A reflection on 20 years of writing for Pitchfork

A reflection on 20 years of writing for Pitchfork Welcome to stübermania, where I normally dig into my box of dust-covered interview cassettes from the 1990s and 2000s (and crusty mp3 files from the 2010s) to present bygone conversations with your favourite alterna/indie semi-stars and the occasional classic-rock icon. (Check out the archive here.) But this week, I’m doing something a little different. This is a newsletter in three parts: The Openers (links to recent writings, playlist updates, and/or other musical musings), The Headliner (your feature story of the week), and Encores (random yet related links).This is a free newsletter, but if you really like what you see, please consider a donation via paid subscription, or visit my PWYC tip jar!Subscribe nowTHE OPENERSThis week on Commotion, I put together this discussion on protest songs in the ICE age, with music journos Carl Wilson and Vish Khanna joining guest host Rad Simonpillai to discuss Bruce, "¡Basta Ya!", a

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