net/
They be these
http://1000sparks.blogspot.com/ (Tis in finnish. Bit hard to understand for some)
http://pineappletoast.blogspot.com/
http://www.nomodestbear.com/blog/ (Tis in swedish so again. Bit hard for some)
I write this one: http://andygoesdowntochinatown.blogspot.com/
Sound Verite – http://soundverite.blogspot.com/
Rollo & Grady – http://www.rollogrady.com/
Everybody Taste – http://www.everybodytaste.com/
-Joe
I do Your Third Ear – http://www.yourthirdear.com/
Thanks Joe
http://consequenceofsound.net
http://onethirtybpm.com
http://www.stereogum.com
One Thirty BPM – http://www.onethirtybpm.com
Dayvan Zombear – dayvanzombear.blogspot.com
raven sings the blues – ravensingstheblues.blogspot.com
1. Consequence of Sound – consequenceofsound.net
2. Pretty Much Amazing – prettymuchamazing.com
3. Obscure Sound – obscuresount.com
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http://onethirtybpm.com/
http://holyfuckingshit40000.blogspot.com/
http://noiz.wordpress.com/
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1)Onethirtybpm.com
2)coverlaydown.com
3)livemusicblog.com
-James, pietonightcheese.com
1. ONETHIRTYBPM.ORG
2. GORILLAVSBEAR.NET
3. MAGISKA
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I’m going to throw in for One Thirty BPM (http://onethirtybpm.com); 20 Jazz Funk Greats (http://www.20jazzfunkgreats.co.uk/wordpress/); and The Quietus (http://thequietus.com). A few of these could probably be better considered magazines.
I write for Pop Matters and contribute to Resident Advisor.
One Thirty BPM – http://www.onethirtybpm.com
We All Want Someone to Shout For – http://www.weallwantsomeone.org
The Needle Drop – http://www.theneedledrop.com
Consequenceofsound.net
Jambase.com
Illegal tender
http://consequenceofsound.net/
Rock It Out! Blog
http://www.pastemagazine.com/
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1) One Thirty BPM
2) Daily Beatz
3) No Pain In Pop
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http://www.theneedledrop.com
http://www.onethirtybpm.com (I write for 130BPM)
http://www.obscuresound.com
1) One Thirty BPM
2) Daily Beatz
3) No Pain In Pop
forgot to add my site! http://kabirmehta.tumblr.com/
Ok, I write for Consequence of Sound and 130 BPM, so I’d like to vote for them…Right? That is allowed? They are really good too, I’m not just being lame.
Um, with my last pick, I’ll take a little known site called Pitchfork. It’s not the sexy choice, but they are the standard bearers for a reason. Nowhere does the writing feel more naturally sharp, the reviews are insightful and usually right on and most importantly, they are uncompromising. Making friends to build a website and providing legitimate criticism easily confuse our instincts, but ultimately all anyone wants is better art through artists reaching their potential and all of us to somehow make a living in the process. Pitchfork makes all of us want to be better.
onethirtybpm.com
consequenceofsound.net
pitchfork reviews reviews
Onethirtybpm.com
Chocolatebobka.blogspot.com
Creamteam.tv
Onethirtybpm.com
Chocolatebobka.blogspot.com
Creamteam.tv
This is Erik B. from onethirtybpm.com
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Audio Milk
audiomilk.com
Gorilla vs. Bear
gorillavsbear.net
Altered Zones
alteredzones.com
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Troy here from blahblahblahscience (maybe you’ve heard of us!)
Soul Culture UK
Yes Yes Y’all
Buddyhead
Love to all.
http://www.guesslist.ie
http://www.nialler9.com
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord
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http://www.nialler9.com
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/
http://yvynyl.tumblr.com/
1 http://www.nialler9.com/
2 http://mybandsbetterthanyourband.wordpress.com/
3 http://prettymuchamazing.com/
One Irish, one English, one American. Between them, they basically define what good, new music is. Short and to the point as well. The music speaks for itself
Transparent
No Modest Bear
Rose Quartz
of course
arizona-colorado.blogspot.com
(o)(o)
Delicious Scopitone was removed from this last vote, because it’s a blog that has sadly called it a day. We took Chris’ fourth vote in it’s place…
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sad about the swiss
chocolatebobka should be there too
Nialler9.com
Tsururadio.com
Laisthenewny.com
All good for new music and nicely written!
I’m at popgoestheradio.blogspot.com
Nyeeeeeeeeum.
1) The Torture Garden: http://www.thetorturegarden.org/
2) Nialler9: http://www.nialler9.com/
3) Said The Gramophone: http://www.saidthegramophone.com/
Moi: http://kdamo.wordpress.com/
http://www.theneedledrop.com
http://www.onethirtybpm.com
http://www.okayplayer.com
http://andygoesdowntochinatown.blogspot.com/
Funny, relevant and always full of great music.
http://www.voulesrandom.com/
Full of bangin electro tunez.
http://creamteam.info/
Like, it’s proper. Magazine you pay money for proper.
