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Celebration Rock
Rock Critic Steven Hyden ("Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me", "Twilight Of The Gods") talks with rock stars and the country’s biggest music writers about what’s happening in rock. Presented by 93X (www.93X.com) and Uproxx.com (http://uproxx.com/music/)
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Celebration Rock: Best Albums of the Decade with Ian Cohen
Steve decided to take the podcast out of hibernation for this special one-off episode on the best albums of the 2010's, with special guest Ian Cohen.<...
Our Favorite Albums of 2018
Every year of my professional life as a music critic, I've made year-end lists. Sometimes it was because I simply had to do it, but more often (especi...
Contrarian's Canon: Joni Mitchell's "Night Ride Home"
This week we return with another installment of Contrarian's Canon, our semi-regular series with Ryley Walker where we talk about great albums that fo...
Fantasy A&R: The Ultimate Mid-'90s Oasis Album
Last month, we started a new game called Fantasy A&R, where we take a classic album and attempt to improve/mutilate it by making our own stupid sugges...
The 2nd Annual "Last Waltz" Holiday Special
Back in 2016, I wrote a column in which I declared that The Last Waltz is the best Thanksgiving movie. "It affirms the faith in the power of ritual to...
Fantasy A&R: How To Make a 12-Track Version of the Beatles' "White Album"
In the week's episode of Celebration Rock we introduce a new game called Fantasy A&R, where we take a classic album and attempt to improve/mutilate it...
Contrarian's Canon: Dave Matthews Band's "The Lillywhite Sessions"
In the late '90s, the Dave Matthews Band was one of the biggest bands in the world. Each of their first three albums went multi-platinum, and their im...
October's Top Indie Albums by Kurt Vile, Cat Power, and Pinegrove
On this week's episode of Celebration Rock I invited Pitchfork senior editor (and now friend of the podcast) Stacey Anderson to discuss this month's m...
Twenty One Pilots vs. Greta Van Fleet
In the past few weeks, two of 2018's most anticipated rock albums have been released: Trench by Twenty One Pilots and Anthem of the Peaceful Army by G...
Contrarian Canon: Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell"
Last month, I invited great indie-rock guitarist and hilarious Twitter user Ryley Walker on the podcast to talk about an album that impacted both of o...
A Tribute To The Stills and Other Overlooked Bands of the Post-Strokes Boom
This month is the 15th anniversary of Logic Will Break Your Heart, the debut album by Montreal quartet The Stills, one of many scruffy, post-punk band...
The Status of Tom Petty's Legacy
Last Friday, a career-spanning box set called An American Treasure was released delving into the work of Tom Petty, in time for the one-year anniversa...
How Michael Beinhorn Shepherded "Superunknown" and "Celebrity Skin"
If you've spent any time reading the liner notes of classic '90s rock albums, there's a very good chance you know the name Michael Beinhorn. As one of...
Recent "Under The Radar" faves by Low, the Lemon Twigs, Ruston Kelly, and more.
Last month, I did a Celebration Rock episode on my favorite sleeper albums of 2018. This week, I figured that the need to talk about lesser known reco...
Can Liberals and Conservatives Still Bond Over Music?
There used to be an old saying about how you should never talk about politics or religion in friendly conversation, because those are the topics guara...
DC Talk's "Jesus Freak" and The Peak of '90s Christian Rock
Back in May, I interviewed the hilarious and talented singer-songwriter Ryley Walker about his very good recent album, Deafman Glance. But one of the...
New Albums By Interpol, Death Cab For Cutie, Mitski, and Foxing
In this episode, we review some of the most notable rock albums from the month of August, including the latest from two legacy acts and recent highlig...
Former Pitchfork Editor Mark Richardson Discusses The Site's Rise
If you have read any music writing at all online in the past 20 years, there's a very good chance you have encountered Mark Richardson in some way. As...
Robbie Robertson On 50 Years of "Music From Big Pink"
Fifty years ago this summer, one of the greatest debut albums in rock history was released. Though when The Band put out 1968's Music From Big Pink, t...
