Refused

Snagged a ticket to see @Refused’s surprise late show at @saintvitusbar tonight. Kiiiind of excited about it.

My @Rdio playlist with selections from each of the albums on my Pitchfork People’s List (Top 20 Albums 1996–2011): rd.io/x/QFyuL1HKMw

Of the nineteen artists in my People’s List, can you guess which five I haven’t seen live? peopleslist.pitchfork.com/list/8f867850/

Finished my People’s List (Top Albums 1996–2011) for Pitchfork. As it turns out, my list is very caucasian. peopleslist.pitchfork.com/list/8f867850/

How cool would it have been if Refused’s “Fallon” performance incorporated The Roots? Still, they were great, as usual. feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pitchfork…

Um holy shit Refused.

The Swedish hardcore band Refused took a few years to get great, and shortly after it did, it imploded. Given its incendiary legacy, fans might expect fireworks from this “documentary” about the band’s final days and rather abrupt end, and sporadic live footage does offer a taste of what all the fuss was about. But for all Refused’s unique energy, its breakup story is pretty standard – the tour’s not going well, somebody has a… See more →

Great review of a deluxe reissue of one of the best records of the 90s.

According to me, today is Swan Song Friday, and I begin it with The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused. What swan songs will you celebrate?