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Radiohead Film Exclusive Performance for Pitchfork.tv
Plus: M83 offer "Graveyard Girl" music video world premiere
It's the final countdown. On Monday, Pitchfork's music video site, Pitchfork.tv, makes its debut. Earlier this week we revealed (with photos!) that our initial launch schedule would feature exclusive performances from Liars, Jay Reatard, A Place to Bury Strangers, and the Thermals, plus the Pixies documentary loudQUIETloud, a trip to Philly with Man Man, an interview with Swedish pop star Robyn, a tour of Brooklyn's Death by Audio venue, and music videos galore.Well, today, we're overcome with happiness to announce that Radiohead-- yes, Radiohead-- will be joining the new site's Monday lineup with a special performance of In Rainbows CD2 banger "Bangers & Mash", which the band recorded exclusively for the launch of Pitchfork.tv. Shot on Wednesday (as in two days ago!) in Nigel Godrich's basement studio, this utterly kick-ass performance will serve as the site's first-ever music video. Here's a glimpse:
And, as if we're not psyched enough already, Monday will also see Pitchfork.tv hosting the world premiere of M83's "Graveyard Girl" music video-- the first from their forthcoming Saturdays = Youth LP (which, as previously reported, is due April 15 in North America, April 14 in Europe on Mute). Look:
Finally, stay tuned to Forkcast today, because right around 6 p.m. CST, we'll post an extra something special we cooked up (starring "SNL"'s Fred Armisen and Les Savy Fav front/wildman Tim Harrington) to give you an advance taste of Pitchfork.tv's embeddable player. OMG!
Happy viewing. We can't wait 'til Monday.
Tompkins Square Preps New Anthem, Peter Walker LP
The acoustically minded Tompkins Square label is ready to offer the third installment in its Imaginational Anthem series of compilations celebrating "acoustic guitar mavericks past and present," according to a press release. Volume Three will come out on April 8, as will a box set collecting all three volumes.Almost a month later, Tompkins Square will unveil the first full-length in 40 years from maverick Peter Walker. The East Indian/ Spanish-influenced player shares Echo of My Soul on May 6. Walker also has a European tour beginning April 9 in Girona, Spain. [MORE...]
Radiohead Fire Up Social Networking Site
Forget Pynchon. From here out, W.A.S.T.E. stands for, um, Web Amblers' Social Togetherness Enclave, or something like that. The Radiohead merch clearinghouse has fully embraced the "You" age with the unveiling of a social networking site of sorts, W.A.S.T.E. Central.Folks who sign up for W.A.S.T.E. Central can, free of change, upload a profile picture, post photos and video clips, invite friends to join too, geek out about upcoming Radiohead gigs, collect virtual "friends", send HOTTT VIAGRAA & XANAX OFERZ to the Thom Yorke avatar, and, um, not much else right now.
But patience, my friends! As a posting from a W.A.S.T.E. Central admin promises, "We'll be adding plenty more bits and pieces in the coming weeks and ironing out any wrinkles or annoyances the best we can. Hope you find something interesting to play with."
Speaking of upcoming Radiohead gigs, there are quite a few of those things lined up right now, with even more-- including a very likely Lollapalooza appearance-- to come. Let's hope they play all of their Best songs. [MORE...]
National Package Boxer Documentary With Bonus CD
A Skin, A Night is a new feature film from French director Vincent Moon-- the man behind La Blogotheque's consistently amazing Take Away Shows-- documenting the creative process behind the National's 2007 LP Boxer. The movie, exploring the making of Pitchfork's #17 album of last year, will be released on DVD May 20 from Beggar's Banquet, with an accompanying 12-track bonus CD titled The Virginia EP. The CD, a bit longer than most EPs, contains a number of demos of National favorites, a track from last year's Daytrotter session, a few live cuts-- including their cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Mansion on the Hill"-- and assorted B-sides.The National have touring plans well into the summer, which kick off with an appearance at Coachella later in the month. They'll join R.E.M. and Modest Mouse in May and June for a North American tour before hitting the European festival circuit as the season rolls on. [MORE...]
Rage, Wilco, Kanye, Bloc Party, Malkmus on for Lolla?
Plus: BSS, Cat Power, Gnarls, Raconteurs, Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk, Lidell, Go! Team, Battles?
The big names apparently picked to play Lollapalooza 2008, confirmed according to the Chicago Sun-Times, ought to give even the most discerning concertgoer plenty to smile about.Or brood about: if what the Sun-Times tells us is true, previously mentioned Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are indeed playing, as are the reemergent Rage Against the Machine. Other goodies: Kanye West, Wilco, the Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkley, Cat Power, Broken Social Scene, Stephen Malkmus (the Sun-Times doesn't indicate whether he'll be joined by the Jicks), Bloc Party, Girl Talk, Battles, Grizzly Bear, Jamie Lidell, the Go! Team, the Cool Kids, Kid Sister, the Black Keys, and Mates of State.
