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Marc Hogan

Marc Hogan
Born (1981-10-03) October 3, 1981 (age 44)
U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University
OccupationJournalist
Known forWriting for Pitchfork
SpouseAngela Hogan
ChildrenFrank and Lucy Hogan

Marc Hogan (born October 3, 1981) is an American journalist. He is most known for his time as a senior staff writer at Pitchfork.[1]

Career

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Hogan was a music critic at Pitchfork from 2004 to 2024.[2][3] He has contributed to a number of other publications, including SPIN, the Financial Times, eMusic.com editorial site Wondering Sound, NPR Music, Billboard, Salon, BusinessWeek.com, Paste, Playboy.com, and the Chicago Tribune, and he has discussed his work on NPR, the BBC, Sound Opinions, WNYC, ABC World News Webcast, and CNBC. He also contributed to the book The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs From Punk to the Present.[citation needed]

In 2005, The New York Times columnist David Carr wrote of one of his Pitchfork album reviews that "the writer, Marc Hogan ... in his rave goes over the top and stays there to very nice effect."[4] Slate cited his reviews in a 2006 piece titled "Die, Pitchfork, Die!: The indie music site that everyone loves to hate."[5]

Hogan was among the first to report on the cassette revival (in a 2010 article for Pitchfork) and broke the story of Will Ferrell challenging Metallica's Lars Ulrich to a drum battle (in a 2014 article for SPIN).[6][7][8][9] In 2012, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd quoted his SPIN coverage of Nicki Minaj.[10]

In a 2017 article for Pitchfork, Hogan published graphic excerpts from the deposition of a woman whom rapper XXXTentacion was charged with beating, strangling and imprisoning while she was pregnant.[11][12] Also that year, American music critic Robert Christgau cited "reviewer-turned-staff-writer Marc Hogan, an experienced investigative reporter with a grasp of basic political reality."[13] Christgau wrote, "I say give Hogan a column that would spur him to dig up as much such stuff as he can."[citation needed]

He is a two-time Da Capo Best Music Writing "notable" mention.[14][15]

In January 2024, Hogan was laid off from Pitchfork following magazine owner Condé Nast announcing that the website would be folded in with GQ magazine.[3] He has since contributed to The New York Times,[16] NPR,[17] and The Financial Times.[18]

Personal life

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Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Hogan has lived in California, Tennessee, Arizona, Massachusetts, Illinois, and New York. He graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Masthead". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Marc Hogan". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Hogan, Marc (January 18, 2024). "Pouring One Out for Pitchfork - 9.2 Music Publication in a 3.7 Digital Media World". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  4. ^ David Carr (August 29, 2005). "Garage Rock Meets Garage Critics". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  5. ^ Matthew Shaer (November 28, 2006). "The indie music site that everyone loves to hate". Slate. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Articles". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Rob Walker (April 23, 2010). "Hitting Rewind on the Cassette Tape". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  8. ^ Mark Hogan (June 10, 2014). "Q&A: Will Ferrell and Chad Smith Challenge Metallica's Lars Ulrich to Drum-Off". Spin. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  9. ^ Kory Grow (June 10, 2014). "Will Ferrell and Chad Smith's Next Drum-Off Target: Metallica's Lars Ulrich". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  10. ^ Maureen Dowd (February 14, 2012). "That Old Black Magic". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  11. ^ "XXXTentacion's Reported Victim Details Grim Pattern of Abuse in Testimony". Pitchfork. September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  12. ^ Sisario, Ben (September 11, 2017). "LCD Soundsystem, Leaning on Traditional Sales, Has a No. 1 Album". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 2, 2017). "Who the Fuck Knows". The Paris Review. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  14. ^ Robert Christgau, Daphne Carr (2007). Da Capo Best Music Writing. Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306815614. Retrieved October 5, 2014. da capo christgau.
  15. ^ Best Music Writing 2011. 2011. p. 300. ISBN 9780306819636. Retrieved October 5, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ "The Website Reshaping Live Music, One Set List at a Time". October 27, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  17. ^ Hogan, Marc (March 5, 2025). "Why are the Grammys' rock categories stuck in the past?". NPR. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  18. ^ Hogan, Marc (July 5, 2024). "Amadou & Mariam, Gothenburg gig review — Malian duo inspire love and frenzy". Financial Times. Retrieved November 9, 2025.


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