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Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs Q Magazine
Been sent the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album this morning. Sure I’m excited. No less an authority than Q Magazine has given it 5 stars and the zingy epithet ‘Spectacular’. (How do I know … more →
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The Pitchfork 500 Old Skool Evolution - Run DMC to BDP
loftandlost wrote 1 month ago: Authenticity is a funny old thing. In most musical genres you care to mention, there’s always … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Missing List Part Two
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loftandlost wrote 3 months ago: For all the great songs on the Pitchfork 500 list, there are some right duffers. And there’s s … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Goes Goth - Echo to the Banshees
loftandlost wrote 3 months ago: Goths! Black. Patchouli oil. Hair crimpers. More black. Dry ice. Being miserable. Yet more black. Ah … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Alt Rock 101 Part 2 - Replacements to REM
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loftandlost wrote 4 months ago: So here’s the second part of the Alt-Rock 101 article I started last week. We’ve had Sonic Youth, Hü … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Alt Rock 101 Part 1 - Sonic Youth to Meat Puppets
loftandlost wrote 5 months ago: The next two Pitchfork articles feature the flowering of US Alt-Rock; these are the bands that your … more →
The Charming Pitchfork 500 - The Smiths
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loftandlost wrote 5 months ago: Some bands take a few years to really get their sound right. Listen to early Joy Division or The Pix … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Geek Rock - The Feelies to Mission Of Burma
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loftandlost wrote 6 months ago: The last set of songs on the Pitchfork 500 list for 1980-1982 takes us back to the States, with musi … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Shambles - Orange Juice To The Clean
loftandlost wrote 6 months ago: This post is all about the jangly, amateur sounds of shambolic Indie-Pop. It’s a sound that wo … more →
Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs Q Magazine
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everetttrue wrote 7 months ago: Been sent the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album this morning. Sure I’m excited. No less an authority t … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Goes METAL! - Flipper to Iron Maiden
loftandlost wrote 7 months ago: METAL! Skulls. Cider. Screaming. Donington. Long hair. Longer guitar solos. Ludicrous lyrics. Bottle … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Mosh Pit - Bad Brains to Wipers
loftandlost wrote 7 months ago: These songs remind me of dark, hot sweaty underground clubs, filled with teenage men, hot sweaty and … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Drivetime - Abba to Journey
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loftandlost wrote 7 months ago: These five songs on the Pitchfork 500 are the kind of thing you’d expect to hear on drivetime … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Mixed Bag - The Go-Go's to Jackson
loftandlost wrote 7 months ago: So far, listening to the Pitchfork 500 list has been great fun. In each group of four to eight songs … more →
The Pitchfork 500 The Brits Are Coming Part 4 - New Order to The Beat
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loftandlost wrote 8 months ago: So, the last part of The Brits Are Coming starts with the 100th song on the list, and the most impor … more →
The Pitchfork 500 The Brits Are Coming Part 3 - Human League to ABC
loftandlost wrote 8 months ago: The early 80’s saw an explosion in electronic pop music from the UK. All around the UK, bands … more →
The Pitchfork 500 The Brits Are Coming Part 2 - Wyatt to Scritti Politti
loftandlost wrote 8 months ago: Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding Bauhaus – Third Uncle Adam and the Ants – Kings of the Wild Frontier Scr … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Missing List - Part One
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loftandlost wrote 8 months ago: When anyone looks through the Pitchfork 500 list, they are bound to go “Yeah, but what about x … more →
The Pitchfork 500 The Brits Are Coming Part 1 - Dexys to Specials
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loftandlost wrote 8 months ago: Dexys Midnight Runners – There There My Dear Young Marble Giants – Final Day Altered Images – Happy … more →
The Pitchfork 500 Odds and Ends - Costello to B52's
loftandlost wrote 8 months ago: Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Beyond Belief The Pretenders – Back on the Chain Gang The B-52’ … more →