With so many must-sees on one festival lineup, overlap of course becomes an issue. Let's just hope all these fine people are collectively playing against, um, Blues Traveler and G. Love & Special Sauce.
Lollapalooza 2008 takes over Chicago's lovely lakeside Grant Park from August 1-3, and Perry Farrell is scheduled to make the official lineup announcement on Monday, April 7.
Lucky Dragons Teach Laughing Language on New LP
There are people-- multiple people, you'll note-- who play "rocks" on the forthcoming Lucky Dragons album, which ought to give you some indication of its contents. The L.A.-based experimentalists' 18th release, Dream Island Laughing Language, finds the collective rocking out over 17 tracks; 19, if you opt for the CD version. The strange set from this strange set is due May 6 on CD and vinyl from Marriage Records.From the States this week to Japan later in the month, to Europe in May and back to the States to close out the spring, these Lucky Dragons are covering some ground on tour. Bring yourself and a friend to the dates below the jump. [MORE...]
Black Lips' Alexander Talks Hotline, Movie, New Album
"On our new record, I want to mess with taking samples of dead people and interacting with them as if it were a séance."
Photos by Nilina Mason-Campbell
Whether it's starring in a movie called Let It Be about a band in the underground rock scene of the 1980s, starting a hotline for their fans to call "if you are in trouble, need advice, or are just plain lonely," or simply playing tons and tons of shows, Atlanta's Black Lips are always up to something.
Before the Lips headed off on their current European tour, we spoke to guitarist/vocalist Cole Alexander about all of the above. Over the course of the conversation, he also revealed his band's similarity to Mike Jones and New Kids on the Block, as well as his witchcraft-y plans for their new record.
Pitchfork: So what's the deal with this hotline?
Cole Alexander: The guys had cell phones, and they were like, "Cole, you need a cell phone." I guess that company Boost Mobile sent us some as a promotion, so I figured I'd try it. I actually really liked having it, because it has a recording device, so if I have a song idea I'm going to forget, I'll just hum it in there. And it's got a video camera, so if I see a terrorist attack go down, I can just film it. I can also just take pictures. It's a documentation device.
Anyway, Boost Mobile sent us more phones than we knew what to do with. [Guitarist] Ian [St. Pe] already had a phone and was in a contract, so we figured we'd turn the phone they gave him into a hotline, as long as they were giving us these free phones. So we just put [the number] on MySpace. We remembered the 80s, like New Kids on the Block, how they'd have a hotline you could call, and it was all automated. "If you want to speak to Donnie, press 'one.' If you want to speak to whomever, press 'two.'" And we like that old school feel, like an 80s fan club.
Here's the trade: Boost Mobile said that they would give us free phones if we sent them a couple pictures from our tour, like a tour diary. So I sent them the pictures. I haven't seen what they did with them, but we just decided to make it a whole different thing.
I don't know when they're going to cut us off, and that was the problem with the hotline: They put, like, 300 minutes on there, and once we turned on the hotline it was blowing up so much-- we were getting calls from British Columbia, France, Austria-- and then the minutes got severely diminished. If they don't keep footing the bill, it's probably going to get cut, but I'm sure they'll hook us up some more. They seem pretty nice.
Pitchfork: Do you guys answer the hotline no matter what? Are you always on the phone?
CA: The thing is, we honestly haven't kept up with the hotline. We had a couple days off when we weren't fielding the calls at all. But now we're on the road, so we turned it back on. Basically, it's active when we're on tour. If you look on MySpace, and you see we're on tour, we'll have it. Now we're going to be in Europe soon, and these phones don't even work in Canada, so basically, when we're touring in America, we'll have the hotline on.
People mostly call and then hang up, because they just want to see if it's real. They don't believe it. I was really [intent on] everybody realizing it was real, so we picked up every single call, and it was just non-stop. I'm losing my voice trying to talk to these people. Some people want to talk for a long time. They have serious problems, like one girl's friend was contemplating suicide. I was just kind of drunk and said, "Maybe you should call a professional about that." I don't know anything about how to address a situation like that. I appreciate that she was seeking help, and I did try to console her, but I'm not qualified for that one. We try to clarify for people: It's not a sex line. It's not a suicide hotline. It's just a fanclub hotline. [MORE...]
Natalie Portman Stars in New Devendra Banhart Video
And many other sentences completely inconceivable in 2003
We knew actress Natalie Portman and singing beard Devendra Banhart were tight; he did, after all, lay down an exclusive song for her Big Change: Songs for FINCA charity compilation last fall.
