Gorilla vs. Bear

Type of site	MP3 blog
Available in	English
Created by	Chris Cantalini, David Bartholow
URL	gorillavsbear.net
Registration	None
Launched	March 2005
Current status	Online
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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]

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.^[11]

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

Awards

2007: "mp3 Blog of the Year" by The Morning News.^[5]
2008: One of the web's "Best Music Blogs", "Best in Rock" issue, Rolling Stone.^[6]
2008: "Best Music Blog" of 2008 by URB.^[7]
2009: One of "25 Best Music Websites" by The Independent.^[8]
2011: Nominated for Best Independent Music Blog, MTV O Music Awards (OMA).^[9]^[10]

Album of the Year

Year	Artist	Album	Source
2006	The Knife	Silent Shout	^[14]
2007	Panda Bear	Person Pitch	^[15]
2008	White Denim	Exposion	^[16]
2009	White Denim	Fits	^[17]
2010	Beach House	Teen Dream	^[18]
2011	Shabazz Palaces	Black Up	^[19]
2012	Chromatics	Kill for Love	^[20]
2012	Grimes	Visions	^[20]
2013	Autre Ne Veut	Anxiety	^[21]
2014	Shabazz Palaces	Lese Majesty	^[22]
2015	Grimes	Art Angels	^[23]
2016	A Tribe Called Quest	We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service	^[24]
2017	Yaeji	Yaeji	^[25]
2017	Yaeji	EP2	^[25]
2018	Tirzah	Devotion	^[26]
2019	Lana Del Rey	Norman Fucking Rockwell!	^[27]
2020	Helena Deland	Someone New	^[28]
2021	Magdalena Bay	Mercurial World	^[29]
2022	Jockstrap	I Love You Jennifer B	^[30]
2023	Nourished by Time	Erotic Probiotic 2	^[31]
2024	Cindy Lee	Diamond Jubilee	^[32]

Decade	Artist	Album	Source
2000s	Panda Bear	Person Pitch	^[33]
2010s	Grimes	Visions	^[34]

References

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

[michaels-guardian-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.

[TMN-5] "2007 Editors' Awards for Online Excellence". The Morning News. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

[rolling-stone-6] "[1]", Rolling Stone.

[urb-7] "[2] Archived 9 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine", URB (magazine).

[Independent-8] Bray, Elisa (16 October 2009). "The 25 best music websites". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

[mtv-9] "O Music Awards To Touch Down At Mystery Las Vegas Location", MTV News. Accessed 15 January 2015.

[adweek-mtv-10] "MTV Teases New Web Awards Event", Adweek. Accessed 15 January 2015.

[About-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.

[17] ChrisChris (1 December 2009). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2009". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[18] ChrisChris (2 December 2010). "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2010". GORILLA VS. BEAR. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[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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