Moving Units: Spoon still strong seller at local record stores

Although Spoon’s latest effort, Transference, didn’t have quite the pull it did the week it came out, it was still a strong a seller among local record stores for the week ending January 31. Magnetic Fields’ Realism, released last week on Nonesuch had a decent debut, and Vampire Weekend’s Contra…

Dialed In: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, KBCO’s Local…

Young Money still on top at Independent Records

While Vampire Weekend’s Contra is dominating the charts nationally and locally, it came in second to Young Money’s We Are Young Money, which has held the number one slot at Independent Records for a month now. Snoop Dogg’s Malice N Wonderland, meanwhile, and Gucci Mane’s State vs. Radric Davis and…

Vampire Weekend top seller at Albums on the Hill

Vampire Weekend’s sophomore effort, Contra, released last week on XL, grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill for the week ending January 17. The reissue of Ween’s The Pod came in second, while OK Go’s latest, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, released last week on Capitol,…

Dialed In: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, KBCO’s Local…

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis grab top spot at Wax Trax

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis nabbed the top spot at Wax Trax this week with their evocative score of John Hillcoat’s film The Road, based the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name. Tracks from the soundtrack also appear on the two-CD White Lunar, a compilation of the duo’s soundtrack work…

Vampire Weekend on top at Twist and Shout

Vampire Weekend’s Contra, released last week on XL, follow-up to its 2008 self-titled debut, was one of the most highly anticipated records of the new year, so it’s no surprise the album claimed the top slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending January 17. Blakroc’s self-titled debut, Phoenix’s…

Young Money tops charts at Independent for third week in a row

Although Lil Wayne is heading to prison next month after pleading guilty to gun charges, the rapper’s gotta be pretty damn happy with how well Young Money’s We Are Young Money is selling. It’s number twelve on Billboard’s Top 200, and locally, it’s on top of Independent’s top sellers for…

Dan Auerbach grabs top spot at Albums on the Hill

Black Keys’ singer Dan Auerbach and Edward Sharp & the Magnetic Zeros nabbed the first and second spots at Albums on the Hill for the week ending January 10. The singer Lhasa, who passed away on January 1 at the age of 37, had two albums in the top ten,…

KKHi compilation tops charts at Twist and Shout. Again.

Folks around here clearly love their smooth jazz. How else to explain the second volume of KKHi’s Smooth Sound of Colorado comp, featuring Walter Beasley, Craig Chaquico and Euge Groove, among others, being back at number one at Twist & Shout this past week?Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut and Phoenix’s…

Boris top seller at Wax Trax

Japanese-based Boris grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax with its psychedelic opus Boris At Last – Feedbacker, while Saviours’ Accelerated Living, which was released in October on Kemado, came in second. Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown Vol. 3, meanwhile, continues to be a strong seller and nabbed the third spot,…

Dialed In: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, KBCO’s Local…

Young Money grabs top spot at Independent Records again

Lil Wayne’s hip-hop project Young Money nabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the second week in a row with We Are Young Money, which features Nicki Minaj, Drake, Jae Miltz and Lil Twist. Snoop Dogg, meanwhile, came in second with Malice ‘N Wonderland and Eminem’s Relapse: Refill came…

Rodrigo y Gabriela top seller at Twist and Shout

Rodrigo y Gabriela’s 11:11 claimed the top top spot at Twist & Shout, while Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix came in second for the week ending January 3. Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut and Tom Waits’ Glitter and Doom Live grabbed the third and fourth spots, while Tom Petty’s Live Anthology…

Dialed In: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show*, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the…

Flaming Lips grab top spot at Wax Trax

The Flaming Lips’ latest effort, Embryonic, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax, while Alicia Keys’ new disc, The Element of Freedom, came in second for the week ending January 3. The Felt Pilotes’ Wonderful Summer, Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream and the This is Gothic: The Bat Cave…

The Antlers top seller at Albums on the Hill

Brooklyn’s the Antlers grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill with Hospice, while Lyle Lovett’s latest effort, Natural Forces, came in at number two for the week ending January 3. Lhasa’s self-titled album, Neko Case’s Middle Cyclone and Otis Taylor’s Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs rounded out the…

Carla Bley top seller at Albums on the Hill

Jazz pianist Carla Bley grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill with Carla’s Christmas Carols, an ECM release that also features bassist Steve Swallow and the Partyka Brass Quintet. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ Up From Below and Gregory Alan Isakov’s This Empty Northern Hemisphere came in…

KKHi’s Smooth Sound of Colorado top seller at Twist and Shout

KKHi’s second volume of The Smooth Sound of Colorado, featuring Walter Beasley, Craig Chaquico, Euge Groove and other smooth jazz artists, grabbed the top top at Twist & Shout for the week ending December 27. Tom Waits’ Glitter and Doom Live remained in the second spot, while Susan Boyle’s I…

Willowz top seller at Wax Trax

Anaheim-based garage rockers Willowz grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax this past week with Everyone, the band’s latest effort on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records. Rocky Mountain Low and 2010: Warp Records Collection compilations came in at second and third, while Lighting Bolt’s Earthly Delights and Jesu’s Opiate rounded…

Young Money top seller at Independent Records

Young Money, a hip-hop collaboration lead by Lil Wayne, grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending December 27. The group’s We Are Young Money features Nicki Minaj, Drake, Jae Miltz, Lil Twist, Gucci Mane and more. Eminem’s Relapse checked in at number two, while Mary J…