Duane Eddy, the pioneering guitarist who helped popularize twang—the reverberating electric sound that emits a warped and dusty tone—in rock’n’roll during the 1950s, has died, reports The Associated Press. He died of complications from cancer in the hospital on Tuesday (April 30) in Franklin, Tennessee, according to his wife, Deed Abbate. He was 86 years […]
Revisit the 2021 feature “The Dream-Pop Transcendence of Ian Sweet.” All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Ian Sweet: 05-03 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress %05-04 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern %05-10 Los Angeles, […]
Vampire Weekend will return to Saturday Night Live this month. Maya Rudolph will host the May 11 episode, which will mark the band’s fourth time performing on the show. The following installment of SNL, airing May 18, will be helmed by Jake Gyllenhaal, with musical guest Sabrina Carpenter. Carpenter will make her debut on the […]
Illuminati Hotties has announced a North American tour that’s slated for this fall. To coincide with the news, she’s also shared a new song titled “Can’t Be Still” along with a music video directed by Tony Wolski. In the clip, Sarah Tudzin walks across the city, a tropical landscape, and a desert, picking up new […]
Universal Music Group has reached a licensing agreement with TikTok that will return its artists to the platform after a months-long standoff. The deal secures “improved remuneration” for UMG artists, as well as new commercial opportunities and protections against generative AI, according to a joint press release from the companies. The bitter dispute came to […]
Universal Music Group and TikTok have come to terms on a new licensing agreement, ending a three-month stalemate that saw the world’s biggest record label pull its vast musical catalog from the social media platform. According to a press release announcing the deal, the deal will “deliver improved remuneration for UMG’s songwriters and artists, new […]
Cher has offered some insight into her dating history, including why she prefers younger men. “I’m really shy when I’m not working and kind of shy around men,” Cher, 77, explained during an appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show. “And the reason I go out with young men is because men… Please click the link below […]
In the new FX limited series The Veil, Elisabeth Moss delivers yet another standout performance as “Imogen,” whose name is in quotes because we know from the beginning that it’s not the secretive British spy’s real name. While the captivating character drives the thrust of the series, Imogen isn’t Moss’s favorite character in the show. […]
Richard Tandy, the longtime keyboardist of Electric Light Orchestra, has died at the age of 76. ELO leader Jeff Lynne announced Tandy’s death on Wednesday, May 1st. “It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of my long-time collaborator and dear friend Richard Tandy. He was a remarkable musician & […]
If you ever watched Pixar’s heartwarming, imaginative 2009 film Up and thought, “Wow, I’d sure love to see what that big floating house would be like to live in,” you might be getting your chance. As a part of Airbnb’s new “Icons” line of vacation homes, the house from Up has been painstakingly recreated in Abiquiu, […]