But apparently they're a lot tighter than that. MTV.com points us to this little tidbit: late last month, Nat and Big D collaborated on a video for "Carmensita" from Devendra's three-songs-too-long-player Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. No word on just when we'll get an eyeful of these two frolicking to the strains of D's chugging cut, but, shit, it's a far better Portman + facial hair guy equation than that thing that came on before The Darjeeling Limited.
Other than frolicking with movie stars, Devendra's got a few gigs coming around, including a stop in late June at the Hollywood Bowl with one Gilberto Gil, and an appearance at Outside Lands in August. Though any time you want a little D in your life, you can always head this-a-way. [MORE...]
Beirut Cancel Summer European Tour
Zach Condon: "It's come time to change some things, reinvent some others, and come back at some point with a fresh perspective and batch of songs."
For as much as Beirut's music abounds in European influences-- whether Balkan or Brel-- Zach Condon and the continent just don't seem to gel.Condon was in Paris, as you may recall, when he landed in a hospital and had to cancel some shows due to a bout with "extreme exhaustion" in November 2006. "It felt like my body was falling apart while I was completely out of control of it," Condon later told Pitchfork, reflecting on the incident.
Now Europe will get the shaft, as Beirut have decided to cancel a couple month's worth of summer shows over there. For the reasoning behind this move, we take you to a note Condon posted on Beirut's website today [via Tiny Mix Tapes]:
A Letter from ZachA handful of North American Beirut shows appear to be still on for the moment, so those may be your last opportunity to catch the "old" Beirut. Beyond that, we'll just have to hope Zach gets his shit together soon. Dr. Pitchfork prescribes multiple listenings to the White Stripes ditty "Little Room". [MORE...]
It's with great regret that I have to tell all of you that Beirut is canceling their summer European shows. My reasons for doing this are many, a lot of them personal, but I still feel I need to provide something of an explanation.
The past two years have been a mindblowing experience. From the first indications that people were putting songs from Gulag [Orkestar] up on their blogs to our incredible tour of Australia and New Zealand that we just completed, everything that has happened has been beyond anything I'd ever hoped could happen with the music I wrote and recorded in my bedroom. Once things started happening, I decided I wanted to do everything as big as possible. So, I set about putting together a large band, and giving that band a huge sound, and making the most spectacular records we possibly could.
I know this can sound like an artist shithead kind of comment, but going through all that really does have its low points along with the highs. The responsibilities of gathering people around your vision, working with great people like those who work directly for the band and those at the label, wanting to insure that every show is as good as humanly possible so that every single person in the audience sees that we put in a real effort, all of that leads to a lot of issues in terms of doing right by people who have done you right.
It's come time to change some things, reinvent some others, and come back at some point with a fresh perspective and batch of songs.
Please accept my apologies. I promise we'll be back, in some form.
-Zach
RZA, Jamie Lidell, Mogwai Play Final Triptych Festival
So do Andrew Bird, Clinic, Four Tet, Sebadoh
We've all run into them: people who just don't know when to leave. These welcome-wearer-outers certainly take their toll on our patience, which makes their opposites that much more refreshing. Count the organizers of the Scotland's Triptych Festival in the latter camp, as this year's eighth annual Triptych will serve as the festival's farewell.
Don't let it be said that the Triptych folks can't plan an excellent ending, though, as the lineup includes RZA, Jamie Lidell, Mogwai, Andrew Bird, Dirty Projectors, Sebadoh, Four Tet, James Blackshaw, Derrick May, Clinic, Candi Staton, Frightened Rabbit, Magik Markers, Alela Diane, Model 500, Malcolm Middleton, 1990s, Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells, Chris "Beans" Geddes of Belle and Sebastian, Pram, the Pastels, Teenage Fanclub's Gerard Love and Norman Blake, Future Pilot AKA, Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities, Human Bell, David Shrigley, Optimo, and Franz Ferdinand offshoot Correcto, among many others.
In addition to the live music, Triptych will also screen the Jim Jarmusch film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai with an intro and Q&A with RZA (who soundtracked the film) and Derrick May will introduce and take questions about the documentary High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music.
The 2008 Triptych Festival will take place at venues throughout Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen from April 25-27.
Matt & Kim, Lykke Li on Moshi Moshi Singles Comp
Moshi Moshi began its life as a label a decade ago, releasing small-batch singles by some future notables (Bloc Party, Hot Chip, and the Rakes, for starters) and promising also-rans. Once the label grew a bit, the singles gave way to full length LPs. But in October 2006, Moshi Moshi picked up the singles series yet again, issuing a bunch of 7"s in editions of 1,000 or less.After 18 months of steady going with the singles, the Moshi Moshi lot have compiled all the second wave singles club A-sides on a CD. Say hello to the informatively titled Singles, collecting tunes from Matt & Kim, Lykke Li, Late of the Pier, Kate Nash, and others, and due April 7 from-- who else?-- Moshi Moshi. [MORE...]