My ‘blog:’ http://pineappletoast.blogspot.com/
I Guess I’m Floating: they’ve got extremely comprehensive coverage on the latest and greatest, they host some pretty killer shows, and they’re great to collaborate with (we know from privileged experience!)
http://www.iguessimfloating.net/
Praise for Wallflowers: can’t help but align with a blog that pretty much reads your mind on all the artists you’re loving at the moment!
http://praiseforwallflower.com/
Big Ugly Yellow Couch: fun, quirky blog with great “couch sessions” accompanied by free downloads of the session songs, not to mention a clever poem written about each featured band!
http://www.biguglyyellowcouch.com/
I’m a writer for The WILD Honey Pie. We’ve got all the music coverage you could ever want, over 170 amazing live session videos this year alone, and we’re completely interactive on Facebook/Twitter/Foursquare, come find us!
http://www.thewildhoneypie.com/
1. weallwantsomeone.org
2. prettymuchamazing.com
3. stereogum.com
130BPM is a wonderful music blog. Interviews with famous stars around the Brooklyn area, unbiased reviews and a lot of effort both behind the scenes and visible to the average reader. It’s an informative blog that I frequently turn to for advice. They don’t seem to be mediated by outside sources, which is a big plus!
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Transparent http://www.transparentblog.com/
Le Tracasseur http://www.tracasseur.com/
The Recommender http://therecommender.net/ (can I really vote for my own blog? I’m a mere contributor–it’s really all about Mike)
http://musicalmover.com/
http://www.thefourohfive.com/
http://www.seesound.co.uk/
My own site:
http://indiebandsblog.com
worthy of votes:
http://www.rollogrady.com/
http://www.somekindofawesome.com/
http://blog.thehook.ca/
i write for blahblahblahscience ( http://blahblahblahscience.com/ )
Thanks for the shout out!
My, you’ve started a bit of a popularity contest haven’t you
I’m Vic from Muruch.com. My 3 favorites…
1 Wears The Trousers: http://www.wearsthetrousers.com/
2 Love Shack Baby: http://www.loveshackbaby.net
3 Song By Toad: http://songbytoad.com/
Breaking More Waves – http://breakingmorewaves.blogspot.com/ – Very comprehensive posts covering of new and breaking acts from
The Clink – http://www.theclink.ie/ – Lovely Irish-based group blog, with Lucia as Canadian correspondent
Sheena Beaston – http://www.sheenabeaston.com/ – Always has her finger on the pulse of pop music
I was gonna vote the site I write for, then it seemed like no one else was doing that so I want to be a gentleman. The guy above me did that though. Decisions.
I write for Consequence of Sound and I’ll be a gentleman.
Twenty Four Bit
Needle Drop
Stereogum
My reasoning is totally arbitrary for all three.
So many to choose from! But here’s the ones that I use the most, for what it’s worth…
Slowcoustic
Captain Obvious
Wears The Trousers
Me? I’m Boyhowdy of http://coverlaydown.com I also blog at the collaborative at http://sixsongs.blogspot.com Many thanks to the guys who nominated me already – gratefully yrs, boyhowdy
These are the best ones I check on a regular basis:
http://sunsetintherearview.com/ – Sunset in the Rearview
http://pigeonsandplanes.com/ – Pigeons and Planes
http://earmilk.com – Earmilk
La Blogotheque
(http://www.blogotheque.net/spip.php?page=cae_all&lang=en)
Daytrotter
(http://www.daytrotter.com)
Tri State Indie
(http://www.tristateindie.com)
I’m a features editor and music reporter for Central PA’s Fly Magazine (http://www.flymagazine.net) and a modest blog-in-progress, http://officesounds.blogspot.com
1. Their Bated Breath: (http://theirbatedbreath.wordpress.com)
Fantastic music writing; good taste
2. TwentyFourBit (http://www.twentyfourbit.com)
Always fresh with music and music news
3. One Night Music (http://www.onenightmusic.com)
Not always the best music, but great presentation, videos, unique bands, cool artwork, jam-packed.
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Many thanks
Mike
The blogs I check most often…
1 – My Band’s Better Than Your Band: http://mybandsbetterthanyourband.wordpress.com/
2 – Gorilla vs. Bear: http://www.gorillavsbear.net/
3 – Neon Gold: http://neongoldrecords.blogspot.com/
I’m Charlie and I run the Sevensevens blog – http://sevensevens.wordpress.com/
i’m “Terrible” Chris from Les Enfants Terribles (http://lesenfantsterriblesmusic.blogspot.com/). Justin, even w/o having ever met you, i now love you.
My three:
1. Passion of the Weiss (http://www.passionweiss.com/)–best music writing on the net. Even when he’s talking about music i have no interest in, i’m spellbound by Jeff and his crew’s writing.
2. Berkeley Place (http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/)–even though they cover more than just music, his music choices largely and consistently are winners. (full disclosure, i’ve written a few pieces for this site, but not on music)
3. Rollo & Grady (http://www.rollogrady.com/)–absolutely love his recommendations (full disclosure again, i’ve written a couple of pieces here, too, but not in 2010)
3.
