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Listen Up: Miley Cyrus' 115th Dream

By Rachael Maddux at 8:00 AM on July 26, 2010

This—not the marauding bear cubs or the fact that downtown Atlanta was located at the bottom of the hill from my boyfriend's parents' house in Tennessee, but the large numbers of adults at a Miley Cyrus concert—was the first sign that I might be dreaming... read more

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Best Music of 2010 (So Far): Nick Marino, Managing Editor

By Nick Marino at 7:00 AM on June 22, 2010

To celebrate the half-way point of 2010, this week Paste staffers are counting down their favorite albums of the year (so far)... read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

jj: jj nº 3

By Michaelangelo Matos at 9:00 AM on May 7, 2010

Swedish duo loses itself in the ether jj evokes a world where pop music’s ultimate pursuit is immaculate fluff, and that’s not an insult. Between its burbling timbres and breathy vocals, its feathery production and demure touches, the duo’s first album—confusingly titled jj nº 2 (“nº 1” was a single)—seemed to be set on a warm beach inhabited by day dreamers fanasizing about flitting around foreign continents (the bouncy single “From Africa to Málaga”) over lambent, near-Hawaiian guitars and Peter Gabriel-ish production. It featured an interpolation of Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” that was every bit as buttery and sugar-powdered as the... read more

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The xx, jj Photos - New York, NY - Webster Hall - 3/31/10

By Sean Edgar at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2010

Last night, The xx and jj played Webster Hall. Paste was there... read more

Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words

Listen Up: jj @ sxsw, wtf

By Rachael Maddux at 8:00 AM on March 22, 2010

Here's what I know about the duo called jj... read more

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Eric Estrada & Mini Me + My 9 Other Favorite SXSW 2010 Moments

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on March 22, 2010

This was my eighth SXSW. But it was the only one where I took a picture of Eric Estrada and Verne Troyer, so the other ones really don't count. Here are my 10 favorite moments from SXSW 2010: read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Seven Things to Remember for SXSW 2011

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on March 21, 2010

Dear Future Self, Remember that time... read more

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Seven Tweeters To Follow At SXSW 2010

By Rachel Dovey at 7:00 AM on March 19, 2010

If, like me, this is your first year at SXSW, you’re probably walking around, map and iPhone at the ready, getting desperately lost whenever you veer off of Sixth Street. But Twitter can help you navigate the maze of people and music (it can help you with most things in life, actually). Here is a list of discerning critics, industry folk and superfans to help you get the most out of downtown Austin, and maybe even find out which hole-in-the-wall pub Bill Murray is bartending at.... read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

The Tallest Man on Earth Signs with Dead Oceans, Plans New Album for April

By Lindsey Lee at 5:30 PM on January 25, 2010

The Tallest Man on Earth (AKA: Kristian Matsson), is one of the many cool kids from Sweden (see Lykke Li, Jose Gonzalez, jj, etc.) who have, of late, burst onto the American independent-music scene. Matsson has opened for Bon Iver and grabbed critics’ attention with Shallow Graves, his quietly wonderful debut. Now, his second LP will be out in April via Dead Oceans.... read more

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