From the joy of Summer of Soul to the absurdity of The Other Two, these were our favorite artist documentaries, concert films, and music-related shows to watch this year.
From Black Panther to Clueless, Dazed and Confused to Purple Rain, the music that has defined modern filmmaking
A page-by-page guide to understanding one of rock’s most inscrutable icons
From Bauhaus to Jenny Hval, these tracks are to die for
Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Albert Ayler, the Velvet Underground, Eric Dolphy, Dusty Springfield, and the other artists who changed music forever
From 10cc to XTC, from London to Lagos, from 7” singles to side-long epics, and from punk to prog to ambient to disco, our list of the greatest songs from one of music’s greatest decades
Music-related gift ideas of every stripe for the holiday season.
Just before the release of his Atlas Sound debut, we talk to the loved-or-hated Bradford Cox about the future of Deerhunter, how meeting electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros influenced his new record, about lovesickness and Loveless, and his reservations about the Lamborghini-driving ability of Lil Wayne.
The second and final installment of Pitchfork's The Year in News hearkens back to that hazy, distant latter half of 2006.