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51 New Bands That Will Make 2014 Awesome

Yes, we are fully aware that not all of the below are bands. But what else to use? ‘Acts’ give the whole thing an unwanted circus feel, ‘groups’ brings to mind X Factor categories and ‘musicians’ gives the whole thing a seriousness that our immaturity just can’t handle. Secondly, the wording is important once again. There are many lists floating around at this time of year, a large percentage of which predicting the acts that will be big over the course of the next 12 months. There are fifty-one acts listed below, and we’re not making a single claim that any one of them will be any bigger in 12 months time than they are today.

These are the 51 new bands that will make 2014 awesome. Ladies and Gentlemen, the class of 2014 Who? Why? Check out: ‘Young Blood’ – their ‘take us seriously’ moment, on which melody and youthful angst combine to great effect. Who? Why? Check out: ‘Sideswiped’ – the start of the love affair, and the smoothest of his songs to date. Who? Why? Who? The 50 best uses of songs in movies. Pulp Fiction Colloquially, it used to be called the "needle drop"—when a Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino picked a piece of preexisting music and laid it down under a dramatic scene, with seismic results.

The 50 best uses of songs in movies

We've thumbed through our stacks of wax (i.e., Blu-ray collections) to collect cinema's most potent examples, allowing for iconic uses of classical music and jazz along with the expected pop hits. One parameter, though: no songs composed for the movie itself. (Sorry, Simple Minds.) The result is our most toe-tapping list to date. Listen to the best uses of songs in movies playlist on Spotify. New Indie Music - Five Albums You Should Be Listening to Right Now, with Royal Bangs, Generationals, Surf City, Mazarin, Aztec Camera.

This week's curator: Mara Schwartz of Bug Music.

New Indie Music - Five Albums You Should Be Listening to Right Now, with Royal Bangs, Generationals, Surf City, Mazarin, Aztec Camera

By Mara Schwartz Every two weeks, titans of the mediasphere give Nerve their music recommendations. This week: Mara Schwartz of Bug Music. My life features a soundtrack of near-continual music, whether I'm deciding which of our company's artists to suggest for an upcoming film, checking out new songwriters we're considering signing, or just listening for pleasure.

Here are five that stood out from the unruly pack and made me want to listen again and again. 1. This Nashville-based electro-indie trio takes all the cool hybridization of dance-punk bands like The Rapture and !!! Listen: "Poison Control" Cool Tattoo Designs. Songs to have sex to. Musicovery. People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and... Mix 20 millions songs ! 99 songs to make your homework awesome. Sex Position Playbook. Drinkify. Annie Mac's January 2013 Soundcloud Tracks by Annie Mac Presents. Musicovery. Music-Map - The tourist map of music.