The famous folks mingling at Pitchfork last weekend included Taylor Bennett, who’s playing an antiviolence fund-raiser for Kids Off the Block.
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Our photo recap of the Pitchfork Music Festival 2014
Photos of Beck, Deafheaven, Kendrick Lamar, crowd surfing, dancing, and more from Pitchfork Music Festival 2014
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A fond farewell to the last day of the Pitchfork Music Festival
The Reader team share their thoughts on Sunday’s entertainment at Pitchfork, which included memorable sets by Kendrick Lamar, Deafheaven, Perfect Pussy, Slowdive, and DJ Spinn.
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 7/18: Pitchfork, Kane County Fair, and Gay Geek Variety Show
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, July 18
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Announced: The Pitchfork Music Festival’s 2014 lineup
The Pitchfork Music Festival announces its (mostly) complete 2014 lineup.
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Gossip Wolf: More Pitchfork lineup predictions!
More Pitchfork lineup predictions, a new album in installments from Redgrave, and more
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Thoughts on the tenth birthday of Kanye West’s The College Dropout
You may have mixed feelings about what Kanye has become since 2004, but don’t forget about the sea change he helped work on pop rap when he broke out.
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Unlicensed to ill
Bootleg rap and R&B vinyl is thriving, even though most of the music is easy to buy or free to download.
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Looking back at 2013 with the Billboard Hot 100
In an electrifying year for music, mediocrity still reigns
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This week in rap ads: Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre push portable speakers
The latest convergence of musicians and advertisement features Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre working on an unreleased track and listening to it on goofy portable speakers.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 11/7: Congrats on Your Success, Greek Film Fest Chicago, and Julia Serano
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, November 7
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Jean Deaux helps take local rap group the Village overseas with “Woozy”
Just a couple months after Village affiliate Isaiah Rashad signed a deal with Kendrick Lamar’s Top Dawg Entertainment local rapper-singer and Village member Jean Deaux appears on a tune from UK pop-rock band Glass Animals and makes the track her own.
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12 O’Clock Track: Pusha T and Kendrick Lamar’s chilly, drug-filled rap single “Nosetalgia”
One half of Clipse calls up Compton MC Lamar for the standout track of the former’s solo debut, My Name Is My Name, which is out today.
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How “Redneck Crazy” oppresses white America
We need to stamp out this toxic, incredibly popular, hate speech