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Named the “best site for music criticism on the web” by The New York Times Magazine, Pitchfork Media has become the leading independent resource for music journalism, the place people turn to find out what’s happening in new music. Founded in 1996, Pitchfork has developed one of the web’s most devoted followings, with more than 1.6 million readers monthly who tune in for daily reviews, news, features, videos, and interviews.

Created in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber and based in Chicago, Pitchfork Media has become the leading independent resource for music journalism, with a focus on indie rock, hip-hop, electronic, pop, metal, and experimental underground music. Publishing daily reviews, news, features, and interviews, Pitchfork has developed one of the web’s most devoted and loyal followings, with 1.6 million unique visitors per month. Schreiber, the founder and president lives in Brooklyn, and Scott Plagenhoef, the editor-in-chief, lives in Chicago.

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