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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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
shows.acast.com
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...
stereogum.com
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"
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These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
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Good morning. For @stereogum.com, I wrote another long piece about Vinyl Me, Please, this time investigating the company's millions of dollars in unpaid debts, interviewing vendors who got screwed, and examining VMP's troubled relaunch under new ownership.
Who Got Screwed When Vinyl Me, Please Went Bust?
Inside the subscription vinyl club's unpaid debts and troubled relaunch
stereogum.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Good morning. For @stereogum.com, I wrote another long piece about Vinyl Me, Please, this time investigating the company's millions of dollars in unpaid debts, interviewing vendors who got screwed, and examining VMP's troubled relaunch under new ownership.
The idea is to run this feature in the fall every year, not as a part of year-end list season, but with the relaunch we didn't get around to it until kinda late.
Anyway, here are some good new bands ("new" and "bands" are flexible terms here).
Anyway, here are some good new bands ("new" and "bands" are flexible terms here).
The 40 Best New Artists Of 2025
What do Tame Impala, Haim, Chance The Rapper, and Addison Rae all have in common? Though they’re arguably superstars now, in the past they were all featured among Stereogum’s annual roundups of the ye...
stereogum.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The idea is to run this feature in the fall every year, not as a part of year-end list season, but with the relaunch we didn't get around to it until kinda late.
Anyway, here are some good new bands ("new" and "bands" are flexible terms here).
Anyway, here are some good new bands ("new" and "bands" are flexible terms here).
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also:
our sister publication, NIL-Wire, wrote its most important story yet.
a sit down with Boise State's Goth Volleyball Player
www.nil-wire.com/p/nora-hayd-...
our sister publication, NIL-Wire, wrote its most important story yet.
a sit down with Boise State's Goth Volleyball Player
www.nil-wire.com/p/nora-hayd-...
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
also:
our sister publication, NIL-Wire, wrote its most important story yet.
a sit down with Boise State's Goth Volleyball Player
www.nil-wire.com/p/nora-hayd-...
our sister publication, NIL-Wire, wrote its most important story yet.
a sit down with Boise State's Goth Volleyball Player
www.nil-wire.com/p/nora-hayd-...
Cleveland, my book event at Mac's Backs is THIS THURSDAY at 7 p.m. @anniezaleski.bsky.social will be there, and hopefully you will be too.
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Cleveland, my book event at Mac's Backs is THIS THURSDAY at 7 p.m. @anniezaleski.bsky.social will be there, and hopefully you will be too.
Here's the great @zachschonfeld.bsky.social with a new installment in his Vinyl Me, Please reporting. This one looks at the vendors and customers who are getting screwed by the failed subscription record club's new management.
Who Got Screwed When Vinyl Me, Please Went Bust?
Inside the subscription vinyl club's unpaid debts and troubled relaunch
stereogum.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Here's the great @zachschonfeld.bsky.social with a new installment in his Vinyl Me, Please reporting. This one looks at the vendors and customers who are getting screwed by the failed subscription record club's new management.
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Happy Birthday Neil Young!
@michaelstipe.bsky.social is among the 80 artists who have picked & submitted a favorite Neil Young song in Stereogum's tribute to Neil on his 80th birthday, today. Scroll through and read Michael’s pick and the story that accompanies it...
stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
@michaelstipe.bsky.social is among the 80 artists who have picked & submitted a favorite Neil Young song in Stereogum's tribute to Neil on his 80th birthday, today. Scroll through and read Michael’s pick and the story that accompanies it...
stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
80 Artists Pick Their Favorite Neil Young Song
Happy 80th birthday, Neil Young!
stereogum.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Happy Birthday Neil Young!
@michaelstipe.bsky.social is among the 80 artists who have picked & submitted a favorite Neil Young song in Stereogum's tribute to Neil on his 80th birthday, today. Scroll through and read Michael’s pick and the story that accompanies it...
stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
@michaelstipe.bsky.social is among the 80 artists who have picked & submitted a favorite Neil Young song in Stereogum's tribute to Neil on his 80th birthday, today. Scroll through and read Michael’s pick and the story that accompanies it...
stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
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every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation
Happy 80th birthday Neil Young
80 Artists Pick Their Favorite Neil Young Song
Happy 80th birthday, Neil Young!
stereogum.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Happy 80th birthday Neil Young
48 hours until my book event in CLEVELAND
Cleveland! I'm doing an event for my indie rock book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS at Mac's Backs Books on Coventry, and it's coming up soon: Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.
I'll be in conversation with the great @anniezaleski.bsky.social.
Come through!
I'll be in conversation with the great @anniezaleski.bsky.social.
Come through!
Such Great Heights: Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
macsbacks.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
48 hours until my book event in CLEVELAND
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For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...