Best New Bands » the xx http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 ANNOUNCING THE BEST SONGS OF 2010! http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/announcing-the-best-songs-of-2010/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/announcing-the-best-songs-of-2010/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000 Your voices have been heard, fair readers,and here are the Top Ten Songs of 2010, according to YOU! #10: “SILVIA” BY MIIKE SNOW AND “AIRPLANES” BY LOCAL NATIVES– TIE In an interview with Todd Prodanovich last September, Local Natives band member Taylor Rice said: “Airplanes” has been a song that has really connected with a

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  2. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Song of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/announcing-the-best-songs-of-2010/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Song of 2010 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-song-of-2010/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-song-of-2010/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 22:00:00 +0000 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to vote on the Best Video, Best Concert/Event, Best Venue, Best Song, Best Album and  Best Artist of 2010,

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Concert/Event of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Video of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Venue of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
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