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End-of-Year Lists

Top 10 Moments in Local Music (Part 2)

by Andrew Hibbard on December 21, 2008

Here is the second part of our celebration of the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill music scene. Again, the list is not ranked. For part one, check here.
The Eye-Opener at BCHQ – August 2, 2008
A few of BCHQ’s board members work on a project to promote transgender awareness across the globe, specifically focusing on the Hijra communities in [...]

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Top 10 Moments in Local Music (Part 1)

by Andrew Hibbard on December 20, 2008

 
 
The Triangle played host to plenty of great music events in 2008, drawing names like the Silver Jews, Wilco, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and Spoon. But there was also a rich local music scene. Unranked but in chronological order, here are some of 2008’s best moments in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area.
The Dodos & Megafaun at [...]

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The Fader’s Listmania

by Andrew Hibbard on December 19, 2008

The Fader has just posted part one of its year-end “Listmania 2008,” which offers something a little bit more unconvential than most year-in-review lists. Some of the best rankings include:
Top Five Band Names That Consist Primarily of Gender References
5. Man Man
4. She and Him
3. Me and Women
2. Women
1. Girls
There are also three different lists pertaining exclusively [...]

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Top 10 of 2008: By the Numbers

by Andrew Hibbard on December 15, 2008

A whole 17 days before the year ends, we did it. We summarized the best our favorite music of 2008 on our humble blog, and its name was Justin Vernon. The Jagjaguwar re-release of Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago, our favorite album of the year, made it into six of our nine lists, all [...]

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Top 10 Albums of 2008

by Baishi Wu on December 14, 2008

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Top 10 Tracks of 2008 (Part 9)

by Jordan Axt on December 11, 2008

For more of the Top 10 Tracks of 2008, click here.
10. Bloc Party. “One Month Off.” So Intimacy wasn’t exactly A Weekend In the City, which wasn’t exactly Silent Alarm. But on “One Month Off,” Bloc Party reminds us all that they’ve still got it. Put simply, any song I play [...]

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