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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has told fans he will no longer be signing autographs after learning that “aggressive” hounds were “using kids” as a tactic to get signatures. READ MORE: Tame Impala – ‘Deadbeat’ review: lyrical inertia bogs down Kevin Parker’s psych-rave meditation on adulthood Parker is currently out on the North American leg of the ‘Deadbeat’ arena tour, and took to Instagram Stories this morning (September 8) to share a “quick PSA” with fans about some changes he’d be making going forward. “Due to the rise of aggressive autograph hounds, I won’t be signing anything or doing photos out the front…
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 writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Fine, Djrum, Miimii…
Animal Collective have announced two live shows dedicated to their 2004 album Feels. The band will bring the record to New York’s Knockdown Center on November 22 and Los Angeles’ Fonda Theater on November 24.The two shows mark the band’s first performances together since 2022. They follow last year’s 20th anniversary reissue of the album, which arrived with nine unearthed B-sides and previously unreleased demos. The same year, they also premiered FeelsLive 04/05, which compiled live recordings taped to MiniDisc at a series of shows from 2004 and 2005.Animal Collective shared their most recent album, Isn’t It Now?, in 2023.…
“We are going to bring the same energy we bring to our own shows and we cannot wait,” says Cage the Elephant’s Matt Shultz of the Nov. 15 Germany matchup between the Patriots and Lions Cage the Elephant are heading to Munich, Germany, on Nov. 15 to headline the halftime show at the 2026 NFL Munich Game, where the New England Patriots take on the Detroit Lions. “We have played a lot of shows in Germany over the years and the crowds here have always given us everything they have,” Cage the Elephant’s Matt Shultz says in a statement. “Playing…
Sir Tom Jones has revealed he was fired from The Voice UK, and the currently airing 14th season appears to be his final appearance on the judging/coaching panel. According to a social media post, Jones claims ITV’s reasoning for his dismissal was due to “a financial difficulty with insurance” and a desire to revamp the show’s lineup. “To be clear, I did not want to leave The Voice as l love the show and really appreciate the audience,” he wrote. “ITV made this decision — obviously a while ago, and I was told just recently.” He claimed that ITV offered…
Stevie Wonder will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his classic album Songs In the Key of Life with a world tour this fall. Wonder will perform the album in its entirety at each show — an ambitious endeavor for a double LP with 17 tracks and a nearly 90-minute runtime. (It’s unclear if Wonder will also play the four additional songs from the A Something’s Extra EP released with the original album.) The tour will start with a U.K. and European run that kicks off Oct. 13 in Birmingham, England and wraps Nov. 11 in Glasgow, Scotland. A short U.S.…
Stella Lefty is facing allegations of plagiarism once again – this time concerning similarities between her song ‘Misery’ and The Greatest Showman track ‘A Million Dreams’. Comments comparing the two started appearing in the comments of the ‘Misery’ YouTube video about a month ago, and the comparison drew wider attention on social media over the weekend – likely off the back of her repeatedly making headlines for similar plagiarism allegations, prompting some to dub her “Stella Thefty”. At present, chatter about the striking similarities remains limited to social media, and there’s been no reported legal claim over the similarities. ‘Misery’…
A little over a year after Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis committed suicide, the remaining members of the band — who were already touring and recording under the name New Order — released the compilation album Still. It’s a collection of studio outtakes and live performances, including Joy Division’s final concert. “We felt that was everything,” Joy Division/New Order drummer Stephen Morris says today, sitting in the office of his home in Rainow, England. “We were tying up all the loose ends. ‘Thank you, there won’t be anymore.’ We were naive because that never really happens, does it? There’s always…
Kristian Matsson, otherwise known as the Tallest Man on Earth, was up at 5 a.m. to play the fiddle. He spent the rest of the morning getting his hands dirty: foraging for mushrooms, doing chores around his property, surveying progress at the concert hall he’s renovating ten minutes away, where he’s functioning right now as both owner and janitor. “I’ve been a caricature of myself today,” says Matsson, calling on Zoom in a red flannel while light pours in through the window behind him. A lot of his days are just like this. Fixing things and writing songs, touring around…
The nominees for the 2026 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards have been announced, and they include shots of Oasis, Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., Geese. This year’s ceremony will take place on September 24, and marks the fifth edition of the awards, which celebrate the art of music photography while elevating and empowering the talents behind the lens. Over 24,500 images were submitted from across 42 countries for the 2026 edition, and included shots of Oasis, Charli xcx, Florence + The Machine, FKA Twigs, Fontaines D.C., Ho99o9, Yungblud, Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, Billy Idol, Lambrini Girls, Warren Ellis, Sombr, Billie Marten,…
