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Gregg Allman’s Southern Rock Legacy in 6 Songs
Gregg Allman, who died yesterday after years of battling illness, endured more than his fair share of tragedy and hardship. His father was murdered by a hitchhiker. Just two months after the Allman...
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The 9 Best DJ Mixes of May 2017
Last week I found myself on a bus home from the airport at five in the morning, scrolling through my phone and reading accounts of the attack on Ariana Grande’s Manchester concert just a few hours...
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The 5 Most Important Debuts in Metal Right Now
Welcome to Pitchfork’s monthly metal column, where we’ll guide you through the genre’s new music and various happenings with an eye towards a specific theme. This month’s theme is introducing. Below...
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Willie Nelson’s Deep River of Song, From Early Demos to Recent Duets
Invisible Hits is a column in which Tyler Wilcox scours the internet for the best (and strangest) bootlegs, rarities, outtakes, and live clips.Willie Nelson may have canceled a series of concerts...
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Everything Arcade Fire Did Before Everything Now: A Musical Timeline
Three years ago at Coachella, Arcade Fire brought out a couple of guys dressed like Daft Punk for what looked like a playful fake-out. Yesterday, the Montreal band announced its fifth studio album,...
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Meet Shawn Everett, Indie Rock’s New Go-To Sound Engineer
In February 2016, Shawn Everett won a Grammy for his engineering work on Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color. The album title, like the accolade itself, was fitting. Although technical details are part...
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Why Pop-Punk Is Country Music’s Next Frontier
Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium hosted its first broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry radio show in 1943. It’s since been dubbed the “Mother Church of Country Music”—a sanctimonious epithet, but one justified...
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Inside 88rising, the Company Behind Rich Chigga and His Asian Rap Comrades
“We’re Asian as fuck,” laughs Sean Miyashiro. As the founder of 88rising, the ex-Thump head and Bay Area native of Japanese and Korean descent has set his aim on promoting Asian cultures worldwide,...
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Analyzing the Music (or Lack Thereof) in the New “Twin Peaks”
Note: This article contains spoilers of both the original “Twin Peaks” and “Twin Peaks: The Return.”After the new season of “Twin Peaks” was announced, it was gradually revealed that most of the...
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8 Pitchfork Staffers on Their Favorite Super Short Albums
There’s something striking about an album that can condense its worldview into 20 minutes or less. With filler not really an option, musicians must work fast and say what they mean. Punks, particularly...
View ArticleA Brief History of the Female Alt-Rock Vocal Harmony
In celebration of Girlpool’s great new album, we’ve compiled a 16-song history of the female alt-rock vocal harmony, from the Shaggs to Sleater-Kinney to Haim.
View ArticleA Guide to Voicemails in Hip-Hop
As Kendrick and Drake have shown us recently, voicemails carry many possibilities in song, from narrative framing to familial backstory.
View ArticleThe Dance Music Trends to Keep You Moving This Summer
The sound, the scene, and the series of events that capture summer ’17 dance music.
View Article5 Playlists to Soundtrack Your Summer
You focus on making your BBQs, beach days, and road trips great—we got the music covered.
View ArticleWhy Brainiac Mattered, According to the Breeders, the Wrens, and More
Some still wonder what could have been of the Dayton synth-punks, whose rise was halted by the shocking loss of leader Tim Taylor, 20 years ago this week.
View Article*Meet Me in the Bathroom* Is the Juiciest Book on Rock’n’Roll in Years
We catch up with Lizzy Goodman about her new oral history of New York rock in the 2000s to find out how she got the dirt and who’s pissed at her now.
View ArticleGregg Allman’s Southern Rock Legacy in 6 Songs
A handful of Gregg-penned highlights from the Allman Joys, Hour Glass, and of course, the Allman Brothers Band.
View ArticleThe 9 Best DJ Mixes of May 2017
Young Marco, Danny Daze, and Karen Gwyer lead the pack this month.
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