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In 2003 Pitchforkmedia had coalesced enough power and authority to become a defining site with its Best New Music feature. If only it could get rid of the snarky writing...

With the proliferation of mp3 files expanding out onto platform like iTunes, it seemed time that Pitchfork too would open their coverage towards the single for the year 2003.
What is interesting about this inaugural list is just how many canonized pop & hip hop bangerz came out of 2003. Poptimism may not have been a formalized term, but this list is pure chrysalis for the criticism that plagues the site to this day.
So, Lietoc spends two hours diving into the sounds of a 2003 pop n' indie landscape as a prelude to discussion of the wildly different Pitchforkmedia top 50 albums of 2003 list!

Lietoc highlights 15 selections of music from Pitchfork's 2002 best of list. A list that begins to tilt its head toward alt-radio dance punk and give the same praises to post-punk revival for a dedicated online audience. Yet, the weird diy indie of 2002 still shines through against these bigger breaks.

No time to devalue the bloghouse today! Lietoc's got a hodgepodge of some tunes from his record collection that he's itching to play and pitch to ya during fund drive season.

But yes, Bloghouse returns next week with the top 25 of 2002 :)

The sequel to the 10-12 show!

Wane Lietoc cuts the p4k top 50 of 2002 to let Sobbing Honey drone it up!

Some 2002 ambient is also featured.

Lietoc interrogates the sprawling 2002 Pitchfork album list (the first year to feature 50). The fledgling sight now had dedicated columns and an engrossed readership, now could pivot to rap and other poppier genre coverage. If only they just had a feature to let me know what music was best...

Wane Lietoc introduces us to the Pitchfork Top 20 of 2001, a wild list with many clear indie favorites, some wild IDM, and the clear canonization of post-punk revival. You can begin to sense what's to come and dominate the decade, but nothing compares to 2002...

Wane Lietoc plays the music championed by the men (and only men) of Pitchfork's 2000 editorial staff. Discussion of what was going on this list, the merits of these reviews, and special voices!