Buzz's Favorite Albums of 2010


Updated 12/23/10 4:00 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

Best Albums of 2010 Including Kanye West, The Arcade Fire, and Katy Perry

We're winding down 2010 by reflecting on the year's best entertainment (did you get to vote on all my polls?), but now it's our turn! It seems like yesterday I was sharing my Summer jams, but now that it's December, I'm reflecting on all the music that made my year rock. Here are my top 10 albums of 2010! Read more

Listen: Sufjan Stevens and The National Sing Christmas Carols


Updated 12/20/10 11:44 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

Listen to Sufjan Stevens and The National Christmas Songs "Barcarola" and "Silent Night"

One of my favorite holiday albums is Sufjan Stevens's Songs For Christmas, and today the indie crooner has two more new Christmas songs, and he's teamed up with rockers The National for them. There's an original called "Barcarola" and a classic as well ("Silent Night"), so if you're up for some new holiday carols, listen up (and if you're looking for something edgier, don't miss Kanye's Read more

What Is the Best Indie Album of 2010?


Updated 12/07/10 7:49 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Best Indie Albums of 2010

If you love indie music, then you probably spent most of your 2010 downloading hot new tunes. There were so many releases, it's hard to even keep track of them all! Take a look at these recent albums and, vote for the one the one that monopolized your iPod. Don't forget to vote on all of our best of 2010 polls! What Is the Best Indie Album of 2010? Write About Love, Belle & Read more

What to Download: New Music This Week


Updated 10/12/10 2:35 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

New Music Releases For October 12 Include Belle and Sebastian and Sufjan Stevens

Your iPod's about to get a little more hip with this week's new music releases (and by the way, they're from two of my favorite artists). I've given the albums a listen and have some suggestions for which songs you should check out for a taste. Belle and Sebastian, Write About Love The lowdown: The mellow indie pop band releases its eighth studio album, a romantic series of mixtape-ready songs Read more

Fall 2010 Album Preview: Buzz's Picks


Updated 10/04/10 10:03 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

New Upcoming Albums and Fall Music Preview

Ready for a new exciting season of entertainment? I've got you up to speed on the Fall movies to look forward to (see parts one and two here), and now I want to focus on music. There's a ton of great new albums coming your way in the next few months, so I've gone through them to tell you which ones I'm looking forward to most! Read more

New Music: Sufjan Stevens's "I Walked"


Updated 08/27/10 11:35 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

Listen to New Sufjan Stevens's "I Walked"

Sufjan Stevens surprised his fans with a new EP, All Delighted People, last week, but new tunes from the singer-songwriter don't end there. He just announced that he'll also be releasing a full-length album on Oct. 12 called The Age of Adz. To top it off, the first song off the album is available for free! Here's your first listen to "I Walked," which leans more on the side of synth pop than Read more

Link Time! Watch George Clooney Voicing Fantastic Mr. Fox


Updated 11/05/09 1:35 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

Link Time! Watch George Clooney Voicing Fantastic Mr. Fox

So cool — see how the voice acting was done on The Fantastic Mr. Fox — Cinematical Comedy Central is teaming up with The Onion for a TV show — The Hollywood Reporter No Doubt is suing Activision for using their likenesses inappropriately in Band Hero — GeekSugar 2012 already has a TV series sequel, 2013 — MTV Movies Blog Fox Searchlight has halted the national release of Gentlemen Read more

What to Download: New Music Today


Updated 10/21/09 9:38 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 5 comments

New Music Releases For Oct. 20, Including Sufjan Stevens, Florence and the Machine, Flight of the Conchords, and Ben Gibbard

It's one of my favorite days of the week: Tuesday! Which means I get to add DVDs to my Netflix queue, along with some brand new tunes for my iPod. So check out today's music releases for what you should download. (And if you like to review albums, don't forget to take a peek at the Music Review Group in the community.) A smooth ride: Sufjan Stevens takes a breather from his states project with Read more

Link Time! 1/29


Updated 01/29/09 2:04 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 2 comments

Link Time! 1/29

Hot Jon Hamm, or hot ham and cheese sandwich? It's that age-old question again. (I would absolutely go with Hamm.) — Lemondrop Speaking of hotties, let's ogle yesterday's Hump Day Hottie: Ralph Fiennes. — FilmExperience Jimmy Fallon attempts his first monologue. Discuss. — Popwatch Hey, it's photos from the reunion of The State at SF Sketchfest! — Pop Candy Is American Idol's Megan Read more

EW Picks the Best 25 Indie Rock Albums — Do You Agree?


Updated 03/22/08 5:27 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 29 comments

Best Indie Rock Albums

Ah, top 25 lists. I know some people hate to list music in this way because it's so hard (I know this first hand) to compare albums and favorite songs much less pick favorites. A wise first step for any list maker is to narrow the field by genre, which is what EW recently did to choose the best indie albums from each year, from 1984 up until the present. They also gave themselves some rules for Read more