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Watch Liturgy Cover Shellac's "Prayer to God"
The latest artist to contribute to the A.V. Club's "Undercover" series, where bands choose from a list of songs to cover, is Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, frontman for the experimental metal outfit Liturgy....
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This Is What the Decemberists Look Like on "The Simpsons"
Looks like the Decemberists will join Tom Waits as guests on an upcoming episode of "The Simpsons". Colin Meloy posted that amazing image you see above today on Twitter, seeming to confirm that the...
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Festivals In Brief: Corona Capital, the Fest, Voodoo Fest, Rockomotives
WHAT: Corona CapitalWHEN: October 13-14WHERE: Mexico City, MexicoWHO: The Black Keys, New Order, Cat Power, Sleigh Bells, My Morning Jacket, Florence and the Machine, the Walkmen, James Murphy (DJ),...
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Video: Nude Beach: "Radio"
Here's the new video for Nude Beach's jangly cut "Radio", off their new album II, released by New York record store Other Music's new label Other Music Recording Co. It's a home video collage of goofy...
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Want to Be in El-P's New Video?
Photo by Timothy Saccenti El-P is crowd-sourcing the cast for his new video for "Stay Down", from his excellent new album Cancer for Cure. Produced by Pitchfork.tv, it'll be filmed tomorrow-- Friday,...
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Watch Swans Perform "No Words/No Thoughts" Live
The deluxe edition of Swans' massive opus The Seer comes with a bonus DVD featuring live performances recorded during the band's 2010-2011 tour. Here is footage of Swans performing "No Words/No...
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R. Kelly Announces "Single Ladies" Tour, Black Panties Album
Photo by Jeremy Rall In lieu of his ill-fated cruise, R. Kelly is plotting a bigger (and seemingly better) North American tour called, naturally, "The Single Ladies Tour." He'll make his way through...
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Saint Etienne Plot First U.S. Tour in Six Years
This year, UK indie-pop gods Saint Etienne released their first album in seven years, the lovely Words and Music by Saint Etienne, which was kind of a big deal. (Listen to two characteristically great...
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Tonight in New York City: Come to the Premiere of the Dirty Projectors Short...
Tonight is the theatrical premiere of Hi Custodian, a short film written and directed by David Longstreth, starring the members of Dirty Projectors, and executive produced by Pitchfork.tv on YouTube....
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Listen to Joey Bada$$' New Mixtape, Rejex
Here's young Pro Era crew figurehead Joey Bada$$' new mixtape, Rejex. As in rejects/outtakes from his 1999 mixtape. Joey, who's newly signed to Cinematic Music Group/RED/Sony, has collected a host of...
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Retracting the Chief Keef "Selector" Video
"Selector" is a Pitchfork.tv show in which we interview rappers and watch them freestyle over beats. We often try to conduct these shows in unusual locations, and several months ago we interviewed...
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Photos: Chromatics and Oneohtrix Point Never at Soundplay Game Jam at New Museum
Last night, Pitchfork and Kill Screen hosted Game Jam at the New Museum in New York City. It was an event for Soundplay, our interactive, music-inspired video game series inspired by Intel. For 48...
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Pussy Riot Members Thank Supporters, Burn Vladimir Putin Photo in New Video
Members of the Russian feminist punk act Pussy Riot have made a video speaking out against Vladimir Putin and thanking their fellow musicians who've shown support for their cause, as MTV reports....
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Listen to Pusha-T and Grimes (Sort of) on a Remix of Dominic Lord's "Pierce"
As promised, here's the fleshed-out remix for Harlem rapper Dominic Lord's first real track, "Pierce". It features Pusha-T and surprise guest Grimes, sort of-- if you crane your neck and squint really...
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Listen: Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean: "Clique"
Kanye West and Jay-Z have expanded their partnership to form a three-man clique, one that includes Big Sean. Hear the trio on a song called "Clique", which looks like it'll appear on the forthcoming...
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Watch Frank Ocean, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna, Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz, More...
The MTV Video Music Awards have come and gone once again, and this year was pretty tame, with few OMG moments. There was nothing as dramatic as Kanyegate or Beyoncé's baby bump (though we got one from...
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Watch Dirty Projectors' Short Film Hi Custodian
Here it is, at last. Dirty Projectors' Hi Custodian, a short film written and directed by David Longstreth. It stars Longstreth, in addition to band members Amber Coffman, Haley Dekle, Nat Baldwin,...
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R.E.M. Protest Fox News' Use of "Losing My Religion": "Our Music Does Not...
R.E.M. are less than pleased that Fox News used "Losing My Religion" to soundtrack their coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. A post on the band's website read: R.E.M.'s...
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Watch Hundred Waters Perform "Visitor"
Florida act Hundred Waters perform an intimate version of "Visitor" from their recent self-titled album at a loft in Brooklyn, live for Pitchfork.tv. Subscribe to Pitchfork.tv on YouTube here.
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Video: Woods: "Cali in a Cup"
On September 18, Woods will release a new record called Bend Beyond through frontman Jeremy Earl's Woodsist Records. Here's the new video for album cut "Cali in a Cup", a breezy 1960s-feeling clip...
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