Kim Gordon

This episode of the Pitchfork Review podcast features an interview with the two music legends about maintaining your sanity as an artist, the fight for reproductive rights, and the essay collection This Woman’s Work.

Whether it was a fond remembrance of a lost friend through the lens of ’90s pop culture, an impassioned testimonial to the power of Black women in pop, an intimate look at the life of a hip-hop genius, or Nick Cave’s frank conversations on grief and loss, the best music books this year kept it personal.

Including shots of Angel Olsen, Flying Lotus, Jamila Woods, and more

A gallery highlighting the best of this year’s fest including Erykah Badu, Phoebe Bridgers, Animal Collective, and more

From Jeff Tweedy’s practical advice and Mariah Carey’s decadent memoirs to scene-defining oral histories and deep-dives into the cultural archives, these were the books that stuck with us this year.

David Byrne, Billie Eilish, Tinashe, Kim Gordon, and many more on the candidates and issues that matter most to them right now.

From Big Thief’s twin masterworks to Brittany Howard’s bold solo debut, these were the guitar records we loved most this year.

The artists who ruled the year, starring FKA twigs, Bon Iver, Kim Gordon, DaBaby, and more

Meek Mill, Kathleen Hanna, Kim Gordon, Yaeji, ANOHNI, Bun B, Jeff Tweedy, and more share the issues driving them to the polls

From Father John Misty’s surreal Twitter musings to DJ Khaled’s Snapchat exuberance to Nicki Minaj’s flawless Instagram selfies, these are the musicians that keep us hopelessly glued to our screens.

A collection of our favorite quotables from the interviews we did this year, including Madonna on modern loneliness, Earl Sweatshirt on proverbs, Bradford Cox on dogs, Jamie xx on (not) smoking weed, Sufjan Stevens on God, and much more.

Jenn Pelly talks with the experimental rock icon about her revealing new memoir, the familial trauma that led to her famed elusiveness, and living a life outside the margins: “Convention isn't awful, it's just not something that I really aspire to.”