Domino Readies More Triffids Reissues
Aussie almost-legends the Triffids will continue clearing their archives with the next three Domino UK reissues in a campaign that started over a year ago with new editions of Born Sandy Devotional, In the Pines, and Calenture.The Black Swan, Treeless Plain, and Beautiful Waste and Other Songs are the records that made the cut this time, but unlike the first three reissues, these next three all come out on the same day: April 7.
Unlike The Black Swan and Treeless Plain, both original studio albums, Beautiful Waste and Other Songs is a collection of songs recorded between 1983 and 1985 that never made it to a full-length record. In fact, most of the tracks on Beautiful Waste have never even appeared on CD before.
Finally, Triffids mania will reach the realm of the printed word with a book by Bleddyn Butcher about the band and songwriter David McComb. Helter Skelter Publishing plans to release Save What You Can: The Day of the Triffids and the Long Night of David McComb early next year. [MORE...]
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Tue: 04-22-08: 04:00 PM CDT
Kraftwerk Drama: Alleged Beef With Kling Klang, Florian Schneider Missing From U.S. Tour
Tue: 04-22-08: 02:31 PM CDT
Arcade Fire Plan Obama Shows With Superchunk!
Tue: 04-22-08: 01:15 PM CDT
Burial to Craft Next DJ-Kicks Mix
Tue: 04-22-08: 12:30 PM CDT
!!!, Yeasayer, No Age Play Free Yr Radio Series
Tue: 04-22-08: 11:15 AM CDT
Conor Oberst Cuts Solo Album for Merge Records
Today's Other Headlines
- Frightened Rabbit Tour Both Sides of the Pond
- Tegan and Sara Serve Up Live EP, Add Dates
- Nellie McKay Scores Election Musical, Plans Shows
- Ladyhawk Hit the Road With Neva Dinova
- The Cinematic Orchestra Deliver Live Album, Plan Gigs
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Mon: 04-21-08
- Is This Really the New Weezer Album Cover?
- Hot Chip Line Up New Single, Tour
- Pitchfork.tv Seeks Camera Assistants for NYC Internship
- Peter Moren Kicks Off North American Tour
- T.V. Eye: April 21-27, 2008
- She & Him Postpone NYC Gig, Team With Yo La Tengo
- Photos: Man Man / Yeasayer [Minneapolis, MN; 04/18/08]
- Radiohead to Go "Green" on "Conan O'Brien"
- 4AD Reveal New Version of Atlas Sound's Blind
- Weezer Reveal "Red Album" Tracklist, Bonus Cuts
- Thurston, Ranaldo, Cluster, Tony Conrad Do No Fun
- EPMD Hit the Road
- Jay Reatard Preps Next 7", Chaos Erupts at Toronto Gig
- Mudhoney Gear up for Superfuzz Reissue, New Album
- Yellow Swans Break Up
- The Narrator Call It Quits, Plan Farewell Shows
- RZA Talks Bobby Digital, Wu-Tang Clan Drama
Fri: 04-18-08
- Spoon, Les Savy Fav, Dodos Added to Pitchfork Festival
- Pitchfork's Guide to Record Store Day
- Go-Betweens' Forster Issues First Solo LP in 12 Years
- Au Return With Verbs, Tour
- Nachtmystium Plan New Album, EP, Live Excursion
- Cajun Dance Party Dish Out Debut LP on XL
- David Byrne and Brian Eno Working Together Again
- Cat Power Hurts Vocal Cords, Postpones Dates
- Slaraffenland, Efterklang Do Joint North American Tour
- White Rabbits Tour With Miles Benjamin Anthony...
- Thalia Zedek Expands Backing Band for New Album
- Neil Hamburger Sings Country Winners on Tour
- Neko Case Hurts Foot, Leaves New Pornographers Tour
- Two Pipettes Enter, Two Pipettes Leave
- Islands Throw Some Dates on That Tour
- Stereolab to Issue Chemical Chords in August
- Flight of the Conchords Deliver Debut LP, Hit the Road
- Danny Federici, E Street Band Keyboardist, R.I.P.
Thu: 04-17-08
- R. Kelly Still Sequel-Happy on New Album
- The Orb Send Youth-Boosted New Album Stateside
- John, Yoko, Ben Stein, Killers: Creationist Controversy
- The Mae Shi Act Out "The Wire" on Tour-Only DVD
- Silver Jews Announce Tour, Reveal Cover Art
- Joy Division Coming to DVD and Zune
- Indian Jewelry Dole Out Free Gold!, Hit the Road
- Flaming Lips, Hercules, Black Kids Do Camp Bestival
- Yoko Ono Explores "Female Experience" in Art Exhibit
- Election Fever: Bruce Boosts Barack! Rockers 4 Novick!
