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Concert Photos | Robyn at Metro in Chicago

Last Saturday night, Swedish dance pop princess Robyn graced Chicago with her presence. The night before, in Toronto, Robyn fell ill and was forced to cancel her concert. The Chicago show seemed in jeopardy, but the pint sized pop powerhouse rallied and rocked Metro Chicago’s sold out crowd. Dancing was required and the joint was … Read more

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The Best Albums of 2010 | Part One

Artwork credit: Alyssa Shapkoff Over the next four days, we’ll be bringing you our favorite albums of 2010, in no particular order. These are the records that turned round and round throughout our year, and they’ll continue spinning long into 2011. Robyn | Body Talk, Part One (Cherrytree/Interscope) [buy] Robyn, Swedish songstress and dance-pop goddess, … Read more

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The Best Songs of 2010 | 50 – 26

Artwork credit: Alyssa Shapkoff Wanna see the entire list so far? Click thisaway. 50 The Fresh & Onlys – Waterfall Gloomy guitars jangle flawlessly as angelic voices call out of the tugging wind and darkness, pleading with singer Tim Cohen to deliver hazy, yet romantic vocals. [buy the album] [more from The Fresh and Onlys … Read more

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10 to Spin | Lenka

When we asked Australian singer-songwriter Lenka to be part of our 10 to Spin series, we were pretty sure she would want to boogie. After all, her new latest album, Two, is filled with beats that will make you want to shake it in every way possible, and its first single, “Heart Skips a Beat,” … Read more