Pitchfork Media, the web site run by and for indie-rock obsessives, has just released a book naming the 500 greatest songs from punk to the present. On today's show: find out what songs made the cut, in rock, punk, hip-hop, and more. Also: Cellist Matt Haimovitz shares his latest project with pianist Geoffrey Burleson and performs live in our studio.
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Geoffrey BurlesonPitchfork weighs in on the greatest songs
Best known for its highly influential album reviews, Pitchfork Media operates a mini-media empire that includes an online TV channel, an outdoor festival and a skipper's knowledge of indie-rock trade winds. Today, editor-in-chief Scott Plagenhoef and founder Ryan Schreiber join us to explain how they compiled a book called "The ...
Strings and Spins
The team of cellist Matt Haimovitz and his pianist friend Geoff Burleson, have just released "Odd Couple," a CD on Haimovitz's own Oxingale label. While it may seem rather conventional for a cellist who has has played in rock clubs and dive bars, founded a cello band -- UCCELLO -- ...
Naming the 500 best songs of the past 30 years
Compiling any sort of “best of” list is a provocative thing to do. Yes, on one level all you’re doing is saying, hey, I like these songs, or these athletes, or whatever the list is about. But on a deeper level, you’re putting the list out there so other people ...