Music

News Leon Vynehall Announces Fabric Presents Mix, Shares New Song: Listen The March release features new music from Skee Mask, Or:la, Gaunt, and others By Evan Minsker January 26, 2022 Facebook Twitter Leon Vynehall (Alex Waespi) Facebook Twitter Leon Vynehall has announced his installment of the Fabric Presents mix series. It’s out March 25 via

News Alf Clausen, Ex-Simpsons Composer, Drops Lawsuit Against Fox Over Firing After working on the show for 27 years, Clausen was fired in 2017 By Evan Minsker January 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Alf Clausen in 2014 (John M. Heller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer who scored more than 560 episodes of The

News The Decemberists Announce 2022 Summer Tour They return to the road following scrapped plans for a 20th anniversary run By Allison Hussey January 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Decemberists, photo by Holly Andres Facebook Twitter The Decemberists have announced a summer tour, which stretches across the month of August. They’ll start in Montana at

News Watch Earl Sweatshirt Perform “2010” on Fallon He delivered a performance of the track from his new album Sick! on The Tonight Show By Evan Minsker January 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Earl Sweatshirt performs on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, January 24, 2022 (Photo by Nathan Congleton/NBC) Facebook Twitter Earl Sweatshirt was the

News Neil Young Demands His Music Be Removed From Spotify Over “Fake Information About Vaccines” “They can have [Joe] Rogan or Young. Not both.” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Neil Young, September 2019 (Gary Miller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Neil Young has posted an open letter to his website directing his management

News Bob Dylan Sells Recorded Music Catalog to Sony Music The company now owns the master rights to all of Dylan’s albums and “multiple future releases” By Matthew Strauss January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Bob Dylan, June 2012 (BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Bob Dylan has sold the master rights to his entire

News Thierry Mugler, Designer Behind Iconic David Bowie and Beyoncé Looks, Dies at 73 The beloved figure in the world of fashion had signature pieces worn by Diana Ross, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, George Michael, and many others By Evan Minsker January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Thierry Mugler in 2014 (BRITTA PEDERSEN/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

News Tyler, the Creator Scores Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton Fashion Show: Watch Tyler also rode a bike down the runway during the late designer’s fall/winter menswear show in Paris By Madison Bloom January 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator at the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2022/2023 show in Paris (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images). Facebook

News Don Wilson, the Ventures’ Rhythm Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 88 The instrumental quartet changed the sound of rock’n’roll with hits like “Walk, Don’t Run” and “Pipeline” By Madison Bloom January 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Ventures in 1964: Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Mel Taylor, and Bob Bogle (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

News Terry Tolkin, Who Brought Stereolab and Butthole Surfers to Major Labels, Has Died In addition to DJing and booking shows, he was credited with coining the term “alternative music” By Allison Hussey January 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Terry Tolkin (Photo by Dean Wareham) Facebook Twitter Terry Tolkin, a music industry executive and journalist who

News To Live and Shave in L.A.’s Tom Smith Dies at 65 A busy collaborator, he co-led the expansive noise ensemble for more than thirty years By Allison Hussey January 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Tom Smith, co-founder of the experimental noise ensemble To Live and Shave in L.A., has died. Smith’s partner, Claudia

News Against Me!, Pinback, Drive Like Jehu Members Form Supergroup Plosivs, Share New Song “Broken Eyes”: Listen Plosivs is due out March 17 on Swami Records By Nina Corcoran January 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Plosivs, photo by Chris Valle Facebook Twitter Prolific guitarist John Reis (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Rocket From The Crypt), singer/guitarist

News Boston Calling 2022 Lineup Announced: Metallica, the Strokes, Foo Fighters, and More Haim, Run the Jewels, Japanese Breakfast, Weezer, Modest Mouse, Avril Lavigne, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Cheap Trick, EarthGang, and more will also play the festival By Evan Minsker January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter James Hetfield, Julian Casablancas, Dave Grohl (Getty

