• QRO Magazine Exclusive Video Premiere

    QRO Exclusive Video: The Postmarks – Looks Like Rain

    Happy Valentine’s Day from QRO and The Postmarks!  This is an unreleased video for their song, "Looks Like Rain", from their 2007 self-titled debut LP.  It was directed by Jonathan Wilkins, and features a beautiful, complementary ambience to the song’s velvet melancholy.  ...
  • Big Day Out 2011 : Auckland Recap

    Big Day Out 2011 : Auckland Recap

    Big Day Out 2011 : Auckland Recap

    Big Day Out: has there ever been a more aptly named event?  Over 50 internationally acclaimed bands were stuffed into the 13-hour day on Friday, January 21st at Auckland's Mt. Smart Stadium, which meant a...

  • 2011 Festival Guide

    2011 Festival Guide

    2011 Festival Guide

    What will the new year bring?  If the 2009 festival season was an economic collapse-induced sub-par selection, last year was a major bounce-back.  So what will 2011 be?  Keep track all year long with our massive,...

  • What To Look For : Winter 2011

    What To Look For : Winter 2011

    What To Look For : Winter 2011

    Shovel off the snow, drain out the water, and mop up the mud - after the wet start to 2011, pick up these albums to pick yourself up:

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  • NYC Show Preview 2010

    NYC Show Preview 2011

    NYC Show Preview 2010

    We're only one year away from the Mayan Apocalypse, so here's what to see in NYC before the world ends, Michael Bay-style:

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  • Music on Late Night TV 2011

    Monday, 12/26/11: Noel Gallagher (R) (Late Show with David Letterman, CBS), Pink Martini (R) (Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC), Paul Anka (R) (Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC), Jimmy Cliff (R) (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC), Thievery Corporation (R) (Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC) Tuesday, 12/27/11: Coldplay (R)...
  • Top 50 Albums of 2010 (10-1)

    Top 50 Albums of 2010 (10-1)

     
    These ten albums led of a widely innovative year by blasting, bumping, and ripping their way through the modern rock and pop landscapes.  The cumultative leap taken by these artists...
  • Top 50 Albums of 2010 (10-1)

    Top 50 Albums of 2010 (30-11)

     
    This group of albums shows just how much innovation and inspiration were in mixing rock with electronics this year:
     
  • Top 50 Albums of 2010 (10-1)

    Top 50 Albums of 2010 (50-31)

     
    Stunning debuts, amazing follow-ups, thrilling returns - 2010 had it all, and the first twenty of our top fifty:
     
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