Gorilla vs. Bear is an MP3 blog[1][2] for independent music MP3s, videos, news, and reviews from all genres. It was created by Chris Cantalini[2] 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[3] and Holga cameras for artist portraiture and live music coverage.[4] It has received a number of accolades.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Gorilla vs. Bear
Type of site
MP3 blog
Available inEnglish
Created byChris Cantalini, David Bartholow
URLgorillavsbear.net
RegistrationNone
LaunchedMarch 2005
Current statusOnline

History

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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.[11]

Since the 2010 South By Southwest music festival,[12] Gorilla vs. Bear has curated a small showcase entitled Gorilla vs. Booze.[13]

Awards

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Album of the Year

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Year Artist Album Source
2007 Panda Bear Person Pitch [14]
2008 White Denim Exposion [15]
2009 White Denim Fits [16]
2010 Beach House Teen Dream [17]
2011 Shabazz Palaces Black Up [18]
2012 Grimes Visions [19]
2013 Autre Ne Veut Anxiety [20]
2014 Shabazz Palaces Lese Majesty [21]
2015 Grimes Art Angels [22]
2016 A Tribe Called Quest We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service [23]
2017 Yaeji Yaeji & EP2 (tie) [24]
2018 Tirzah Devotion [25]
2019 Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell! [26]
2020 Helena Deland Someone New [27]
2021 Magdalena Bay Mercurial World [28]
2022 Jockstrap I Love You Jennifer B [29]
2023 Nourished by Time Erotic Probiotic 2 [30]
Decade Artist Album Source
2000s Panda Bear Person Pitch [31]
2010s Grimes Visions [32]

References

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  1. ^ Romano, Andrew (19 June 2006). "Music: Middle School of Rock". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "2007 Editors' Awards for Online Excellence". The Morning News. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  6. ^ a b "[1]", Rolling Stone.
  7. ^ a b "[2] Archived 9 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine", URB (magazine).
  8. ^ a b Bray, Elisa (16 October 2009). "The 25 best music websites". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  9. ^ a b "O Music Awards To Touch Down At Mystery Las Vegas Location", MTV News. Accessed 15 January 2015.
  10. ^ a b "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 (3 December 2007). "favorite records of 2007". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  15. ^ ChrisChris (1 December 2008). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2008". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  16. ^ ChrisChris (1 December 2009). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2009". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  17. ^ ChrisChris (2 December 2010). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2010". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  18. ^ ChrisChris (5 December 2011). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2011". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  19. ^ ChrisChris (3 December 2012). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2012". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  20. ^ ChrisChris (4 December 2013). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2013". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  21. ^ ChrisChris (3 December 2014). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2014". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  22. ^ ChrisChris (1 December 2015). "GORILLA VS. BEAR'S ALBUMS OF 2015". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  23. ^ ChrisChris (1 December 2016). "GORILLA VS. BEAR's ALBUMS OF 2016". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  24. ^ ChrisChris (4 December 2017). "GORILLA VS. BEAR'S ALBUMS OF 2017". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  25. ^ ChrisChris (2 December 2018). "Gorilla vs. Bear's ALBUMS of 2018". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  26. ^ ChrisChris (4 December 2019). "Gorilla vs. Bear's ALBUMS of 2019". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  27. ^ ChrisChris (1 December 2020). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2020". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  28. ^ ChrisChris (1 December 2021). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2021". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  29. ^ ChrisChris (1 December 2022). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2022". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  30. ^ ChrisChris (30 November 2023). "Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2023". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  31. ^ ChrisChris (14 August 2009). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of the decade | 2000-2009". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  32. ^ 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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