50 Bands, 50 States

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The Best of American Rock: Now a Map!
Published 7/1/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
Let's get to whittling away these last couple days before the long Fourth of July weekend, shall we? The ambitious crew over at the Boston Phoenix has done some heavy lifting, ranking our country's all-time best rock-music acts in a handy interactive map! There's a few categories best group, best solo act, best new act which is nice, but even better is that they've included video clips for each and every one ! (Oregon's greatest contribution to rock? The Wipers. Agreed!) Enjoy. [ Boston Phoenix ]

Best Music Acts in Each US State
Published 7/1/2008 at OH NO!!
... “50 Bands / 50 States”: a declaration of the Best All-Time Band, Best All-Time Solo Artist, and the Best New Band from each of the 50 states. The piece highlights defining moments for each of the 150 winning artists, delivered in the opinionated manner of America’s brashest alternative weekly. Some of the notable winners include Beach Boys (California), Velvet Underground (New York), James Brown (South Carolina), and 13th Floor Elevators (Texas). The entire list can be found at www.thephoenix.com/50states. ...

Celebrating 50 States Of Great American Music With The "Boston Phoenix" And Fuse [State Of Denial]
Published 7/2/2008 by Anthony Miccio at Idolator
... Fuse and the Boston Phoenix have coincidentally come up with similar ways to celebrate Independence Day. The Phoenix has named the best band, best solo artist, and best new band from each of the 50 United States, while Fuse is having viewers decide which of two modern acts should represent each state for an ...

What are the best bands from each of the 50 states?
Published 7/9/2008 by Gary Susman at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... To celebrate the nation's birthday, my old friends at the Boston Phoenix have compiled a list of the best bands in each of the 50 states. (Actually, each state gets a Best Band, Best Solo Artist, and Best New Band.) I point to it because there's nothing we like better at EW than ...