Chris DeVille
@chrisdeville.bsky.social
Managing Editor, @stereogum.com
Posting indie nostalgia at @suchgreatheights.bsky.social
Buy my debut book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS, out now via St. Martin's Press: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/such-great-heights-9781250363381/
Posting indie nostalgia at @suchgreatheights.bsky.social
Buy my debut book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS, out now via St. Martin's Press: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/such-great-heights-9781250363381/
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Chris DeVille
@chrisdeville.bsky.social
· Aug 26
Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan
The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...
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My debut book is OUT TODAY!
'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century.
Buy it and let me know what you think:
'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century.
Buy it and let me know what you think:
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
Wrote about the continuing sonic adventures of Pink Siifu
Album Of The Week: Pink Siifu 'ONYX'!'
I’m of two minds when it comes to Pink Siifu. On one hand, the Alabama-born rapper and musical adventurer deserves a massive glow-up. He’s consistently kicked out ambitious albums that reward in-depth...
stereogum.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Wrote about the continuing sonic adventures of Pink Siifu
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Links can't hurt you here.
Save your out of context screenshots for the garbage platforms.
LINK! TO! THE! STORY!
Save your out of context screenshots for the garbage platforms.
LINK! TO! THE! STORY!
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Links can't hurt you here.
Save your out of context screenshots for the garbage platforms.
LINK! TO! THE! STORY!
Save your out of context screenshots for the garbage platforms.
LINK! TO! THE! STORY!
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Goodbye Jimmy Cliff. His vocal in this 1976 SNL performance, good lord---one of the best singers of his generation, of any generation. vimeo.com/155135842
many rivers to cross
jimmy cliff on saturday night live, 1976.
vimeo.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Goodbye Jimmy Cliff. His vocal in this 1976 SNL performance, good lord---one of the best singers of his generation, of any generation. vimeo.com/155135842
I treasure J.J. McCarthy’s pathetic showings in the NFL as weekly reminders that his Michigan Wolverines won the national championship only by cheating
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I treasure J.J. McCarthy’s pathetic showings in the NFL as weekly reminders that his Michigan Wolverines won the national championship only by cheating
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In this fight we find ourselves in—the struggle for independence in the modern age—, we need to fearlessly push back against all market concentration wherever it arises.
I wrote an essay from the heart and mind about independence and the current state of culture industries.
I wrote an essay from the heart and mind about independence and the current state of culture industries.
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In this fight we find ourselves in—the struggle for independence in the modern age—, we need to fearlessly push back against all market concentration wherever it arises.
I wrote an essay from the heart and mind about independence and the current state of culture industries.
I wrote an essay from the heart and mind about independence and the current state of culture industries.
Queen of ending the Cold War
The singer Carly Rae Jepsen and the movie ‘Rocky IV’ premiered 40 years ago today 🎂
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Queen of ending the Cold War
Excited to publish this op-ed by Jagjaguwar founder @dariusjagjag.bsky.social about [Stuart Murdoch voice] the state that we are in
Op-Ed: The Struggle For Independence In The Modern Age
Jagjaguwar's Darius Van Arman on our shared fight against market concentration and for art, culture, and access.
stereogum.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Excited to publish this op-ed by Jagjaguwar founder @dariusjagjag.bsky.social about [Stuart Murdoch voice] the state that we are in
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Op-ed: @jagjaguwar.bsky.social founder Darius Van Arman on the challenges facing independent artists and labels in today's music industry and how regulators can help
Op-Ed: The Struggle For Independence In The Modern Age
Jagjaguwar's Darius Van Arman on our shared fight against market concentration and for art, culture, and access.
stereogum.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Op-ed: @jagjaguwar.bsky.social founder Darius Van Arman on the challenges facing independent artists and labels in today's music industry and how regulators can help
Check out @thobbsjourno.bsky.social's interview with Hit-Boy, one of the defining hip-hop producers of his generation
Hit-Boy Is Finally Free
The superstar producer on seeking respect as an emcee through his new album with the Alchemist, attaining financial freedom with the end of an exploitative deal, and making the late Nipsey Hussle cry.
stereogum.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Check out @thobbsjourno.bsky.social's interview with Hit-Boy, one of the defining hip-hop producers of his generation
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Kreative Kontrol Patreon Subscriber Drive 2025!
November 21-28!
Target: 700 Subs!
w/daily random draw gifts!
listen for more info:
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☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nstq340
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
November 21-28!
Target: 700 Subs!
w/daily random draw gifts!
listen for more info:
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nstq340
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Kreative Kontrol Patreon Subscriber Drive 2025!
November 21-28!
Target: 700 Subs!
w/daily random draw gifts!
listen for more info:
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nstq340
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
November 21-28!
Target: 700 Subs!
w/daily random draw gifts!
listen for more info:
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nstq340
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
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I have done the research
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have done the research
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HOT TAKE: if they’re not formally interviewing Tim Bezbatchenko, they’re insane.
Sources: MLS owners have officially begun the process of planning for Commissioner Don Garber's departure, holding their first succession committee meeting last week and retaining The Miles Group to lead the process. Full story at SBJ.
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
MLS owners formally begin Don Garber succession planning
A small group of MLS owners held their first closed-door “succession committee” meeting last Wednesday prior to Thursday’s full Board of Governors meeting in Palm Beach, Fla.
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
HOT TAKE: if they’re not formally interviewing Tim Bezbatchenko, they’re insane.
