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(Redirected from Gorilla Vs. Bear) Independent music blog

Gorilla vs. Bear
Type of siteMP3 blog
Available inEnglish
Created byChris Cantalini, David Bartholow
URLgorillavsbear.net
RegistrationNone
LaunchedMarch 2005
Current statusOnline

Gorilla vs. Bear is an MP3 blog for independent music MP3s, videos, news, and reviews from all genres. It was created by Chris Cantalini in March 2005, and David Bartholow joined as a contributor in 2006. Gorilla vs. Bear regularly features unknown, established, and independent unsigned artists. The blog is also known for its use of Polaroid film and Holga cameras for artist portraiture and live music coverage. It has received a number of accolades.

History

In 2006, Sirius Satellite Radio selected Gorilla vs. Bear as one of their hosts of "Blog Radio," a weekly radio program on the college/indie rock channel Left of Center. Currently, it is available on the channel Sirius XMU.

Since the 2010 South By Southwest music festival, Gorilla vs. Bear has curated a small showcase entitled Gorilla vs. Booze.

Awards

  • 2007: "mp3 Blog of the Year" by The Morning News.
  • 2008: One of the web's "Best Music Blogs", "Best in Rock" issue, Rolling Stone.
  • 2008: "Best Music Blog" of 2008 by URB.
  • 2009: One of "25 Best Music Websites" by The Independent.
  • 2011: Nominated for Best Independent Music Blog, MTV O Music Awards (OMA).

Album of the Year

Year Artist Album Source
2006 The Knife Silent Shout
2007 Panda Bear Person Pitch
2008 White Denim Exposion
2009 White Denim Fits
2010 Beach House Teen Dream
2011 Shabazz Palaces Black Up
2012 Chromatics Kill for Love
Grimes Visions
2013 Autre Ne Veut Anxiety
2014 Shabazz Palaces Lese Majesty
2015 Grimes Art Angels
2016 A Tribe Called Quest We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
2017 Yaeji Yaeji
EP2
2018 Tirzah Devotion
2019 Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell!
2020 Helena Deland Someone New
2021 Magdalena Bay Mercurial World
2022 Jockstrap I Love You Jennifer B
2023 Nourished by Time Erotic Probiotic 2
2024 Cindy Lee Diamond Jubilee
Decade Artist Album Source
2000s Panda Bear Person Pitch
2010s Grimes Visions

References

  1. Romano, Andrew (19 June 2006). "Music: Middle School of Rock". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ Michaels, Sean (11 February 2010). "Google shuts down music blogs without warning". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. "Polaroid Candids of Your Favorite Indie Luminaries (And A Characteristically Disagreeable Lou Reed)", The Village Voice. Accessed 15 January 2015.
  4. Watts, Kristen Joy (24 August 2010). "Polaroids on Gorilla vs. Bear Blog". New York Times Lens Blog. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  5. ^ "2007 Editors' Awards for Online Excellence". The Morning News. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  6. ^ "", Rolling Stone.
  7. ^ " Archived 9 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine", URB (magazine).
  8. ^ Bray, Elisa (16 October 2009). "The 25 best music websites". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  9. ^ "O Music Awards To Touch Down At Mystery Las Vegas Location", MTV News. Accessed 15 January 2015.
  10. ^ "MTV Teases New Web Awards Event", Adweek. Accessed 15 January 2015.
  11. "About". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  12. "Gorilla VS Bear line up announced for SXSW". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  13. "announcing: gorilla v booze II". Gorilla vs. Bear. 20 February 2008.
  14. ChrisChris (4 December 2006). "the albums of 2006". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  15. ChrisChris (3 December 2007). "favorite records of 2007". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  16. ChrisChris (1 December 2008). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2008". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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  19. ChrisChris (5 December 2011). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2011". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  20. ChrisChris (3 December 2012). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2012". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  21. ChrisChris (4 December 2013). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2013". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  22. ChrisChris (3 December 2014). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2014". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  23. ChrisChris (1 December 2015). "GORILLA VS. BEAR'S ALBUMS OF 2015". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  24. ChrisChris (1 December 2016). "GORILLA VS. BEAR's ALBUMS OF 2016". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  25. ChrisChris (4 December 2017). "GORILLA VS. BEAR'S ALBUMS OF 2017". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  26. ChrisChris (2 December 2018). "Gorilla vs. Bear's ALBUMS of 2018". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  27. ChrisChris (4 December 2019). "Gorilla vs. Bear's ALBUMS of 2019". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  28. ChrisChris (1 December 2020). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2020". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  29. ChrisChris (1 December 2021). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2021". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  30. ChrisChris (1 December 2022). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2022". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  31. ChrisChris (30 November 2023). "Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2023". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  32. ChrisChris (4 December 2024). "Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2024". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  33. ChrisChris (14 August 2009). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of the decade | 2000-2009". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  34. ChrisChris (20 September 2019). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of the decade | 2010-2019". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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