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We present the 2008 Year in News, a roundup of music-related triumph, tragedy, and kookery from the pages of Pitchforkmedia.com over the past year.

Welcome to The Year in Photos, Pitchfork's second annual roundup of our favorite snapshots to grace these virtual pages over the past 12 months.

From Arcade Fire to Yeasayer, with stops along the way for Björk, Kanye, Weezer, and more, here are our favorite music videos of 2008. 

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.

We speak with the Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser about the band's latest album, You & Me, life on the road, aging gracefully, and the importance of pacing.

Parallax Error Beheads You, Max Tundra's third full-length-- and first in six years-- juxtaposes prog-like complexity with pop's approachability, and it's finally released in the U.S. this week. We talk to the perfectionist about deadlines, the process of making complex, intricate bedroom music, Prince, and Tom Jones.

Several weeks ago, Pitchfork relayed questions to London to be posed to McCartney and Youth in a video interview. They talked about the new album, why they're promoting the Fireman now, and what it's like to release music in the current music marketplace.