Ryan Schreiber
@ryanschreiberfm.bsky.social
The artist formerly known as @ryanpitchfork Author of WEIRD ERA (Dec 1 via @fsgbooks) Resident DJ @thelotradio Writing at ethernet.fm
Björk’s raves are the stuff of legend. Can you imagine if she dropped in some of her most satisfying remixes, too? Here are two hours of her finest, mixed for the floor by Underworld, Masters at Work, Todd Terry, and more.
If Björk Played Björk at Her Raves...
Björk’s raves are the stuff of legend. Imagine if she dropped in some of her most satisfying club remixes. (A playlist.)
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Coming out in 2022 helped me recognize the scope of Madonna's impact through the lens of another culture. My thoughts on her latest album and Saturday night's 'Club Confessions' party in NYC. www.ethernet.fm/p/confession...
Confessions + Reflections
Thoughts from Madonna's 'Club Confessions,' live in New York
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Five years into the #indiesleaze revival, the movement that shaped the 2000s is also defining the 2020s. My thoughts on Slayyyter, The Hellp, and the enduring powers of Crystal Castles. (Hey hey, my my...) open.substack.com/pub/ethernet...
#IndieSleaze Will Never Die
Five years into the 'sleaze' revival, the movement that shaped the 2000s is also coming to define the 2020s
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The best songs of April feature new music from Rosalía, shoegaze from Kelela and Just Mustard, and a run of monster tracks by Slayyyter, Nine Inch Noize and Tiffany Day, who all feature in a piece I'll be publishing soon on the remarkable durability of indie sleaze. Listen here: push.fm/fl/whatsgood
Alongside the book, I've also launched a Substack today at ethernet.fm where I’ll be opening my archives and re-evaluating the music we covered. It will soon become a home for new and familiar voices. A first look: 30 Years of Pitchfork, Unpacked www.ethernet.fm/p/30-years-o...
I’ve spent my career telling other people’s stories. Now, I’m telling my own. I’m pleased to announce that my memoir, "WEIRD ERA: How Pitchfork Changed Music Forever," arrives December 1 via @fsgbooks.bsky.social Pre-order here: tinyurl.com/weird-era
My twenty-three favorite songs of March are live, featuring: Gelli Haha Avalon Emerson Robyn Cameron Winter Iceage Bassvictim Fcukers Lone John Beltran Brian Jackson x Masters at Work Cranes x A.R. Kane (as inrain) Fennesz & more Listen here: lnk.to/wg25
My 29 fave tracks of '26 include: Grace Ives NIN x Arca Fever Ray hemlocke springs Daphni x Caribou Mandy, Indiana My New Band Believe Jill Scott By Storm Bill Callahan Kim Gordon Broken Social Scene Friko Ratboys Beverly Glenn-Copeland John Carroll Kirby KMRU & more Listen here! lnk.to/wg25
Glad to say the monthly playlist is back up on Apple Music and Spotify! Here are the best songs of the last month feat. OPN, Oklou & FKA Twigs, Magdalena Bay, Lone, Mei Semones, Tagabow, Candelabro, Four Tet & more lnk.to/wg25
My favorite tracks of September are up on What's Good feat. Kate Bush, Geese, Sammy Virji, Joanne Robertson, Juana Molina, Night Tapes, Rochelle Jordan, Neko Case, Jeff Tweedy, JADE, RAYE, Moodymann, Chloé Caillet, Kieran Hebden x William Tyler & more shorturl.at/jGZmN
Wow, what a ton of great music in August! Just updated What's Good with my 32 faves including: Geese, Dijon, Ninajirachi, Dean Blunt x Elias Rønnenfelt, Nourished by Time, Susumu Yokota, Earl, Blood Orange, Deftones (!), Avalon Emerson, Overmono, Jens Lekman (!!), & more shorturl.at/jGZmN
My favorite tracks of July are up on What's Good feat. Geese, james K, Gelli Haha, By Storm, Water From Your Eyes, Tyler the Creator, Madonna, NIN, Fever Ray, Nosaj Thing x Jacques Greene, Factory Floor, GOON, Burial, Sudan Archives, Sir Chloe & more shorturl.at/jGZmN
What's Good is back with June's best tracks. My top 3: Gelli Haha's goofy glo-fi, a 90s Portishead throwback from Neggy Gemmy, and Underscores' digipop monster, "Music." Plus: Nick León, james k, Sir Chloe, and archival cuts from Joni Mitchell & SOPHIE shorturl.at/jGZmN
My best of May '25 features new music from Stereolab, Avalon Emerson, Sofia Kourtesis x Daphni, Model/Actriz, Erika de Casier, Maria Somerville, Jenny Hval, Alan Sparhawk, DjRUM, Anthony Naples, Clipse, DIIV, caroline, Matthew Herbert & more. Check the playlist here: shorturl.at/jGZmN
That’s a special movie, no joke. Thx to @ryanschreiber.bsky.social for moderating such a feelgood convo afterwards & to Kevin & Stephen for making such lovely sound & image. So many good 00s vibes.