- CSS Reveal North American Tour, Dates With Go! Team
- Rilo Kiley Kick Off Tour Tonight
- Wilco Add Dates, Retribution Gospel Choir Join Tour
- Ecstatic Sunshine Hit the Road With Cex
- Polvo's Ash Bowie Talks "Reformation"
Wed: 04-16-08
- RZA's World: Ice Picks, Chess, and System of a Down
- Deerhoof, Times New Viking, Prefuse 73 Go Wordless
- Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Extravaganza Begins
- No Age, Marnie Stern, Hella Dudes on Zach Hill Solo LP
- Magnetic Fields Head to Europe, Prep Vinyl Reissues
- Fleet Foxes and Beach House Link up for Tour
- Destroyer Kicks Off Trouble Tour Tonight
- A Sunny Day in Glasgow Cover Pastels, Cut Singles, Tour
- Half-Handed Cloud Splits 7" With Ariel Pink, Tours
- Morrissey Plans New Single, Show in Israel
- Thurston, MacKaye, Watt in Record Store Documentary
- Earles & Jensen Reissue Prank Call Classic on Matador
- The Chap Sign to Ghostly to Release New Album
- Wombats Sign to Roadrunner in U.S., Issue LP, Tour
- Roskilde Festival Lineup Announced
- Matmos Announce Summer Tour
- Hold Steady, Nick Lowe, Regina Spektor Play Tribeca
- New Pornos, Andrew Bird Play Sculpture Garden
Tue: 04-15-08
- Sub Pop Announces 20th Anniversary Bash
- Aceyalone, Dilated Peoples, Alchemist Do Joint Tour
- Melt-Banana, Cannanes in Art-Swapping Singles Club
- Menomena Issue Record Store Day Foosball Challenge
- Jeff Mangum, Will Cullen Hart on New Instruments LP
- Swervedriver Plan More Gigs, Film School Supports
- Photos: Stars of the Lid / Nudge / Christopher Willits [Los Angeles, CA; 04/14/08]
- Fiery Furnaces Tour With String Cheese Incident Dude
- Diplo, Bonde do Role, Carl Craig Rework Tony Allen
- Photos: The New Pornographers / Okkervil River [Washington, DC; 04/14/08]
- Windy & Carl's Windy Weber Unleashes Hate on Solo LP
- Radiohead Best Of DVD Details Emerge
- Austin City Limits Lineup Revealed
- Photos: Dirty Projectors / No Kids [Los Angeles, CA; 04/12/08]
- New Pornographers, Lips, Roots Head to Summer Camp
Mon: 04-14-08
- Cat Power Song Credit Mix-Up: Drama, Then Resolution
- Les Savy Fav's Butler Blogs About Hockey
- Stars of the Lid Embark on Tour
- T.V. Eye: April 14-20, 2008
- Photos: Colin Meloy [Washington, DC; 04/13/08]
- MMJ Sign to Rough Trade for European Urges Release
- Report: Deerhunter Premiere Microcastle [Brooklyn, NY; 04/11/08]
- Autechre, Sea & Cake, Dntel, Boom Bip on Tribute Comp
- The Field Tours Far and Wide
- Photos: Stephen Malkmus / James Mercer at Buckman Bash Benefit [Portland, OR; 04/11/08]
- Rakim, De La Soul, GZA, Murs Play Paid Dues Series
- The Raconteurs Kick Off Tour
Fri: 04-11-08
- Blonde Redhead, Damien Jurado on WUAG Comp
- Brian Jonestown Massacre Jam Out New LP, Tour
- Kid Creole Readies Retrospective Comp
- Wolf Parade March Out New LP Tracklist
- Deerhoof Work on Friend Follow-Up, Plan Shows
- Supergrass Tour With Foo Fighters
- Photos: Tapes 'n Tapes [Minneapolis, MN; 04/10/08]
- Bassist Ira Trevisan Leaves CSS
- Wire Reveal New LP Title, Tracklist, New Dates
- Asobi Seksu Sign to Polyvinyl, Prep Third Album
- White Williams, Deerhunter Members Get Weird
- Man Man and Yeasayer Kick Off Joint Tour Tonight
- Leila Signs to Warp for New LP, Opens for Bjork
- Radiohead Chart With "Nude" Unexpectedly
- Photos: Gnarls Barkley / Santogold [New York, NY; 04/10/08]
