Pitchfork.tv: It's Alive!!

Well, today we’re like kids waking up and realizing all the Xs are marked on the calendar and the circled day has arrived and oh man… it's our birthday! Yup. What we’ve been laboring over for the past several months is finally ready to be seen by everyone we’ve been making it for. Today is the official (beta!) launch of Pitchfork.tv, and we couldn’t be prouder.

By now you’re probably pretty up on what we've got coming your way, and today is it's officially yours. Let's have one more look at what's in store. Now with links!

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Radiohead: "Bangers & Mash" (Live In-Studio) // Pitchfork.tv Exclusive
Radiohead perform "Bangers & Mash" in Nigel Godrich's basement studio exclusively for the launch of Pitchfork.tv.



Liars // Juan's Basement
Liars drop by the Basement to play tracks from their self-titled LP and 2006's Drum's Not Dead, and chat about the new songs, getting medicinally certified, and what it's like to be broadsided by oncoming traffic.

Man Man // Daytripping
Last spring, we trekked down to Philly to document the making of Man Man's new LP, Rabbit Habits. They shot off fireworks in the street. Pitchfork.tv's first-ever production.

Jay Reatard // Pitchfork Live
Garage punk maniac Jay Reatard blasts 12 breakneck future rock anthems into one of the craziest audiences we've seen in a while. The full concert, live from NYC’s Cake Shop.

M83: "Graveyard Girl" // Pitchfork.tv Music Video Premiere
Reinventing "French new wave," M83 trade epic synth-rock for John Hughes nostalgia with the blissed-out "Graveyard Girl", from their forthcoming Saturdays = Youth LP. Pitchfork.tv has the music video's world premiere.

loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies // One Week Only
The Pixies' 2004 reunion tour documentary follows their first rehearsals to the final show, and the drug addictions and inter-band tension in between. Plus, see Frank Black in his underwear more times than you ever dared to dream! Steven Cantor & Matthew Galkin direct. Special thanks to our pals at Music Video Distributors.

Pitchfork Central Casting // Special Presentation
"Saturday Night Live"'s Fred Armisen and Les Savy Fav frontman Tim Harrington oversee auditions to find "the face of Pitchfork.tv." Islands' Nick Diamonds guests.

Posted by Pitchfork.tv on Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 9:00am