Jim ORourke

Wilco's favorite records of 2019

Wilco’s favorite records of the year include Weyes Blood, Cate Le Bon, Black Midi, Bill Callahan, Earl Sweatshirt, Blood Incantation, FKA twigs, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lana Del Rey, Purple Mountains and more.

tours announced: Luna, Bob Dylan, Luc Ferrari tribute w/ Thurston Moore, more

Plus: Ali Wong, Iliza Shlesinger, a Prince tribute at Town Hall, and more tour-related news.

Bill's Indie Basement (9/13): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: reviews of new albums from Belle & Sebastian, Metronomy, Pernice Brothers and Gruff Rhys, plus crucial reissues from Stereolab and Super Furry Animals.

Barack Obama, Wilco, Superchunk, Thou & more list the Best Music of 2018

It’s officially 2019 but before we jump fully into the year’s new music, there’s still some ‘Best of 2018’ catching up to do…

Brainiac tribute happening in NYC with mems of GvsB, D-Plan, Wrens, much more

A tribute show to Brainiac is happening in NYC, and footage will be used in the upcoming documentary on the band. The show will feature surviving members of Brainiac, plus members of Girls Against Boys (who also headline), The Dismemberment Plan, The Wrens, Hole, Les Savy Fav, Hella, Chrome Cranks, and more…

What's going on Wednesday?

Adam Ant, Telefon Tel Aviv, Khruangbin, Homeshake, India Arie, Kehlani, Sam Cohen and more Wednesday show options in the NYC-area.

Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2015

You saw their songs and their honorable mentions, and now Pitchfork‘s Top 50 Albums of 2015 list is here. Like with the song list, “records released this year and records that made their greatest impact in 2015 were eligible,” which allows for things like D’Angelo‘s late 201…

Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2015

The new issue of UK music mag Uncut is out now, and it includes their Top 75 Albums of 2015 list. Like fellow UK mags MOJO and Q, they’ve got a lot of love for Julia Hol…

Rough Trade Shops list their Top 100 LPs of 2015

It’s that time of year again when folks start publishing their End of Year Best-Of lists. Almost always first out of the gates is UK-based Rough Trade Shops who dropped their 100 Best Albums of 2015 list today…

Glenn Kotche of Wilco's Top 10 albums of 2009

Glenn Kotche’s Top 10 albums of 2009 (via) 1. Califone – All My Friends Are Funeral Singers 2. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor 3. Alex Cline – Continuation 4…
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