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NPR Music Names "The Decade's 50 Most Important Albums"

Top row, left to right: Beyonce, Wilco; Second row: Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Sam Beam of Iron and Wine, Norah Jones; Bottom row: American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Jay Z.


It's the end of the year and the end of the decade and there's no shortage of top 10, top 50, and top 100 lists. NPR, who started the decade as a talk news outlet and ended it (for better or worse) as a music taste-maker has released their list of the most important 50 albums of the decade.

Whether this list makes you sad or furious or just plain confused (it made us all three) it's worth a read. Check out the full story here.

"Ones to Watch 2011" - Free Sampler Download from the 405

The 405 music blog released a list of bands to watch for 2011 - and released this great companion sampler album. Download it for free here: http://www.thefourohfive.com

1. 'Colours' - Grouplove
2. 'What Became of You and I' - Treefight For Sunlight
3. 'Fighting Smiles' - Jonquil
4. 'Vocal Chords' - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
5. 'Ringerz' - Islet
6. 'Young' - Dog Is Dead
7. 'Endless Summer' - Still Corners
8. 'Coast' - Dry the River
9. 'Facelove' - PS I Love You
10. 'Microlite (Acoustic)' - Trophy Wife
11. 'Christmas Tree' - Fair Ohs
12. 'Chiaroscuro' - Einar Stray
13. 'Mighty' - Lord Huron
14. 'Hung Markets' - Seams
15. 'Treetops (Val-d'Isère Remix)' - Gold Fields
16. 'Chemistry' - Tall Ships
17. '7th Date' - Spectrals
18. 'Oh My God' - Cults

Download the 'Ones To Watch for 2011' album by clicking here!

Ghost Ghost Release Psychedelic New Christmas Song

Brooklyn indie rock collective Ghost Ghost release their most psychedelic song to date - it also happens to be a Christmas song. Listen for free to "Please Stay for Christmas Eve" and "Christmas Comes Whenever You Come Home" both released today as separate singles.

A Very Zombie Holiday

Happy Holidays from the Paddywhack Machine

"Kid A" Named Top Album of the last 25 Years

Radiohead's Kid A, was recently voted top album of the past 25 years by readers of Q magazine.

The 1997 album features the hits ‘Paranoid Android’ and ‘Karma Police’

Radiohead beat Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ which came second and Oasis took third and fourth place with ‘(What's The Story) Morning Glory?’ and ‘Definitely Maybe’.

‘‘Our readers see OK Computer as the benchmark against which all other albums continue to be judged," Paul Rees, Q's editor-in-chief said.


The top 10

OK Computer - Radiohead.
Nevermind - Nirvana.
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis.
Definitely Maybe - Oasis.
Whatever People Say I Am - Arctic Monkeys.
The Joshua Tree - U2.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses.
The Bends - Radiohead.
Achtung Baby - U2.
Black Holes And Revelations - Muse

Abbey Road Crossing to be Preserved

The BBC reported this morning that the black and white stripped road crossing made famous by the Beatles on the cover of their Abbey Road album has been added to a national list of protected historical sites.

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