- Coldplay Reveal Viva la Vida Tracklist
- Black Moth Super Rainbow Link With Waxploitation
- Animal Collective, Silver Jews Do Super! Mon Amour
Thu: 04-10-08
- Ponytail Get Spiritual on Second Album, Tour
- Thao and the Get Down Stay Down Open for Rilo Kiley
- Classic Sub Poppers the Fluid Plan Reunion Shows
- Sun City Girls' Bishops Pay Tribute to Gocher on Tour
- Feist Does "1234" on "Sesame Street", Adds Dates
- Mission of Burma Add Live Vs. Gigs, Signals Gigs Too
- Rock Plaza Central, Plants & Animals Team Up for Tour
- The Roots Plan Tons More Dates, "Colbert" Appearance
- Patti Smith, Tegan Quin Songs in Burroughs' Audio Book
- The Futureheads Send New Album Stateside, Tour
- Lightspeed Champion Adds Dates With Flowers Forever
- Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Brother Ali Do Soundset Fest
- !!! Line Up Summer Dates
- Bjork Screens "Wanderlust" Video for Record Store Day
- Streets, CSS, Hercules & Love Affair Do Evolution Fest
- Hercules and Love Affair Sign to Mute for U.S. Release
- Seun Kuti, Son of Fela, Issues LP, Tours With Egypt 80
- No Age, Caribou, Madlib Do Dissonanze Fest
Wed: 04-09-08
- Thurston Moore to Narrate Straight Edge Documentary
- Dear God, Please Let This Be the Lil Wayne Album Cover
- Heartsrevolution Issue New Remix-Heavy 12", EP
- New Pornographers, Okkervil River Kick Off Joint Tour
- Prefuse 73 Clears Up Warp Records Confusion on Blog
- Prince Joins Coachella Lineup!
- Britt Daniel, Isaac Brock, Janet Weiss in Music Doc
- Jarvis, Mark E. Smith, Blur's Alex James to Chat at Fest
- Pink Skull Nab Mirah, Remix Plastic Little on LP
- Iron & Wine Kick Off Tour With Califone
- Beck, Neko Case, M. Ward, Deacon Do Bumbershoot
- The Smiths' The Queen Is Dead Explored on New DVD
- Hercules & Love Affair, CSS, SMD Play RockNess Fest
- Mountain Goats Do Benefit, Darnielle Talks Health
Tue: 04-08-08
- The Feelies Reunite!
- Islands Announce New Album Tracklist, Tour
- Sebadoh Reissue Expanded Bubble and Scrape, Tour
- Elvis Costello to Host TV Show, Put Momofuku on CD
- Oasis and Ryan Adams to Tour Together
- Mogwai Play Young Team Live, Share Reissue Details
- Dead Meadow, Cursive Rock Not Brooklyn Fest
- Dan Deacon, Buck 65, BSS/Constantines Guys Show Art
- Photos: El Perro del Mar / Lykke Li [Bergen, Norway; 04/04/08]
- Prefuse 73 Forms New Band, Risil
- Sly and the Family Stone Line Up U.S. Dates
- Tokyo Police Club Cover Rentals, Get Los Camps! Remix
Mon: 04-07-08
- Bob Dylan Awarded Special Music Pulitzer Prize
- Death Cab, R.E.M., Built to Spill, Black Keys Celebrate Record Store Day With Exclusive Singles
- Yeasayer, No Age, APTBS Play Nasty Fest
- Hallelujah the Hills Prepare New EP
- T.V. Eye: April 07-2008
- Thunderbirds Are Now! Side Project Mania!
- HEALTH Go DISCO for Remix Album
- Colin Meloy Kicks off Solo Tour Tonight
- Photos: The Dodos [New York, NY; 04/06/08]
- Scout Niblett Embarks on Big Spring Tour
- Deerhunter to Debut Microcastle in Brooklyn on Friday
- Photos: MusicNOW Festival [Cincinnati, OH; 04/02-04/05/08]
- King Khan and the Shrines Sign to Vice Records
- Beach House, Dodos, Dead Child Play Culture Shock
- Radiohead, Wilco, Kanye, NIN, Etc. Confirmed for Lolla
- Radiohead Reveal Second Leg of North American Tour
- Pitchfork.tv: It's Alive!!
