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A reflection on 20 years of writing for Pitchfork
On February 16, 2006, I landed by my first byline on America's most loved/hated music website—and 688 reviews later, I'm somehow still here dishing out…
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A conversation with Dallas Good of The Sadies from 2004
The Toronto roots-rock legend talks about playing Guess Who B-sides with Randy Bachman, and creating a world where Merle Haggard coexists with Black…
Feb 6
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A conversation with Lou Barlow from 1996
While he was on the road with Elliott Smith, the Sebadoh founder talked about Rush, Eric's Trip, how to properly pack for European tours, and the…
Jan 30
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Dec 18, 2025
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A conversation with Gregg Alexander of New Radicals from 1998
Dec 12, 2024
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A conversation with Elliott Smith from 1998
Jul 18, 2024
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A conversation with Jarvis Cocker from 2025
Sep 19, 2025
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A conversation with Jarvis Cocker from 1998
Sep 12, 2024
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My Top 100 songs of 2025
Dec 26, 2025
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A conversation with AC/DC's Angus Young (and a mostly silent Phil Rudd) from 2000
Reflections on a long career spent in schoolboy shorts
Jan 23
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A conversation with Radiohead's Phil Selway from 2000
A week before Kid A's release, we spoke about what it's like being the drummer in a band that wants to have less drumming
Jan 16
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A conversation with k-os from 2004
Heated Rivalry isn't the only cool new arrival on Crave—with the Toronto MC's star-studded 2011 concert special now available to stream, let's revisit…
Jan 9
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Stuart Berman's favourite articles by Stuart Berman from 2025
A deep dive into Black Flag's most divisive album, an interview with Jarvis Cocker, the story behind a Gordon Lightfoot classic, and other exercises in…
Dec 31, 2025
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25 favourite concert moments from 2025
Paul McCartney, Oasis, Neil Young, Nick Cave, and other epic concert scenes captured in slightly dodgy iPhone fidelity!
Dec 29, 2025
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My Top 100 songs of 2025
Pulp's premier power ballad, Water From Your Eyes' pawn-shop disco, Cory Hanson's honky-tonk Rundgren, Geese's drunken drum-circle jams, and 96 other…
Dec 26, 2025
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25 favourite cover songs from 2025
Electro-punk Beatles, shoegaze Elvis, indie-rock Charli XCX, folk My Bloody Valentine, and other inspired acts of blasphemy
Dec 23, 2025
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