News Fugees Cancel Reunion Tour Due to COVID-19 “An idea sparked to honor and celebrate this 25th anniversary of The Score but we see now it may not currently be our time for revisiting this past work” By Matthew Strauss January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Fugees’ Pras Michel, Ms. Lauryn Hill, and Wyclef Jean, September

News Kanye West Requests “Final Edit and Approval” on New Documentary Film Jeen-Yuhs The decades-in-the-making movie premieres at Sundance this weekend before streaming on Netflix in February By Matthew Strauss January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Ye fka Kanye West, February 2020 (Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) Facebook Twitter Kanye West is asking for “final

News 2 Chainz’s New Album Dope Don’t Sell Itself Gets Release Date The rapper’s latest single “Pop Music” features Moneybagg Yo and BeatKing By Madison Bloom January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter 2 Chainz (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter 2 Chainz has announced the release date for his seventh studio album Dope Don’t Sell

News Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson, Keanu Reeves to Perform at 2022 Tibet House Benefit Angélique Kidjo, Trey Anastasio, Margo Price, Tenzin Choegyal, the Fiery Furnaces, and more will play at the Philip Glass-curated virtual concert By Madison Bloom January 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Patti Smith at the 2020 Tibet House US Benefit Concert (Photo by

News Rage Against the Machine Delay Start of Reunion Tour The Public Service Announcement Tour with Run the Jewels now begins in July 2022 By Matthew Strauss January 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rage Against the Machine, June 1992 (Lindsay Brice/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Once again, Rage Against the Machine are postponing the start of their

News Rich Brian Surprise Releases New EP Brightside: Listen “I wanted to remind people that I still love to rap,” he said By Nina Corcoran January 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rich Brian, photo by Amy Lee Facebook Twitter Indonesian rapper and singer Rich Brian has surprise released a new EP titled Brightside. Accompanying the four-track

News Listen to Lorde and Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer in Conversation for The A24 Podcast A talk about their respective creative processes, their respect for each other, and much more By Matthew Ismael Ruiz January 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Hunter Schafer and Lorde (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Lorde and Hunter Schafer, star of HBO’s Euphoria,

News Mitski to Open for Harry Styles at UK Shows An established Styles fan, Mitski will perform ahead of the pop star’s Glasgow, Manchester, and London gigs this spring By Madison Bloom January 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mitski, Harry Styles (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Mitski has announced that she will be opening for Harry Styles

News Beach House Share 5 New Songs: Listen The third chapter of Once Twice Melody—tracks 9 through 13—ahead of the full album’s February release By Evan Minsker January 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Beach House (David Belisle) Facebook Twitter Beach House have shared five more new songs—the latest quadrant of their 18-song full-length Once Twice Melody.

News Paramore and My Chemical Romance Headlining Las Vegas Festival When We Were Young The emo and pop-punk extravaganza will feature Jimmy Eat World, Bright Eyes, Avril Lavigne, Dashboard Confessional, Thursday, Car Seat Headrest, AFI, Taking Back Sunday, and many more By Evan Minsker January 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Paramore’s Hayley Williams in 2018 (Josh

News Soul Glo, Aldous Harding, Pavement, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork January 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Callum Abbott Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot

News Rosa Lee Hawkins, Singer in the Dixie Cups, Dies at 76 She was the youngest member of the girl group, famed for landmark pop singles “Chapel of Love” and “Iko Iko”  By Jazz Monroe January 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rosa Lee Hawkins (Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Rosa Lee Hawkins, the youngest member of

News Tindersticks Announce Past Imperfect – The Best of Tindersticks ’92 – ’21, Share Video for New Song: Watch Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Stuart A. Staples–led band By Matthew Strauss January 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Tindersticks, photo by Suzanne Osbourne, Steve Gullick, and Christophe Agou Facebook Twitter Tindersticks have announced the new compilation