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VIDEO: Charlotte Gainsbourg on daddy issues, a near-death experience and working with Beck.

Amplified: Charlotte Gainsbourg
French pop icon on daddy issues, a near-death experience and working with Beck.

VIDEO: Tracing the long, tricky road from substitute teaching to multiple top 10 albums.

Amplified: Spoon
Tracing the long, tricky road from substitute teaching to multiple top 10 albums

VIDEO: Dinosaur Jr.'s Lou Barlow on life with and without J. Mascis.

Amplified: Dinosaur Jr.'s Lou Barlow
The legendary bassist on life with and without J Mascis.

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VIDEO: Vampires, Mary-Louise Parker and growing old gracefully with Eric Elbogen.

Amplified: Say Hi
Vampires, Mary-Louise Parker and growing old gracefully with Eric Elbogen.

VIDEO: In the studio with the reunited '90s indie rock titans. An Amplified exclusive.

Amplified: Versus
In the studio with the reunited '90s indie rock titans. An Amplified exclusive.

VIDEO: From David Yow?s Gas to Wayne Coyne's Shades.

Amplified: Weirdest Moments of '09
From David Yow's Gas to Wayne Coyne's Shades.

VIDEO: Spanish electro-pop band is unsatisfied with their crowd-pleasing EP.

Amplified: Delorean
Spanish electro-pop band is unsatisfied with their crowd-pleasing EP.

VIDEO: Awesome career arc: child actor becomes rising indie rock sensation

Amplified: Best Coast
Awesome career arc: child actor becomes rising indie rock sensation.

VIDEO: "Miserable" band leader learns he doesn't have to suffer for art.

Amplified: Hooray for Earth
"Miserable" band leader learns he doesn't have to suffer for art.

VIDEO: Crazily (and deservedly) hyped band on why their story is like a Tom Hanks movie

Amplified: Sleigh Bells
Crazily (and deservedly) hyped band on why their story is like a Tom Hanks movie

Amplified London: Speech DeBelle
Cutting to the heart of it with the British rapper and Mercury Prize winner.

Amplified: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
The alternative folk rock group on their album "Know Better Learn Faster."

Amplified: The xx
Soft-spoken Brit kids at the center of a hype tsunami.

VIDEO: Brooklyn duo play CMJ show at Public Assembly.

Sleigh Bells: Infinity Guitars
Brooklyn duo play CMJ show at Public Assembly.

VIDEO: Much buzzed band plays Ring Ring (or is it Rill Rill?) at CMJ show

Sleigh Bells: Ring Ring
Much buzzed band plays Ring Ring (or is it Rill Rill?) at CMJ show.

VIDEO: Threesomes, nonsense and turkey basting with British disco rock group.

Amplified: We Have Band
Threesomes, nonsense and turkey basting with British disco rock group.

The Amplified Blog

Local Natives: Beards and Buddies

Inside Amplified | February 4, 2010 | 2:04 PM EST

The Los Angeles-based band Local Natives have been compared to bands like Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Vampire Weekend and Fleet Foxes. Pitchfork.com describes their sound as “joyous clatter” -- a... [continue]

Say Hi's Eric Elbogen on Vampires, Mary Louise Parker and more

Inside Amplified | January 18, 2010 | 12:43 PM EST

We caught up with Say Hi's Eric Elbogen late last summer while he was touring with David Bazan and opening up for Bazan in his incarnation of Say Hi. Formerly known as 'Say Hi To Your Mom', the band... [continue]

In the Studio with Versus

Inside Amplified | January 11, 2010 | 5:28 PM EST

Versus was one of my favorite bands in the 90s – putting out a series of amazing albums of post-punk/power-pop songs featuring winning girl/boy vocals. After a roughly 8 year hiatus, the band recently... [continue]

Lissy Rosemont Spreads the Bluegrass Bug

Inside Amplified | January 8, 2010 | 1:57 PM EST

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Lissy Rosemont, 28, is the front woman for the Washington, D.C. based Junior League Band. This rock inspired blue grass band has only been around for a few years,... [continue]

New Islands video - "No You Don't"

Inside Amplified | January 5, 2010 | 2:04 PM EST

We've shown a lot of live for Nick Diamonds and the crew from Islands in this space. From featuring their acoustic performance of Vapours, to including them in our top ten of the year, we consider... [continue]

Coming Attractions: Looking to '10

Inside Amplified | December 30, 2009 | 4:07 PM EST

By far the coolest thing about this little side project is that people send us albums months before they come out. For a music dork that is a huge plus. Here are some of upcoming albums I've been... [continue]

Amplified's Best Songs of '09

Inside Amplified | December 29, 2009 | 1:57 PM EST

I'm sure there are some glaring omissions, but here are my 11 favorite songs of the year:1. Sleigh Bells, "Rill Rill": Don't call it "Ring Ring." This band deserves all the hype they're getting. 2.... [continue]

Amplified: Best Albums of '09

Inside Amplified | December 28, 2009 | 1:21 PM EST

I'm not sure it's because I'm getting old and cranky or if it's because I'm innately suspicious of the reigning consensus, but the following list will not contain albums by Dirty Projectors, Grizzly... [continue]

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