As mentioned in my not-sure-why-I-posted-it “ We Saw It! Pearl Jam … In My Dreams ” post earlier today, I had a premonition in a dream late Sunday night (or maybe it was early Monday morning) that featured a comedic quartet that I compared as a cross-between Mumford & Sons and the duo that does the “Get Happy, Get GEICO ” commercials. When I went to write my story, I went searching for a reference to Mumford & Sons, possibly the video for “ The Cave “. Instead the first item that pulled up on […]
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We Saw It! Pearl Jam … In My Dreams!
Pearl Jam LIVE in concert? A Mumford & Sons foreshadowing? Or was this all a dream?
Popblerd’s 2013 Grammy Preview & Predictions Part V: General Field
Will Tay Tay walk off with the big Record of the Year prize at this year’s Grammy Awards? Check Big Money’s predictions on this and the other major categories.
Popblerd’s 2013 Grammy Awards Preview & Predictions Part One: Rock
Part One of our Grammy preview kicks off with a look at the rock categories, which are led by those two lovable scamps from Ohio, The Black Keys!
2012 In Review (Once And For All!) On The Charts: Adele Does It Again
The Billboard charts wrapping up 2012 have been released, and the big winners were Adele and Taylor Swift. Find out who else ranked amongst the year’s top sellers-and find out who flopped, as well.
Popblerd’s Best Albums of 2012: Drew’s List
Drew unleashes a typically diverse best-of 2012 list, featuring everyone from fun. and Miguel to Regina Spektor. Oh yeah, Kendrick Lamar is here too!!
2013 Grammy Nominations: Honoring An Ocean of New(ish) Blood
The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences spreads the love this year-as 6 artists head the list of nominees for the 55th Grammy Awards.
Popblerd’s 2013 Grammy Nominations Preview And Predictions
This year’s Grammy nominees are being announced tonight. We reveal who we think will come out on top in the major categories.
Spin Cycle: Mumford & Sons, Babel
Scottish hitmakers Mumford & Sons are back with another agreeable, hooky collection of stomping folk-rock. How does “Babel” stack up to “Sigh No More”?
Popblerd New Release Report 9/25/12: Push & Shove Your Way Into Your Record Store
No Doubt will be competing with Mumford & Sons and Lupe Fiasco for the title of this week’s biggest selling new release. Who will emerge victorious?
Spin Cycle: The Avett Brothers, The Carpenter
In the realm of swaying, stomping, harmonic pop-folk, The Avett Brothers stand only in the shadow of Mumford & Sons, a recent success story that, perhaps not-coincidentally, the long-running North Carolina brother-band is starting to bear more than a passing resemblance to. Comparing Mumford’s lone album to the Avett’s discography previously yielded only superficial comparisons: po-faced, earnest lyricism; the tell-tale lilt of a banjo here and there; shouty, fractured harmonies. But where the Mumfords use their Appalachian sensibilities […]
