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pitchfork music festival

Pick Of The Fest: Idolator Meets The Pitchfork Music Festival's Masses

The Pitchfork Music Festival, held in Chicago's exceptionally lovely Union Park, was this weekend's other weekend-long rock marathon—and it was an exceptionally well-run collection of 'Fork-approved artists, sunshine, and opportunities to buy actual records. You can read about Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich busting out "Trigger Cut" and the heroic reception that Of Montreal garnered in lots of other places, but I had a more pressing question: What do fans of the site look like when they're AFK? I grabbed photographer/former Idolator guestblogger MTS and we ventured into the crowd.


10:05 AM on Mon Jul 16 2007
By mjohnston
1,771 views, 6 comments

Latest by Al aka El Negro Magnifico: Maura, did you check out Flatstock 13 while you were there? more »

Yes frontman Jon Anderson pulls out of scheduled Paul Green School of Rock gig after listening to his spiritual advisor, who suggested he hold off on performing until 2008. Have I mentioned that Anderson considers himself a part of "elf culture"? [NY Post]

2 comments

mp3

The Vault: Time Stands Still For Guv'ner

It's been almost a decade since New York City's Guv'ner left us, but Spectral Worship is a fine final release, one which I couldn't stop thinking about when the first Stephen Malkmus solo album, which has a similar lackadaisical vibe, came out. "Time Stands Still" is a great starting place; it has off-kilter guitar lines and cynical, yelpy barbs tossed between Charles Gansa and Pumpkin Wentzel, and it'll leave you wondering why they gave up the ghost so soon: More »

5:05 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Maria T Sciarrino
330 views, Comment

radio

Dead Air, Um, Dead Air: Your Guide To 2007's Top College Radio Stations

As someone who spends at least once a week making sure I don't break myriad FCC rules, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out the Princeton Review's list of top college radio stations for 2007. Yeah, so everything's available online through some BitTorrent site or blog, but there's a certain thrill radio can only provide, and this list was judged on the basis of student involvement. So how do the top college stations stack up? A quick look:
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4:08 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Maria T Sciarrino
1,493 views, 21 comments

Latest by Cos: KUCI in Irvine is good... though I live in Fullerton (15 miles away) and can't get a signal. It'd be nice if there was any radio station that started with a "K" that was reviewed. East Coast bias much? more »

17 Dots counts down the 20 best Spoon songs in anticipation of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. If there was a list of good records with bad album titles, I bet this one would be near the top. Seriously, have you actually said this title out loud? Seriously. [17 Dots]

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mp3

Please, Hammer, Don't Hurt Jay Reatard

It's tough to keep up with garage punk savant Jay Reatard— does he have some sort of ongoing bet with Bob Pollard for how many side projects a guy can have? Even so, his solo releases are a godsend, drawing upon a variety of new wave influences like the Adverts. Just check the out the hiccupy reverb that drives home the chorus of "Hammer I Miss You," his 2006 single for Goner: More »

2:20 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Maria T Sciarrino
1,563 views, 3 comments

advertising

Saatchi & Saatchi Bringing New Meaning To The Term "The Shitty Beatles"

Saatchi & Saatchi, the advertising geniuses behind that Kurt Cobain Doc Martens campaign, plan to market a line of Luvs diapers to the tune of "All You Need Is Love". Here's the poop—I mean, scoop: More »

1:50 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Maria T Sciarrino
864 views, 13 comments

New Jersey powerpop group Spiral Jetty's overly earnest 1985 release, Tour of Homes, gets put through the critical wringer. [Little Hits]

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mp3

Listening Station: Bishop Allen Turns Their Camera On

I developed a serious crush on the lads and ladies of Bishop Allen a few years back, when I was still booking shows; they sent a press kit that included a PowerPoint presentation. Sold! "Click, Click, Click, Click" first appeared on the Brooklyn group's EP-a-month project, but its reappearance on the forthcoming The Broken String is a welcome treat, as the loopy, plucked rhythm of the original is fleshed out with vibrant percussion flourishes and twangy guitar. And "Rain" is sunnier than you'd expect—that toy piano alone will banish any blues in a 100-foot radius: More »

12:11 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Maria T Sciarrino
604 views, 9 comments

Latest by Harry_ThaBombShelter: Indeed, Corazon is spectacular. I'm also a big big big fan of castanets. I wish I jumped on the BA bandwagon ages ago, but you know, never too late. more »

magazines

Pro Gear, Pro Attitude: American Photo Has Visions Of Rock, But Fails To Paint A Pretty Picture

I was excited to see the newest issue of American Photo had devoted itself to the inherent rockingness of photography, but knew I was in for a bumpy ride just by merely glancing at the cover, which offered a neon smorgasboard of musicians-turned-photogs: Mick Fleetwood, Lenny Kravitz, Graham Nash, Perry Farrell, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Patti Smith, John Mayer, Lou Reed, Jakob Dylan, Michael Stipe, and Bryan Adams. Really. More »

11:38 AM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Maria T Sciarrino
778 views, 2 comments

announcements

Guest Blogger Wore Out Her Welcome At The Turn Of The Millennium

Long before the Idolator flophouse ever existed, there was the Corinthian Street compound down here in sunny Philadelphia, where your guest blogger and the head Idolator used to listen to music and chat late into the evening. We joked often about putting together one of those old-fangled things called "'zines", but it never materialized. Today is the day—after several years of instant messaging and bookmark-sharing—that this becomes a reality. Behold, the power of the Internet and push-button publishing ... or something like that. More »

8:45 AM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Maria T Sciarrino
947 views, 12 comments

Latest by rilla: hows that super sweet camera phone? i bet you'll be the best music photo..blog... phlogger out there! congrats web 2.0 champion more »