Category Archives: Audio File

COACHELLA 2013: Fans’ lineup predictions include Muse, No Doubt, Alt-J

Concert goers get wet in the Do Lab during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio. (2012/File Photo)

The excitement keeps growing for Coachella 2013. A number of Audio File readers have been commenting on the Coachellaology blogs and I’ve been fielding a few emails, too.
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LOCAL FAVORITES 2012: Curtiss King

Curtiss King released his new album Nov. 27. (Contributed Image)

Hope everyone’s recovered from the celebrations of yesterday. I’ve got some great music for you to feast on this morning. If you haven’t seen the blog this week, I’ve been revealing my favorite local releases from 2012 all week long. You can see the artists I’ve revealed so far (I’m doing it in random order) at the Local Favorites link.
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AUDIO FILES: Listen to a Christmas playlist, Darlene Love

Wham! The other outtakes from the “Last Christmas” single are even more disturbing. (Contributed Image)

Good morning and if you celebrate it, Merry Christmas!

If you need some tunes to motivate you while you cook today or a soundtrack other than ripping through paper, here you go! It’s with a tear in my eye that it’s the final day for me to listen to Wham’s “Last Christmas” and The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping” on repeat before Charming Husband can legitimately request that I turn them off.
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LOCAL FAVORITES 2012: The Paper Crowns

The Paper Crowns recently released the album “See You Tonight.” (Mod Photography/Contributed Image)

I’ve been naming my favorite local releases of 2012 and this morning I decided we should start with the bright sounds of The Paper Crowns. You can see all of the releases I’ve revealed so far at the Local Favorites link. I’m revealing them in random order. If you want to see the full list and the more-than-honorable mentions, pick up a copy of The Press-Enterprise on Friday, Dec 28.
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