Bryan Waterman@waterman.bsky.social · last yr.I just found a list I'd saved of my favorite live shows of 2006. Coming up on 20 years ago! In related news, I'm going to see the Broken Social Scene doc tonight.
Psyched for this week's NYC premieres of the new Broken Social Scene documentary, "It's All Gonna Break." I'll be leading Q&As with Kevin Drew and filmmaker Stephen Chung all three nights at Nitehawk & IFC Center. Tickets here: cargofilm-releasing.com/iagb-theatri...
Farewell to one of the all-timer weirdo angels 💔 youtu.be/U9jbiKNVX9I?...
Michael Hurley - Light Green Fellow
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What's Good is back with the best of March 2025, featuring: Eartheater x Shygirl. Playboi Carti. Destroyer. Lorelei x MJ Lenderman. Eiko Ishibashi. Jane Remover. Model/Actriz. Factory Floor. Little Simz. Whatever the Weather. DjRUM. Arthur Russell. & more lnk.to/wg25
Kind of weird to hear that Supreme quoted from my 2014 Aphex Twin feature in their new merch drop with him. I hope that doesn't mean I've become a hypebeast by association mixmag.net/read/supreme...
Supreme unveils more pieces from Aphex Twin collab collection
The new collection includes a GORE-TEX jacket, three skateboards and a football shirt emblazoned with AFX's menacing stare
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Rest in power to the acid jazz OG, Roy Ayers. His rooftop concerts at Output always marked the first days of spring. Thanks for the memories— in the sunshine. ☀️
Updated 'What's Good' with my favorite songs of 2025 so far, including: Ichiko Aoba. Oklou. Jenny Hval. DARKSIDE. Avalon Emerson. Jamie xx & Erykah Badu. Baths. Bon Iver. Squid. Marie Davidson. Marshall Allen x Neneh Cherry. Fennesz. DJ Koze. Pink Siifu. Tim Hecker. Q Lazzarus & more lnk.to/wg25
This 2001 Moodymann 12” goes crazy. It cuts up the Detroit radio DJ Mojo’s famed ‘86 interview with Prince, chopping the questions to sound like an interview with Moody. The beat beneath is murky and hard-hitting, then shifts into a lighter, jazzier Rhodes flex. 🔥
Moodymann - JAN
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Spending a lot of time lately with this little-known Stereolab side project from 1997, a collaboration between Tim Gane, Andy Ramsay, and the High Llamas' Sean O'Hagan. Released just a month before 'Dots and Loops,' it applies some of that album's best qualities to a 'library music' setting.
Turn On - Electrocation of Fire Ants
YouTube video by bobo
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Quick look back at how weird Pitchfork Fest was in its early days: this 2008 backstage tour by a very young Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, who interviews Bon Iver, No Age, Health, Jay Reatard, and a bunch of other hipsters before ripping a guitar solo onstage with Spoon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMLJ...
Bradford Cox - Pitchfork Music Festival 2008 - Daytripping
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I only attended the Pitchfork Fest in Chicago once, in 2017, but I'm still saddened. The festival has been a focal point for a living, breathing community of fans and listeners in an era when disconnectedness has been the predominant cultural narrative. pitchfork.com/news/an-upda...
An Update on Pitchfork Music Festival
A message to our Chicago festival community
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I'll be sincere about Pitchfork Fest, it was three supreme days of summer, a more perfect festival did not exist when it began. You watched bands, maybe you got a little fucked up, you hugged new friends, it was a happy, stressful, unforgettable time and place. Its loss will be a crater in my heart
What's Good this week: Caribou. Kelly Lee Owens. Nick León x Erika de Casier. Clairo. Father John Misty. Magdalena Bay. Overmono. Octo Octa. salute x Empress Of. Floating Points. Jane Remover. Christopher Owens. Small Black. Galaxie 500. Pretty Sick.&more lnk.to/whatsgood2024
What's Good dips in for a quick update with the best songs of the summer so far, including: SOPHIE. Jamie xx. Aphex Twin. Tove Lo x SG Lewis. Jessie Ware x Romy. Melody English. Otha. Joanne Robertson x Dean Blunt. Olof Dreijer x Diva Cruz. Channel Tres. Georgia Gets By. +more lnk.to/whatsgood2024
