Pitchfork
One of the earlier punk bands on the San Diego scene, Pitchfork are most remembered for being the first collaboration between Drive Like Jehu guitarists John "Speedo" Reis and Rick Froberg (then calling himself Rick Fork). Influenced primarily by SST (Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets, Hnsker Dn) and proto-emo bands (Rites of Spring, Squirrel Bait), Pitchfork formed circa 1985 or 1986, with a rhythm section featuring drummer Joey Piro and a bassist known -- with typical punk informality -- only as Nick. At first, Reis led this lineup ...[more]
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In The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present, Pitchfork offers up their take on the 500 best songs of the past three decades. Focusing on indie rock (Arcade Fire, The Shins), hip hop (Public Enemy, Jay-Z), electronic (Daft Punk, Boards of Canada), pop (Madonna, Justin Timberlake), metal (Metallica, Boris), and experimental underground music (Suicide, Boredoms), it features all-new essays and reviews written with the sharp wit and insight for which the site is known. [ read more ]
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The Swami has opened his vaults one more time to recirculate a piece of San Diego punk rock history. Pitchfork was the band before Drive Like Jehu, Rocket From the Crypt, and before Rick picked up a guitar and John Reis turned Speedo and started to sing. "Eucalyptus" (originally released on the hardcore label Nemesis) was deemed a quintessential slice of pre-gold-rush post-punk with melodic and indie stylings. Groomed on Squirrelbait, Dischord Records, Honor Role, Sonic Youth, and all that was 1987, Pitchf [ read more ]
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