The Fork

Somehow I missed absurdly well-monikered Post music writer J. Freedom du Lac's write up on Pitchfork head honcho Ryan Schrieber when it ran last month. It's not the most revealing piece, but it does have a couple of solid quotes from my favorite musician of, well, probably ever, Travis Morrison, and a vague indication of how big a business Pitchfork actually is (it supports an office, six full time staffers, a couple of reporters, and an army of paid freelancers). I'm not always a fan of the Fork's reviews, and these days I skim their site more than read it, but for the last decade, they've done a better job than any other publication of bringing interesting, small-time bands to a much, much larger audience.