Thanks Chris
1. http://www.swearimnotpaul.com
2. http://www.largeheartedboy.com
3. http://www.onethirtybpm.com
http://www.sunsetintherearview.com is my vote
My blog is http://www.rapslatest.com – LA’s #1 source for rap downloads, reviews, and concert info
sorry, my two other votes are for
The Smoking Section
and
The Carter Cartel
1. herfection.com
2. thesmokingsection.uproxx.com
3. I write for: newenglandroyalty.tumblr.com it’s a solid mix of hip hop, electronic, and indie.
earmilk.com
yvnnl.tumblr
ravensingstheblues.blogspot.com
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Thanks
Mike
Sunset in the Rearview: http://www.sunsetintherearview.com
This Song Is Sick: http://www.thissongissick.com
And of course Dirty Mexican Lemonade: http://www.dirtymexicanlemonade.com
This is Conor Ambrose, one of the founders of Dirty Mexican Lemonade
You Ain’t No Picasso
I Guess I’m Floating
Chromewaves
Gorilla vs Bear
Daytrotter
Song by Toad
I’m Gareth, from the very recently launched blog of the http://www.independentmusicpodcast
I’m an author for Pigeons & Planes. My 3 votes go to:
We Like It Indie – http://blog.welikeitindie.com
Sunset In The Rearview – http://www.sunsetintherearview.com
Pigeons & Planes – http://www.pigeonsandplanes.com
Swear I’m Not Paul http://www.swearimnotpaul.com
2 u i bestow 2uibestow.blogspot.com
Harmless Noise harmlessnoise.wordpress.com
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Thanks
Mike
http://www.pigeonsandplanes.com/
http://www.tunetheproletariat.com/
http://squeegiesounds.com/
I write for pigeons and planes under Midas, and review albums for PrettyMuchAmazing.com
This is way harder than I thought. So many great blogs out there now and they all deliver a different product for a different market. In my opinion the Blog that tries to help the artists before they help themselves is the best. Without the artists the there would be no Blogs.
For that reason http://www.sunsetintherearview.com has to be number one.
http://www.Dirtymexicanlemoande.com- I write on this blog and our mission is definitely to help the artists at all costs.
http://www.ThisSongIsSick.com- always has been one of my favorites.
Sunset in the Rearview. A really great site that blends the best of all genres. Kind of an allstar list, this is my one-hop stop for music. D Prep and Lydia do a great job of writing and finding the best music.
Pigeonsandplanes.com
Prettymuchamazing.com
thissongwillchangeyourlife.blogspot.com
http://consequenceofsound.net
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/
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Many thanks
Mike
Finally I get to cast The Recommender’s votes as editor…
1) PRETTY MUCH AMAZING – If this was a city then it would say ‘twinned with The Recommender’ on it’s sign. Quality selections, identical tastes to ours and very strong editorial too.
2) ILLEGAL TENDER – Carl and Tom post about 5-10 times each month, so it’s a case of quality over quantity, but just like our blog they’re trying to “raise awareness for new artists” and have been responsible for breaking many new bands. If you want to locate something that isn’t listed anywhere else, yet, then we suggest you head here.
3) THE NEEDLE DROP – The self-proclaimed “hardest working music nerd” is a blogger with lots of knowledge, a humble, but sharp wit, a lovely looking site, lots of inventiveness with youtube album reviews, a blog tv channel and he hosts cool radio show on NPR too. If you want a blog with personality, that’s entertaining, intelligent and full of ideas and entertainment then you can’t look too far past this blog.
Thanks
Mike
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Have a look at http://www.theclashblog.com if you can
Try out this blog: http://mihai-sma.blogspot.com/
All genres.
http://www.everydayagreatsong.be probably the best music blog for rock electro indie.
http://originalmusictracks.blogspot.com/
Try this blog out.
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Hello everyone…Chris and I were terribly honored to be a part of this last year. Just to keep y’all up to snuff, we’ve since split up, and you can find Chris at http://oddbloggings.com and me over at http://logicfuzzy.com/. Thanks again!
xoxo,
Megan
Glad to see so many music blogs out there working hard to push those unknown artists to the surface. We’ve been around for 4-years and are still kicking. Thanks for your support! http://musicunderfire.com.
Cheers!
MUF
When does the top site get announced?
My favourite is kick snare audio
But i’ll vote my other two as well
Kick Snare Audio – http://www.kicksnareaudio.com – they go by feeling rather than genre, four dynamic streams uploaded daily, all fresh tunes.
Burning ear – http://www.theburningear.com
thissong is sick based in boulder colorado – http://www.thissongissick.com
Hi Dylan
This poll finished last year, so it’s closed and your vote won’t count sadly. Also, we would have required you to list the blog you write for, as this is a peers-only vote.
The results can be found here >> http://therecommender.net/2010/12/14/the-best-music-blog-of-2010-the-winners/
We will be running this poll again very soon, so check back in the next few weeks, or follow us on Twitter to hear when the new poll is ready.
Many thanks
Mike
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http://playeveryday.me what about’em. pretty good blog.
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