Paste's Best Portraits of 2011

By Max Blau at 8:00 AM on December 10, 2011

In part two of our year in photos, we look at some of our favorite portraits taken during 2011. Paste photographers shot spent a lot of our time behind the scenes with some of our favorite musicians and actors, including Erykah Badu, The Civil Wars, Mark Ruffalo, Felicia Day and many more.  read more

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The 50 Best Albums of 2011

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on November 29, 2011

Every day between now and New Year’s Day, we’ll be looking back at the best music and pop culture of 2011. We start with the year’s best albums. We had more than two dozen music critics vote, and 282 different albums showed up on their ballots.  read more

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10 Anthems For Our Generation

By Shane Ryan at 11:45 AM on September 29, 2011

Like every generation before us, we have our anthems. If the ’50s were hopeful and the ’60s were angry and the ’70s were dirty and the ’80s were flaky, there’s something for us too.  read more

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The 10 Best Moments of Newport Folk 2011

By Josh Jackson at 11:32 AM on August 3, 2011

There are a lot of great music festivals in the U.S., but very few of them can be described as "relaxing." Despite, having to run between simultaneous sets from Middle Brother, The Head and the Heart and Elvis Costello at one point, Newport Folk is just that. With the main stage looking over a boat-filled bay, the legendary festival's vibe is as pleasant as its line-up is impressive.  read more

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Blitzen Trapper and Dawes Announce Tour

By Riley Ubben at 3:45 PM on August 2, 2011

Blitzen Trapper and Dawes are teaming up for a co-headlining tour of North America this fall. Smoke Fairies will also be along for the ride on the first half of the tour, and Belle Brigade will take over for the second....  read more

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M. Ward Announces Tour Dates with Dawes

By Caitlin Peterkin at 12:47 PM on July 5, 2011

The “Him” half of indie darlings She & Him recently announced some new summer tour dates....  read more

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The 20 Best Albums of 2011 (so far) - Sean Doyle

By Sean Doyle at 9:24 AM on June 30, 2011

I decided that the best approach would be to determine which albums I have played the most in the past six months and go from there.  read more

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The 20 Best Albums of 2011 (So Far) - Bonnie Stiernberg

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 9:26 AM on June 29, 2011

It seems like I was just putting the finishing touches on my Best of 2010 list, but we’ve already had what feels like a solid year’s worth of music over the past six months....  read more

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The 20 Best Albums of 2011 (So Far) - Josh Jackson

By Josh Jackson at 8:00 AM on June 27, 2011

This week, Paste staffers will be making their personal picks for the best albums of the first half of 2011. We reserve the right to rearrange these in our minds weekly, realize that some shouldn’t be on here at all and maybe even decide to add James Blake by year’s end. But right at this moment, here are my Top 20 albums of 2011 (so far)....  read more

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Live from Paste: Dawes Premieres Nothing Is Wrong

By Max Blau at 12:17 PM on June 6, 2011

Dawes stopped by the Paste offices last month to record Nothing Is Wrong live in its entirety. While the album doesn't come out until June 7, you can hear and watch the entire album here.  read more

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