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Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Saturday
Tue: 07-22-08

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Saturday

Part two of our 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival recap includes photos of the entire day's sets and interviews with Titus Andronicus, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Jay Reatard, Icy Demons, Dizzee Rascal, Vampire Weekend, !!!, the Hold Steady, No Age, and Animal Collective.

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Friday
Tue: 07-22-08

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Friday

Part one of our lengthy recap of the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival includes photos from the Don't Look Back sets performed by Public Enemy, Sebadoh, and Mission of Burma, as well as an interview with MoB.

Puritan Blister #38
Fri: 07-18-08

Column: Puritan Blister #38

A belated, desperate dispatch from Bo Diddley's funeral service.

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Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Mon: 07-07-08

Interview: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman

To kick off a five-part celebration of Sub Pop's 20th anniversary-- and the concert/party the Seattle label is throwing itself this weekend-- we spoke to the men who founded the classic indie imprint, Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman.

Spiritualized
Mon: 06-09-08

Interview: Spiritualized

Songs in A&E, Jason Pierce's sixth studio album as Spiritualized, is a full-volume, ultra-dynamic return to glory-- and here he talks at length about it.
Why?
Mon: 06-02-08

Interview: Why?

We spoke to Why?'s Yoni Wolf and he wondered out loud about his sound, the origin of his words, and whether or not making music is making it more difficult to forget the past.

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Pedro Winter/Ed Banger
Tue: 07-15-08

Interview: Pedro Winter/Ed Banger

We talk to Ed Banger owner Pedro Winter, aka Busy P, about Kanye dissing his bands, his graduation from Daft Punk's School of Business Management, and the internet-fueled success of his five-year-old label.

Mark Arm
Thu: 07-10-08

Interview: Mark Arm

Mark Arm (Mudhoney, Green River) has been involved with Sub Pop since before there was a Sub Pop, and he has recorded for the label now for all of its 20 years. We spoke to him about his longtime association with the Pac NW imprint and what Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman's brainchild has meant to the Seattle scene.

The Notwist
Wed: 07-02-08

Interview: The Notwist

Markus Acher of the Notwist discusses the dark moments that colored The Devil, You + Me, Dax Pierson's influence on the new album, and how you, too, can book the Acher brothers for your next birthday party.