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The Most Important Music Links on the Web EVER (for now)

Posted on August 17, 2010 | View Comments
I don’t care what time it is when you read this, but drinks are on me for the rest of the day because THIS IS OUR 600TH POST HERE!!!!! WOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! I called up my mom to tell her the good news… “Ma? I just...
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Hey, Josh Ritter – Here’s the Man You’re Looking For

Posted on August 12, 2010 | View Comments
Yesterday, we wrote about the glow stick incident at last Saturday’s Tarrytown Music Hall Josh Ritter show. It obviously came as a surprise to Ritter, because he tweeted “Tarrytown: an incognito fan (who are you?) gave glowsticks to entire crowd to use on “Lantern.” UNREAL,”...
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Crowd Gets Lit at Josh Ritter Show (video) + Download: Live from Seattle 6/27/10

Posted on August 11, 2010 | View Comments
READ OUR RITTER UPDATE POST: ANONYMOUS FAN WITH GLOWSTICKS REVEALED HERE There are all sorts of concert “moments.” There are moments that brings you to tears, there are moments that send shivers up your spine, and there are moments that makes you scream, “Hell Yeah!”...
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What Makes An Artist Great?

Posted on May 20, 2010 | View Comments
Ryan Adams‘ upcoming new album, ORION, has given me much to think about. This “fully-realized sci-fi metal concept album” is how he’s returning into the public eye after over a year of relative silence. My first reaction to the news was “What? That’s like Yoda...
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Josh Ritter: Live at 9:30 Club (5-8-10)

Posted on May 13, 2010 | View Comments
This morning I was in the mood for some live music….. I ended up coming across this recording of a Josh Ritter show that took place at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. last Saturday. Ritter has become one of my favorite artists. His voice is...
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New Josh Ritter Album: So Runs the World Away

Posted on May 3, 2010 | View Comments
2010 didn’t start off too great for Ol’ Swap due to a burglary, but it’s picking up because Josh Ritter‘s new record, So Runs the World Away, drops tomorrow. Let me say that again. TOMORROW. Not today, but tomorrow. Not the day after tomorrow, but...
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Josh Ritter has announced that his Golden Age of Radio album has been re-issued as a Deluxe 2-Disc Edition, which features a bonus disc containing each song from the album recently re-recorded by Josh, solo acoustic, exclusively for this release. You can listen to the entire 2 disc set here, and while you’re there, make sure to download the FREE MP3 from the bonus disc as well. [...]" title="Josh Ritter Releases Deluxe 2-Disc Edition of ‘Golden Age of Radio’, Offers Free MP3" />

Josh Ritter Releases Deluxe 2-Disc Edition of ‘Golden Age of Radio’, Offers Free MP3

Posted on April 15, 2009 | View Comments

Josh Ritter has announced that his Golden Age of Radio album has been re-issued as a Deluxe 2-Disc Edition, which features a bonus disc containing each song from the album recently re-recorded by Josh, solo acoustic, exclusively for this release. You can listen to the entire 2 disc set here, and while you’re there, make sure to download the FREE MP3 from the bonus disc as well. [...]

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Here’s a bootleg of a recent Josh Ritter show, recorded live at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore on March 26th, 2009. That’s just a few days ago… like last Thursday. This bootleg was taped by Peter W. King, who is someone I have never met before in my life. I would, however, love to buy Peter W. King a beer because he did a fantastic job of capturing this show. From what I can gather, he used a Studio Projects LSD2 microphone, which is a pretty hefty stereo mic. I’ve always wondered [...]" title="Josh Ritter: Live at Ram’s Head Live 3-26-09" />

Josh Ritter: Live at Ram’s Head Live 3-26-09

Posted on April 4, 2009 | View Comments

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BruceSpringsteen.net is now featuring never seen before video of Josh performing a cover of Springsteen’s “The River,” recorded exclusively for Bruce’s Hangin’ Out on E Street video series. This is a series where up and coming artists inspired by the music of Bruce Springsteen talk about his influence on them and perform one of his songs. Check out the interview and performance videos below, and then make sure to grab two live concert versions of Josh performing “The River” in the Dig-It section. [...]" title="Josh Ritter Talks Bruce Springsteen & Covers “The River”" />

Josh Ritter Talks Bruce Springsteen & Covers “The River”

Posted on March 20, 2009 | View Comments

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First of all, did you all watch the We Are One - The Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on HBO? Or even better, did any of you attend? Pretty hefty price tag for a party, if you ask me... but hey, I guess even Presidents gotta party.

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From Washington to E Street in 24 Hours

Posted on January 18, 2009 | View Comments

First of all, did you all watch the We Are One - The Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on HBO? Or even better, did any of you attend? Pretty hefty price tag for a party, if you ask me... but hey, I guess even Presidents gotta party. And speaking of Springsteen, he did a fine version of "The Rising." That song has made a nice transition from it's original 9/11 meaning. I mention Bruce's performance because he's the topic of this post today [...]

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