Wrote about Kai Slater's mastery of ancient formulas and the wholesome equation that is Sharp Pins + Balloon Balloon Balloon = pop!
Album Of The Week: Sharp Pins 'Balloon Balloon Balloon'
Kai Slater is obsessed with the past. For those of us who share his interests, that’s working out splendidly. Slater, a 21-year-old Chicago singer-songwriter, first gained renown as a member of Lifegu...
stereogum.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wrote about Kai Slater's mastery of ancient formulas and the wholesome equation that is Sharp Pins + Balloon Balloon Balloon = pop!
Had a blast going on @historyonfilm.bsky.social and talking about (say it with me) my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS
"Garden State" of Mind with Chris DeVille | The History on Film Podcast
Indie Rock and Popular Culture
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November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Had a blast going on @historyonfilm.bsky.social and talking about (say it with me) my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS
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if you spent today talking about that bad writer on here, you're obligated to subscribe to an independent publication or newsletter tonight, sorry I don't make the rules
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
if you spent today talking about that bad writer on here, you're obligated to subscribe to an independent publication or newsletter tonight, sorry I don't make the rules
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Alternative Number Ones on rain on your wedding day, a free ride when you've already paid, the good advice that you just didn't take, man who woulda thought, it figures, etc.
The Alternative Number Ones: Alanis Morissette's "Ironic"
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This colum...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Alternative Number Ones on rain on your wedding day, a free ride when you've already paid, the good advice that you just didn't take, man who woulda thought, it figures, etc.
The soundtrack for SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS Chapter 10 is live. This one explores the indie rock audience's relationship to hip-hop circa 2001-2014. It's one of my favorite chapters in the book, and the playlist gets at why.
Chapter 10 Soundtrack: The Indie Rockers Warm Up To The Hip-Hop Hipsters
The playlist accompanying my SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS chapter "Late Registration" traces the indie rock audience's slow embrace of rap
suchgreatheights.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The soundtrack for SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS Chapter 10 is live. This one explores the indie rock audience's relationship to hip-hop circa 2001-2014. It's one of my favorite chapters in the book, and the playlist gets at why.
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NEW EPISODE ALERT! @chrisdeville.bsky.social comes on to discuss his fantastic new book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: THE COMPLETE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE INDIE ROCK EXPLOSION. We talk about the intersections of tech and mass culture, "The O.C.", MySpace studies, and much more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT0u...
Season 2, Episode 9 Mini Trailer- "Garden State" of Mind with Chris DeVille
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
NEW EPISODE ALERT! @chrisdeville.bsky.social comes on to discuss his fantastic new book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: THE COMPLETE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE INDIE ROCK EXPLOSION. We talk about the intersections of tech and mass culture, "The O.C.", MySpace studies, and much more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT0u...
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Had a great convo with @scottgum.bsky.social about the importance of independent music media, AI, and the evolution of @stereogum.com
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Had a great convo with @scottgum.bsky.social about the importance of independent music media, AI, and the evolution of @stereogum.com
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All I have to say about the Nuzzi profile is that at the end of it she jokes about how she destroyed her life. In fact she did not do that. She has a book, a magazine job, this lovely profile. People’s lives are being destroyed by this administration, however, including by -well, you know.
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
All I have to say about the Nuzzi profile is that at the end of it she jokes about how she destroyed her life. In fact she did not do that. She has a book, a magazine job, this lovely profile. People’s lives are being destroyed by this administration, however, including by -well, you know.
Here's @morayati.bsky.social with an Olivia Dean primer, just in time for her SNL debut
Olivia Dean, Gen Z's Easy Listening Queen
A look at the "Man I Need" singer. Plus: the best new pop tracks of the month.
stereogum.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Here's @morayati.bsky.social with an Olivia Dean primer, just in time for her SNL debut
My book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS details how we got to the music landscape Liam Inscoe-Jones explores in his own brilliant new book Songs In The Key Of MP3. Liam uses five groundbreaking icons (Dev, twigs, 0PN, Earl, SOPHIE) to trace connections in the genre-fluid 2010s. I was thrilled to chat with him:
How The Internet Helped Indie Go Pop: Chris DeVille and Liam Inscoe-Jones in Conversation
YouTube video by Liam Inscoe-Jones
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS details how we got to the music landscape Liam Inscoe-Jones explores in his own brilliant new book Songs In The Key Of MP3. Liam uses five groundbreaking icons (Dev, twigs, 0PN, Earl, SOPHIE) to trace connections in the genre-fluid 2010s. I was thrilled to chat with him:
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This is great news.
Leo Messi has been doing video game shit in MLS for the past two seasons and no one in the world has seen it.
Leo Messi has been doing video game shit in MLS for the past two seasons and no one in the world has seen it.
BREAKING: MLS will come out from behind the separate MLS Season Pass subscription beginning in 2026, per sources.
All games will be available on the Apple TV streaming service.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
All games will be available on the Apple TV streaming service.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
MLS, Apple TV to bring games outside of extra paywall in 2026: Sources
Beginning next season, MLS games will be even more accessible via Apple TV
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is great news.
Leo Messi has been doing video game shit in MLS for the past two seasons and no one in the world has seen it.
Leo Messi has been doing video game shit in MLS for the past two seasons and no one in the world has seen it.
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people are focusing on the scary part ("AI-generated") but why, why on Earth, would I want content "from users"
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
people are focusing on the scary part ("AI-generated") but why, why on Earth, would I want content "from users"