- Justice Release "DVNO" Single
- Patrick Wolf Works With Patti Smith, Does Soundtrack
- Last Shadow Puppets Cover Bowie on First Single
Fri: 04-04-08
- Weezer Confirm Title, First New Photo Revealed
- Kanye Tour: Muppets, Holograms, Daft Punk Lights
- Rare Nina Simone Live Cuts, Interviews on Digital Comp
- Firewater Reveal The Golden Hour, Tour
- RZA Reveals New Bobby Digital Album, Tour
- Rob Lowe (Lichens) Issues Art Book/CD on Thrill Jockey
- Neva Dinova Cut Saddle Creek LP, Tour With Ladyhawk
- See a Ghost? Must Be the New Black Angels LP
- Autechre Kick Off North American Tour Tonight
- YLT, B&S;, Kimya Dawson on Second Juno Soundtrack
- Teenagers and Team Robespierre Link up for Tour
- Norah Jones' "Secret" Rock Band Signs to Team Love!
- David Karsten Daniels Readies New LP, Tours
- Radiohead Film Exclusive Performance for Pitchfork.tv
- Tompkins Square Preps New Anthem, Peter Walker LP
- Radiohead Fire Up Social Networking Site
- National Package Boxer Documentary With Bonus CD
- Rage, Wilco, Kanye, Bloc Party, Malkmus on for Lolla?
- Lucky Dragons Teach Laughing Language on New LP
- Black Lips' Alexander Talks Hotline, Movie, New Album
Thu: 04-03-08
- Natalie Portman Stars in New Devendra Banhart Video
- Beirut Cancel Summer European Tour
- RZA, Jamie Lidell, Mogwai Play Final Triptych Festival
- Matt & Kim, Lykke Li on Moshi Moshi Singles Comp
- Domino Readies More Triffids Reissues
- The Little Ones Share New EP, Tour With Ra Ra Riot
- Dead Science Sign to Constellation, Issue Villainaire
- Subtle Serve Up Comic, Laser Light Show, TV Series?
- Grizzly Bear to Open for Radiohead, Best Gets U.S. Date
- Morrissey Wins Apology From Word Mag in Libel Suit
- Indie Rock Gets Its Very Own String Quartet Tribute
- Radiohead Best Of Details Revealed
- My Morning Jacket Reveal Evil Urges Album Cover
- Jay-Z Signs With Live Nation for a Bazillion Dollars
Wed: 04-02-08
- Kanye West Launches Travel Website for Some Reason
- James Toth Sheds Wooden Wand, Signs to Rykodisc
- Lidell Remixed by Mr. Oizo, Senor Coconut on Single
- Flaming Lips Add Shows, Christmas on Mars Screening
- Cursive Add Dates, Kasher Pens Story for Lit Mag
- Neu!/Kraftwerk Drummer Klaus Dinger, R.I.P.
- The Hives Plot Return to North America
- Spoon, Walkmen, White Rabbits Kick Off Joint Tour
- Elf Power, Black Moth Super Rainbow do MACRoCK
- Boris Recover Dude's Lost Ear, Write Song About It
Tue: 04-01-08
- The Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases: Spring 2008
- Caribou Find Replacement Drummer, Resume Tour
- Elbow Send New Album Stateside, Tour
- Weezer Reveal New Album Title? Or April Fool's Joke?
- Dischord/Indie Pop Vets Release Debut as Julie Ocean
- Kanye, Nine Inch Nails Head Up Baltimore's Virgin Fest
- Dirty Projectors Back on the Road With Added Dates
- Death Cab for Cutie Add Dates, Gibbard Makes a Funny
- Cure, Bloc Party, Who, Rhys, Weller on Charity DVD
- Lykke Li to Issue Little EP in the States
- Photos: Simian Mobile Disco at American Museum of Natural History [New York, NY; 03/28/08]
- Radiohead Invite Fans to Remix "Nude"
- Black Keys' Carney Talks Attack, Danger Mouse, ICP
Mon: 03-31-08
- Pitchfork.tv Launches in One Week! Schedule Revealed!
