David Raposa has been a contributing writer for Pitchfork since 2003, and has also written for the Independent Weekly, the Village Voice, the Hartford Courant, Kill Screen Magazine, The Awl, and a whole bunch of defunct blogs and webzines. He is also a fan of the Boston Red Sox, but please don’t hold that against him.
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While this album is the first time that the core members of what would be… more »
As an actual front-to-back listening experience, Lost Dogs makes like a d… more »
In terms of song selection, the biggest surprise on Live On Two Legs (the… more »
It’s no coincidence that, after 15 years, Pearl Jam waited until Al… more »
Most bands welcome fame. As Vs. proved, Pearl Jam is not one of those ban… more »
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Months after releasing White Pony, Maverick Records reps wanted Deftones … more »
Back in early 2007, the plan was for Deftones to re-team with Terry Date … more »
Back in early 2007, the plan was for Deftones to re-team with Terry Date … more »
Back in early 2007, the plan was for Deftones to re-team with Terry Date … more »
File Under: Dark pop, mysterious noise, industrial punk, and everything i… more »
After releasing two albums and multiple singles equally in love with girl… more »
It helps to make a good first impression — hence enjoyably bittersw… more »
A Rush of Blood To The Head is Coldplay's second album, but for all i… more »
When fans first heard Liz Phair sing "I'll see you around" on the tit… more »
Any songwriter that debuted with a full-length as beguiling, brazen and b… more »
One could call Mezzanine Massive Attack's "rock" album. That's no… more »
With guitarist Hillel Slovak dying of a heroin overdose, and drummer Jack… more »
Most bands welcome fame. As Vs. proved, Pearl Jam is not one of those ban… more »
As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »
