Not to be confused with Dark Was The Night, except for similar potential for mind explosion. We had more than a few conversations at SXSW about the intriguing, ubiquitous (in Emo's anyway) poster for the otherwise unknown project from old friends Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, with a billed guestlist including Black Francis, Julian Casablancas...

I remember a bunch of years ago while I was still on my world (educational) tour, before I moved back to New York, I'd be nonstop asking my artisty friends for stories of their NYC encounters with the people on my iPod. (Yes I was one of those.) There was this friend, who had a friend of a friend etc., that took voice lessons with Tip. I liked t...

Musical genius Jon Brion applies his pop smarts to fellow geniuses Kevin Barnes and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.read more

Will you still be excited for No Line On The Horizon if its first single sounds like Escape Club? (Okay, or Elvis.) Hear a snippet of "Get On Your Boots" here while supplies last.

In the late 1970s, Johnny Cash hosted a Christmas Special each year, featuring musical performances from him and his extended family as well as other country and pop luminaries. On Pitchfork.tv we have these four highlights for One Week Only. First up is the ancient folk song popularized by Ledbelly (and then Kurt Cobain) "In the Pines", perform...