- T.V. Eye: March 31-April 6, 2008
- Caribou Member Re-Injured, Dates Cancelled
- The Raconteurs Add Dates With the Black Lips
- Jay-Z, M.I.A., Beirut, Raconteurs Play Open'er Festival
- Grizzly, TVOTR on Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson LP
- Bon Iver, Dan Deacon, Cursive Play Mission Creek Fest
- Photos: Blitzen Trapper / Fleet Foxes / Ola Podrida [New York, NY; 03/29/08]
- Deerhunter Record, Cox Joins Karen O for Wild Things
- Radiohead Roundup: Yorke Remix, Greenwood Debuts
- The New Wolf Parade Album Title Is Terrible
- Photos: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band [Portland, OR; 03/28/08]
Fred ArmisenJens Hannemann Drum Sticks!- Moby Issues Last Night This Week
- Liz Phair Reissues Exile in Guyville, Signs to ATO
Fri: 03-28-08
- Dinosaur Jr., Jarvis Cocker, Ghost and Rae, Mission of Burma to Play Pitchfork Music Festival
- Mark Kozelek Tours, Bundles Bonus CD With Book
- Black Francis Readies Mini-Album
- Prince Paul, Chali 2na Are Rapping Baby Dinosaurs
- A Place to Bury Strangers Issue 7" Box Set, Tour UK
- DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist Bring "Hard Sell" to DVD
- Apples in Stereo Compile B-sides, Rarities on Projects
- No Age, Sunset Rubdown, Casiotone in 7" Series
- M83 and Maps Remix Each Other on New Single
- She & Him Line Up Brief Tour
- Photos: Sunset Rubdown / Blood on the Wall / Ecstatic Sunshine with White Williams [Brooklyn, NY; 03/27/08]
- Barry Adamson (ex-Bad Seeds, Magazine) Preps New LP
- B-52's Remixed by CSS, Scissor Sisters, Plan Tour
- Tony Allen, Vieux Farka Toure on African U2 Tribute
- Vladislav Delay Reissues 2001's Anima, Forms Quartet
- Ray Davies Embarks on North American Tour
- Nine Inch Nails Announce Summer Tour
Thu: 03-27-08
- Andrew Bird Blogs for The New York Times
- ATP vs. Pitchfork Sells Out!
- Booka Shade Return With The Sun & The Neon Light
- Photos: Beach House / Papercuts [Chicago, IL; 03/26/08]
- Tapes 'n Tapes Walk It Off for Cancer Research
- Photos: Caribou / Fuck Buttons [Boston, MA; 03/26/08]
- Be Your Own Pet Announce North American Tour
- Photos: Boredoms [Chicago, IL; 03/26/08]
- Axl Rose Responds to Dr. Pepper Proposition
- Pitchfork Seeks Web Developer
- Photos: Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige [Baltimore, MD; 03/26/08]
- Shearwater's Meiburg Talks Rook, Birding, Okkervil
Wed: 03-26-08
- Bloc Party, BOH, CSS, Manu Chao Show Off...Shoes!
- Hercules and Love Affair Announce Tour
- A.A. Bondy Re-Releases Debut on Fat Possum, Tours
- Hold Steady, Vampire Weekend Hit Great Escape
- Zach Condon-Boosted Alaska in Winter Debut Hits U.S.
- Numero Group Manufactures Trading Cards!
- Chinese Democracy in 2008? Free Dr. Pepper for All!
- Mad Decent's Paul Devro Visits India for Aid Workshop
- M.I.A., Holy Fuck to Tour Together
- Teenage Jesus & the Jerks Reunite for Two NYC Shows
- Death Cab Add Dates, Reveal Cover and iTunes Bonuses
- Bat for Lashes Opening for Radiohead
- Hydra Head Reissues the VSS' Nervous Circuits
- Will Oldham, Andrew Bird Drop in on New Dosh Record
- Vampire Weekend Reveal Record Store Day 7"
- Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg Curates Sled Island Fest
Tue: 03-25-08
- Neko Case, Carl Newman, Ryan Adams on ESOPUS CD
- R.E.M. Expand Accelerate Tour
- Thermals' Hutch and Kathy Revive Duo for Rare Show
- Lou Reed, Cat Power, the Roots Play Memphis Fest
- Boy, Bjork's 3-D "Wanderlust" Video Looks Awesome
- Lil Wayne FINALLY Announces Carter III Release Date
- Help Rivers Cuomo Write a New "Sawng"!
- Fleet Foxes Announce Debut Album
- Smashing Pumpkins Sue Virgin Over "Artistic Integrity"
- Al Green Reveals Details of ?uestlove-Co-Produced LP
- Dan Deacon, Wrens, Thermals, Ted Leo on Zine Comp
Mon: 03-24-08
- Mobius Band to Open for Black Kids, Cut Copy
- Joan as Police Woman Survive on New Album
- Head of Femur Finally Deliver Great Plains LP, Tour
- Lightning Bolt, Blondie Members Join Lee Perry Album
- Yo Majesty, Does It Offend You, Yeah? Link Up for Tour
- Sunset Rubdown Add Dates, Do Polaroid Project
- T.V. Eye: March 24-30, 2008
- QOTSA, Gnarls Barkley, Black Keys Play SoCo Shows
- Boris Reveal Vinyl Tracklist for Smile, Tour UK/Europe
- Tapes 'n Tapes Issue UK Single, Hit UK/Europe
- Beck, Wilco, BSS, Devendra Added to Outside Lands
- No Age Cover Nerves, Urinals, Nate Denver on New 7"
- Liars Confirmed to Open Radiohead's Spring U.S. Tour
- Robyn Announces North America, UK Tours
- The Mountain Goats Cancel Australian Tour
- Universal Axes Be Your Own Pet Songs Due to Violence