Favorite Sleeper Albums of 2018 So Far
Throughout the year, really good albums come and go with minimal attention. What happens to those records once they are sucked into the black hole of...
Courtney Barnett Tells You How She Really Feels
One of the best things about being a music critic with a podcast is being able to ask an artist you've written about to confirm or deny opinions and t...
25 Years of 'Siamese Dream'
On July 27, one of the greatest rock albums of modern times turns 25. At least I count Siamese Dream as one of the best guitar records of the past qua...
Shawn Everett Probably Recorded Your Favorite Album
Even if you don't know the name Shawn Everett, it's very likely that you've enjoyed an album that he's produced, engineered, or mixed in the past seve...
After 25 Years, Adam Duritz of Counting Crows Is Still Here
This summer, Counting Crows will be back on the road for their "25 Years And Counting" tour, celebrating a quarter-century since the release of 1993's...
Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes Isn't Interested in Fame
In the past decade. Starting with 2009's North Hills, the quartet has been distinguished by strong, understated ensemble playing and Taylor Goldsmith'...
Our Favorite Albums Of 2018 So Far
Can you believe that we're already (almost) six months into the year? What better time to count down some of our favorite albums of 2018 so far. Joini...
Jim James Wants To Purify Himself
On June 29, Jim James will release his third solo album, Uniform Distortion. It's a loose, raw collection of guitar-heavy songs that rail against the...
Rock 101: Intro To Townes Van Zandt
The best part of having a podcast is that it gives me an excuse to reach out to people who I think are smart or interesting, and talk to them about to...
Kanye Hot Takes, Plus Father John Misty and Parquet Courts
On June 1, big albums dropped by Kanye West and Father John Misty, and one of them was much better than the other. I talked about both records with Je...
Let's Talk About Hockey And Guitar Shredding with Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan and Alvvays' Molly Rankin
Recently, I had the chance to talk with two of the leading lights in contemporary indie rock. First, we visit 19-year-old phenom Lindsey Jordan of Sna...
Let's Talk About New Albums By Courtney Barnett, Arctic Monkeys, and Beach House
May has been a good month for notable rock releases, including albums by Arctic Monkeys, Courtney Barnett, and Beach House. For this episode, I contac...
Chuck Klosterman On The Rise And Fall Of Classic Rock
Last week, I released my new book, Twilight Of The Gods: A Journey To The End Of Classic Rock. It's about the generation of rock stars from the '60s a...
Matt and Aaron from The National, live from the Homecoming Festival
In late April I visited Cincinnati to attend the first ever Homecoming, a festival headlined and curated by The National that also featured Father Joh...
Who is Better: The Smiths or The Cure?
In 2016, I published my first book, Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life. For all of the famous...
Pete Yorn Has Endured Well Past "The Morning After"
A few months ago, I was on a serious Pete Yorn kick. The singer-songwriter, whose best-known album is his 2001 debut Musicforthemorningafter, has put...
It's Our 100th Episode!
Way back in January 2016, I launched a podcast. Over the course of 99 episodes, I've interviewed musicians, writers, and lots of other interesting peo...
Gang Of Youths Are Slowly Taking Over America
Last fall I wrote about Go Farther In Lightness, the second album by Australian indie band Gang Of Youths. At the time, Gang Of Youths had a low profi...
What's Your Favorite Album Of 1998?
Let's go back 20 years to a fascinating time in music history. In 1998, the internet had not yet become the hub of how we listen to music — Napster wa...
Is Jack White's New LP A Good Trainwreck Or a Bad Trainwreck?
"Boarding House Reach" is an utterly unique Jack White album — made with the assistance of ProTools, it's as layered and overstuffed as the White Stri...
Dean Ween Continues To Wave The Ween Flag
Of course Dean Ween is one of the founders of Ween, a band that has been putting out albums since 1990, though they haven’t had any new albums in a wh...