Watch Conan O'Brien, Amy Sedaris Star in M. Ward's "My & My Shadow" Video
M. Ward has shared a new video for his A Wasteland Companion cut "Me & My Shadow", directed by Scott Jacobson ("Bob's Burgers", "The Daily Show"). The clip shadows a seemingly confused,...
View ArticleTrash Talk and MellowHype Announce Tour Together
Photo by Erez Avissar Following this week's release of Trash Talk's 119 and MellowHype's Numbers, the Odd Future Records labelmates have announced a string of North American tour dates together for...
View ArticleWatch Sharon Van Etten and Jessie Ware Perform on "Later... With Jools...
Sharon Van Etten and Jessie Ware were on the BBC's late-night television show "Later... With Jools Holland" for the second time this week. Following their Tuesday performances of "Serpents"and...
View ArticleWatch: Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos Plays Solo Piano Set on "Sound Opinions"
On the most recent episode of WBEZ's rock'n'roll radio talk show "Sound Opinions", Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos sat down with hosts Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis. Below, watch him perform solo...
View ArticleJ Mascis' Guitar Stolen at Dinosaur Jr. Show
Photo by Timothy Herzog According to the band's Facebook page, somebody stole J Mascis' signature guitar, the Squier Jazzmaster, during Dinosaur Jr.'s concert in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday night. (As...
View ArticleWatch Passion Pit on "Saturday Night Live"
Last night, Passion Pit played "Saturday Night Live", which was hosted by Christina Applegate. They performed the Gossamer tracks "Take a Walk" and "Carried Away". Watch videos of their performances...
View ArticleWatch Bon Iver's Episode of "Austin City Limits"
Last night, PBS aired Bon Iver's episode of "Austin City Limits", taped back in April. Watch the first 20 minutes below, with the full episode available to stream via the PBS website. Also, below,...
View ArticleWatch Joanna Newsom Perform a New Song
Joanna Newsom appeared at San Francisco's Treasure Island Music Festival yesterday afternoon, and included a brand new song in her short setlist. "Look and Despair" (no word yet on whether that's the...
View ArticleStream the New LP From Interpol's Paul Banks
Interpol's Paul Banks has a new solo record, Banks, out next week via Matador. It's his follow-up to the recent Julian Plenti Lives... EP. Banks, which includes the previously shared "The Base", is...
View ArticleNew Film Brings Together Sky Ferreira, Genesis P-Orridge, Damien Echols,...
Video director Grant Singer (Sky Ferreira's "Everything Is Embarrassing", DIIV's "How Long Have You Known") has made a short film whose cast and crew brings together a sparkly list of names from many...
View ArticleListen: New Toro Y Moi: "So Many Details"
On January 22, Toro Y Moi will release a new album called Anything in Return through Carpark. He's shared the first taste of what he describes as "sincere pop music that's not all processed and...
View ArticleThree-Day Passes for Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Only Available for Three...
Pitchfork Music Festival Paris is just two weeks away! Three-day passes for the event, which takes place November 1-3 at Grande Halle de la Villette, sold out over the weekend. But we wanted to make...
View ArticleWatch the xx Go Underwater in the New Video for "Chained"
The xx have shared a video for "Chained" off their new album Coexist. The clip, made by the Creators Project, was directed by the Young Replicant team, who also just did the video for Purity Ring's...
View ArticleWatch Starred Singer Liza Thorn Distraughtly Hitchhike in the Video for "No...
This summer, the Brooklyn-via.-L.A. duo Starred shared their spacious debut single, "No Good", released via Pendu Sound. Now the track's got an accompanying visual, which finds singer Liza Thorn...
View ArticleWatch: Trent Reznor Discusses Return to Major Labels in Conversation With...
Trent Reznor and his How to Destroy Angels project have a new EP, An Omen, out November 13, which is coming via a major label, Columbia. This follows years of Reznor dismissing the label system in...
View ArticleYes, Lil B Actually Tried Out for the Santa Cruz Warriors Basketball Team
The BasedGod has established himself as, among other amazing things, a big basketball fan. A favorite Lil B anecdote is his feud with Oklahoma City Thunder player Kevin Durant, for example. He also...
View ArticleWatch Dum Dum Girls Perform "Season in Hell", Discuss Inspiring Young Female...
In the latest installment of Pitchfork.tv's "+1" series, which focuses on live performance, Dum Dum Girls perform "Season in Hell" from their End of Daze EP live at their record release show at Europa...
View ArticleEl-P and TV On the Radio's Jaleel Bunton Perform for a Bloodthirsty Audience...
The video for El-P's Cancer for Cure highlight "Stay Down" tells the origin story of Mr. Killums the squirrel, who previously starred in the "Full Retard" video. Directed by Timothy Saccenti and...
View ArticleNew Kendrick Lamar: "Backseat Freestyle"
Photo by Mitch Manzella Nah Right points to the new track "Backseat Freestyle" from Kendrick Lamar, produced by Hit-Boy and posted today on Hit-Boy's Twitter. The track will appear on Lamar's upcoming...
View ArticleThe Pitchfork Guide to CMJ 2012
Welcome to another year of the CMJ Music Marathon, in which hundreds of bands, college radio kids, and partiers of all walks converge upon New York City for a week of music and schmoozing. Combing...
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