Author: Press Room

Have a good joke about Phoebe Bridgers’ planetarium listening parties but nowhere to tell it? Looking to weigh in on our scene report about corporate raving? Now you can. Eight months after launching Pitchfork’s first subscription service—which gave anyone who signed up the ability to comment on reviews—our commenting system is operational on all stories. Yes, the world will finally be able to hear your piping-hot take on those new Diiv tour dates.Give it a whirl, either below or on any previous posts. Again, you can only access this feature if you’re a Pitchfork subscriber. In fact, we’re running a…

Sadiq Khan has hit out at controversial new plans from Westminster Council that could stop new Soho venues offering “music, dancing and similar entertainment”. The Conservative-run council is currently consulting on a new draft policy that would cover some of the city’s busiest nightlife districts. Under the plan, the council says it would “normally refuse” licence applications for new pubs, bars, fast food premises or venues offering “music, dancing and similar entertainment” inside its West End Cumulative Impact Zone, which includes Soho and most of the West End. Responding to the proposals today (August 6), the Mayor of London wrote: “You can’t run a…

After releasing a handful of singles, the Avalanches have finally announced they have a new album on the way. No Bad Memories arrives October 16 via Modular. The Australian group have also dropped yet another new song from it, “Can’t Get Over Losing You” featuring Portraits of Tracy, which comes with a wild animated music video by Jonathan Zawada. Check it out below.“Tracy is a hilarious, brave and tender human being who we have become very close to over the years we’ve been making music together,” the band wrote in a statement. “Tracy’s production and mixing is insane but it’s her…

‘Let’s Have It Out’ Image Credit: SACHA LECCA Duff performs ‘We Don’t Talk’ on a couch, just like she did for her Small Rooms, Big Nerves tour. The singer has pushed back that the couch’s color has any significance to the subject of the song, which is about her rift with sister Haylie Duff. “That is absolute bullshit,” Duff told RS. “I don’t have the time to make threads for people to catch on to about that. I have a full life and a busy family, and this was literally just a song about my truth, and that was it.” Daniel…

I don’t remember exactly when I first became aware of Perez Hilton. Only that one day in the mid-aughts, his name was suddenly as ubiquitous as the celebrity who inspired it. Perez Hilton, the blogger, was a product of that time. Adept at the internet back when mainstream media publications were still learning how to work their BlackBerrys, he operated with speed that print magazines couldn’t match. And he got the goods — gossip whispered but rarely published — with impressive prescience and regularity. His world had its own language and look: juvenile (think: his signature penis scribbles), irreverent, juicy,…

The woman charged with stalking Lindsey Buckingham after claiming the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist is her father was found incompetent to stand trial Thursday. “At this time, the court finds that you are not able to handle your case. You are not trial competent,” Los Angeles County Mental Health Court Judge Robert S. Harrison told Michelle Dick during a morning hearing. The judge said he also found that it was “medically appropriate to treat the defendant’s psychiatric condition with medication.” He made his rulings after receiving a report from a court-appointed doctor who examined Dick in custody. Dick, wearing a…

Olof Dreijer has shared dates for his first tour as a solo artist. In support of debut album Loud Bloom, released earlier this year, the Knife co-founder will make his way across North America and Europe, hitting New York, Chicago, London, Berlin, and more. He will also perform two shows in his home country of Sweden. Check out the full list of dates below.“I’ve been experimenting and rehearsing and I’m almost done with a new live show focused around my album but also some older favourites and remixes,” Dreijer shared in a press statement. “I’ve done my best to make…

C’è qualcosa di amministrativamente irricevibile nella notizia che Francesco Guccini è morto questa mattina a Pavana: è come se un ente pubblico avesse annunciato, con un freddo comunicato stampa, la cessazione in essere dell’Appennino tosco-emiliano.Il fatto è che Guccini, negli anni, era diventato meno una persona e più un sistema di infrastrutture territoriali: comprendeva trafori montani, osterie con illuminazione discutibile, stazioni ferroviarie semiabbandonate, moltissime tovaglie a quadretti, appartamenti bolognesi riscaldati soprattutto dalle discussioni, autogrill chiusi di giorno, cinema d’essai con sedie spaiate, fotografie scolorite, fiaschi impagliati, cappotti appesi troppo vicino alle stufe, atlanti aperti su imperi già finiti e operai…

Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age have kicked off their 2026 North American stadium tour in Toronto – check out footage and setlists below. The two bands began their run of shows together on the ‘Take Cover’ tour at Rogers Stadium on Tuesday night (August 4), along with an opening set from Mannequin Pussy. It marked the Foos’ follow-on from their recent European run that included two huge sold-out nights at Anfield in Liverpool and was also their first show in Toronto since 2018. QOTSA, meanwhile, recently wrapped up a European tour opening for System Of A Down, and were playing their first North American date since their orchestral Catacombs Tour in April and May.…

To hear Stella Lefty tell it, she never wanted to be a star. The 23-year-old Chicagoan and daughter of billionaire Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky grew up playing guitar and loving Taylor Swift, whose charming if parroted twang she adopted. Lefty used to think all artists had to make their own music, but when she discovered the concept of songwriting, she knew she’d found a dream. Fresh out of college, she headed to Nashville to join in some sessions. The gig fell through after her boss insisted she take the stage herself, which she found “so annoying.” Why couldn’t she just…