
Fri: 04-11-08
Column: Resonant Frequency #56
Equating pop lyrics with poetry seems like a particularly Baby Boomer notion, but the Silver Jews' David Berman tempts even the most sonics-first listeners to do the same. [Mark Richardson]
Fri: 05-09-08
Column: Resonant Frequency #57
Perfect songs are hard to find; here are 12 to start with. [Mark Richardson]
Thu: 05-08-08
Radiohead: "Nude RE/MIX"
Radiohead's "Nude" remix project is yet another reminder that the age of passive reception of art is on the decline, that eventually we'll all be participating in some way. In this instance, our managing editor Mark Richardson dove into the project, listening to hundreds of tracks to discover common threads and new favorites-- and to try not to lose his mind.
Wed: 05-07-08
The Month In: Techno
Ths month we examine singles or remixes from such stalwarts as Laurent Garnier [above], Supermayer, Ane Brun, and Daso & Pawas among others.
Tue: 05-06-08
Guest List: Peter Morén
Peter Morén introduces us to even more Swedes we hadn't heard of, gets a little jealous of Vampire Weekend, and longs for his chance to spin his favorite tunes on the radio. [Interview: Tyler Grisham]
Mon: 04-07-08
Interview: Portishead
We talk to Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley about the dilemmas of Lara Croft, the life-changing impact of Public Enemy, the coolness of Michael Caine, and the mystery of the sonic unconscious.
Mon: 03-31-08
Interview: Nick Cave
We speak to Bad Seeds frontman Nick Cave about creating the group's new album, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, how Grinderman "was like a bomb going off within the Bad Seeds," and what it's like to be inducted into the Australian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Fri: 03-28-08
Interview: Radiohead
We talk to Colin Greenwood about the State of Radiohead, the increasing importance of communal spaces in today's society, and his affection for the Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster.
Mon: 05-05-08
Les Savy Fav
With the recent digital release of their first live album, After the Balls Drop, Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington speaks to us about apes and witches, CCR, that band that sings "Jeremy", and online taxidermy.
Fri: 05-02-08
El Perro del Mar
To celebrate the American release of her second El Perro del Mar album, From the Valley to the Stars, we talk to Sarah Assbring about her moniker, her charming 60s pop sensibility, and opening for TV on the Radio.
Mon: 04-28-08
Boris
We talk to drummer extraordinaire and band spokesman Atsuo about the two versions of Boris' new album, Smile, their identity inside and outside of Japan, their love-destroy relationship with Tokyo, and some of the more obscure yet finer points of Japanese manga comics.
Live ReviewsTue: 04-29-08
Coachella 2008
From Prince to Portishead, the Verve to Animal Collective, Kraftwerk to the National, Death Cab to Rilo Kiley, M.I.A. to Vampire Weekend, and many more, we wrap up another jam-packed Coachella festival.
ColumnsFri: 04-25-08
Poptimist #14
Rather than an essay-type column this month, "Poptimist" presents five linked mini-pieces, in a format inspired by Greil Marcus' "Real Life Rock Top Ten" features. These are also about rock, but not about real life.
or BROWSE
Features SECTIONS:
Section Highlights
Interviews
Live Reviews
Columns
Artists Lists
Staff Lists
- Top 50 Albums of 2007
- Top 100 Tracks of 2007
- 2007 Pitchfork Readers Poll
- The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s
- The 20 Worst Album Covers of 2007
- Interview: Neutral Milk Hotel
- 100 Awesome Music Videos
- Interview: Rivers Cuomo
- Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- Top 50 Music Videos of 2007
- 2007 Individual Albums Lists
- Top 100 Albums of the 1990s
- Found Sound 2007
- Guest List: Vampire Weekend
- Through the Cracks
- Guest List: Best of 2007
- Top 50 Albums of 2006
- Interview: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
- Top 100 Albums of the 1980s
- Guest List: Hot Chip
Measured over the past 3 months (Last update: 3/25/2008)

