Looking back at the golden era of rap writing.
How a Group of Journalists Turned Hip-Hop Into a Literary Movement
↧
↧
Frankie Cosmos’ Greta Kline Breaks Down Every Song on Her New Album, Vessel
The singer-songwriter walks us through all the secret codes, stories, and emotions behind her band’s latest release.
↧
In Sight Out: Chance the Rapper
Chance sits down with Pitchfork contributor Adrienne Samuels Gibbs for an interview at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art
↧
Paramount Network x Pitchfork SXSW Party 2018
Check out portraits and live shots of Kelela, Andrew W.K., Porches, JPEGMAFIA, and more from our SXSW day party.
↧
How Wes Anderson Perfected the Music-Nerd Soundtrack
Charting the impact of the director’s use of music in his work across the last 20 years in anticipation of his latest film, Isle of Dogs.
↧
↧
Let’s Eat Grandma Are the Wonderfully Weird Pop Duo We Need Right Now
UK teens Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton talk about the glories of being unique in their Rising interview.
↧
Pitchfork Radio SXSW 2018
Portraits of artists who took part in a recent broadcast during SXSW in Austin, Texas at Brew and Brew. Pitchfork Radio is presented by the Samsung Notebook 9 S Pen.
↧
Great Records You May Have Missed: Winter 2018
Don't sleep on these undersung dance, hip-hop, rock, and experimental albums
↧
Survivors of Concert Violence Speak Out
How people who have lived through horrific acts of terror at shows, festivals, and clubs hear music differently now.
↧
↧
David Byrne on the Music That Made Him
At 65, the art-rock legend talks about the songs and albums of his life, five years at a time.
↧
Stephen Malkmus on How to Be a Useful Human
The indie rock patron saint talks about being afraid of Twitter, cooking carbonara for his kids, and why he considered asking Lorde to sing on his upcoming album, Sparkle Hard.
↧
Why Boards of Canada’s Music Has the Right to Children Is the Greatest Psychedelic Album of the ’90s
Unlocking the mysteries behind the Scottish electronic duo’s hallucinatory classic, which turns 20 this month
↧
Meet Amber Mark, Whose Soulful Pop Will Make You Dance and Cry at the Same Time
The singer-songwriter talks about traveling the globe as a child, working through her mother’s death, and getting Sade’s seal of approval in this Rising interview.
↧
↧
Get to Know Westerman, Who’s Making Graceful Pop for a Graceless World
In this Rising interview, the British singer-songwriter talks about idolizing the simplicity of Neil Young, how an ADHD diagnosis changed his life, and his startlingly direct style.
↧
Kali Uchis Breaks Down Every Song on Her Debut Album, Isolation
The eclectic soul singer talks about why she’s more like Kanye than Kim, hanging out at Bootsy Collins’ ranch, and how greedy corporations are scamming us all.
↧
72 Hours in Paradise With DJ Koze, Electronic Music’s Trickster Genius
In which the producer nearly sleeps through a festival set, puts a grown man in a headlock, and takes us on a very perilous motorcycle ride.
↧
The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums
Drift off with Beach House, Cocteau Twins, Grouper, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and more
↧
↧
Why Beyoncé’s Coachella Performance Was One for the Ages
A review of this year’s fest, which featured an instantly legendary set from Beyoncé, along with Eminem, David Byrne, Cardi B, Brockhampton, Vince Staples, SZA, and more
↧
Here Are 10 Amazing Music Festivals to Plan Your Summer Vacation Around
A globe-spanning guide to this year’s best fests
↧
How Musicians Are Fixing the Summer Music Scene With Their Own Festivals
Artists including Bon Iver, Chance the Rapper, Wilco, and the Roots are giving the festival market a much-needed jolt.
↧
More Pages to Explore .....