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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Patrick Redford

San Francisco Ballet in Aszure Barton and Sam Shepherd's Mere Mortals // © Chris Hardy. Dancers flank Prometheus as he gears up to steal fire from the gods.

Mere Mortals

Arts And Culture

Maybe It’s Not So Bad Being ‘Mere Mortals’

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Barry Petchesky

05 February 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Halberstadt: A sheet of music from the piece "ORGAN2/ASLSP" by John Cage lies in front of the organ in the Burchardi Church before the start of the sound change. After two years, the sound of the slowest piece of music in the world, performed in Halberstadt in the Harz Mountains, has changed for the 16th time. On Monday, the 639-year organ piece ORGAN²/ASLSP ("As SLow aS Possible") by artist John Cage (1912-1992) underwent a sound change. This means that the six-sound piece that has been played in the Burchardi Church since February 2022 has become a seven-sound piece. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa (Photo by Matthias Bein/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Press conference on the change of sound in the Cage project

The Song Goes On Even If We Don’t

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Lauren Theisen

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Giri Nathan

Ana da Silva, lead singer of The Raincoats, on stage with the band in 1995.

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Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Knows Who The Raincoats Are


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Dan McQuade

Moby performs on stage at a concert in 2002. He is in front of a mic in a black t-shirt with a weird eyeball design on it. He's sort of pushing forward with his torso as his arms go backward.

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Music

A Notorious Pitchfork Reviewer Was My Biggest Musical Influence

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Israel Daramola

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The Five New Playboi Carti Songs, Ranked

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Journalismism

Music Journalism Can’t Afford A Hollowed-Out Pitchfork

Harvey Weinstein and James Dolan at House of Elyx on December 13, 2015 in New York City. Dolan has a drink in his hand.

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Lawsuit Accuses James Dolan And Harvey Weinstein Of Sexual Assault

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Kelsey McKinney

There’s So Little To Say About Taylor Swift Being Person Of The Year

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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who’s The Prettiest Spotify Wrapped Of Them All?

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David Roth

Aaron Barrett and Derek Gibbs of Reel Big Fish perform at Southampton University on March 5, 2011.

Reel Big Fish Perform in Southampton

Podcasts

When Ska Was King, With Rob Harvilla

PinkPantheress performing on stage at Mala Vida during South by Southwest on March 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

2023 SXSW Conference And Festival – Day 5

Local Man In His 30s Gets Really Into PinkPantheress

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Luis Paez-Pumar

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Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage during Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Los Angeles at Staples Center on August 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Los Angeles – Night 2

Meet Us At Midnight For ‘1989’ (Defector’s Version)

Dave McKenna

George Harrison and Eric Clapton, playing their guitars, in a black-and-white concert photo from the 1970s

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You Too Can Score Cheap On The Open Market For Dead People’s (Hammond) Organs

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Robert Rubsam

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Charles Bissell Has Finally Moved On From The Wrens

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Samer Kalaf

Taylor Swift gives the thumbs-up while watching the Chiefs.

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Football Game Played Near Taylor Swift

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Peter Gabriel performs at Madison Square Garden on September 18, 2023 in New York City.

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Shut Up And Play The New Stuff

Outkast, winner of 6 Grammys during The 46th Annual Grammy Awards - Press Room at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Defector Music Club Takes On The Expansive ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ As It Turns 20

Felix Kent

CANADA - JULY 24: Leonard Cohen (Photo by Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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How Do You Reconcile A Part You Hate In A Work You Love?

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Jason England

Roger Goodell, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter attend Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

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50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?

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Kathryn Xu

Screenshot from tripleS LOVElution's "Girls' Capitalism" music video, with text reading, "Rule No. 1 Don't Cry Be Rich."

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TripleS And The Rise Of K-Pop Girls’ Crypto-Capitalism

A July 17 photo of Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA, during the 'Fearless' set.

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You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth

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Ray Ratto

UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 03: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of BAND, L-R: Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm (playing guitar), Rick Danko, Richard Manuel (on drums), Garth Hudson - performing live onstage (Photo by Mick Gold/Redferns)

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The Last Of The Band

Sinead O'Connor singing at a recent UFC fight

UFC 189: Mendes v McGregor

Sinead O’Connor Was A Rebel With A Cause

<p>Adlan Jackson is a writer-editor at Hell Gate. He has written for <em>The New York Times Magazine</em>, <em>The New Yorker</em>, Pitchfork, Study Hall and more.</p>


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The central branch of Brooklyn Public Library, wrapped in Jay-Z lyrics.

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Is ‘The Book Of Hov’ Really For Anyone But Jay-Z?

Taylor Swift performing, with some help from a video projection of herself and some other smaller video versions of herself, during her show in Kansas City.

Night Two Of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour – Kansas City, MO

What Does Taylor’s Version Of The Past Look Like?