The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our […]
Childish Gambino has announced dates for a massive world tour that will see him play shows across North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia throughout 2024 and into 2025. What’s more, he’s unveiled a reimagined “finished” version of his 2020 album, 3.15.20, under the title Atavista. The upcoming outing, officially dubbed “The New World Tour,” […]
Vampire Weekend appeared as the musical guest on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. The trio delivered polished renditions of “Gen X Cops” and “Capricorn,” two songs from their latest album, Only God Was Above Us. Seated center-stage with a piano, vocalist Ezra Koenig carried the rising and falling melody of “Gen X Cops,” […]
Steve Buscemi was the victim of a random, unprovoked attack while walking in Manhattan last week. The New York Post reports that Buscemi was strolling through the neighborhood of Kips Bay around noon local time on Wednesday, May 8th, when he was struck by an unknown individual. The 66-year-old actor suffered swelling to his face […]
Foo Fighters enlisted Wolfgang Van Halen to play a prank on fans during their headlining set Saturday night (May 11th) at the Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. After playing a medley of Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,” “Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop,” and Nine Inch Nails’ “March of the Pigs,” frontman Dave Grohl complained to the […]
Donald Glover has shared a Childish Gambino album that he describes as “the finished version of 3.15.20, the album I put out 4 years ago.” It’s called Atavista and it’s out now. The 11-track record includes the new song “Little Foot Big Foot” featuring Young Nudy, which also comes with a black-and-white music video directed […]
Dua Lipa’s new album Radical Optimism has arrived, and though it’s been met with mixed reception from critics and fans alike, it has debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 2. Featuring a neo-psychedelia-inspired sound with significant contributions from Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Radical Optimism is Lipa’s first full-length release since 2020’s Future Nostalgia. As […]
A recent, second tax probe into an alleged case of tax fraud by Shakira—not to be confused with the Columbian singer’s tax fraud trial over 14.5 million euros in taxes owed between 2012 and 2014, which reached a deal in November 2023—has been shelved after recommendations by prosecutors, reports the Associated Press. Shakira was under […]
Vampire Weekend were the musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Maya Rudolph. It was the first time the indie rock band has played the NBC show in 11 years and its fourth time overall. Joined by producer Ariel Rechtshaid on guitar, Vampire Weekend broke out a piano solo during […]
Bruce Springsteen kicked off his show in Kilkenny, Ireland on Sunday by paying tribute to late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan with a cover of “A Rainy Night in Soho.” “The passion and deep intensity of his music and lyrics is unmatched by all but the very best in the rock and roll canon,” Springsteen said […]
