Author: Press Room
And finally the saddest, but most predictable news arrived. The former Hellwatt Festival, now Pulse of Gaia, has been cancelled.The news arrives with a press release a few days after the cancellation of the concert by Kanye West and Travis Scott who were the leading names at the very first festival (here if you want a refresher on the troubled history). «Having had to note that the necessary conditions for the holding of the concerts on 4, 5 and 11 July 2026 at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia do not exist, we inform you of the cancellation of the…
Fox News viewers and right-wing social media addicts are positively shocked that Spencer Pratt — the MAGA aligned former reality TV star attempting — is on his way to being eliminated from the Los Angeles mayoral primary, despite the city’s overwhelmingly Democratic electorate. Pratt currently trails incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and LA City Council member Nithya Raman in a primary out of which only two candidates will advance.. Conservative news outlets and talking heads have spent the past few weeks trying to convince people that Pratt, a former star on The Hills and tabloid staple, was a shoe-in for the…
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 Kim Petras, horsegiirL,…
“I can get back home,” Geddy Lee yelped early in Rush's first show in 11 years, amidst an apocalyptic flurry of drum fills from new touring member Anika Nilles on 2007's “Far Cry.” As the rest of Rush's Fifty Something Tour kickoff Sunday at Los Angeles' Kia Forum demonstrated, that particular Neil Peart lyric — along with many others — was prophetic. After traversing a long, dark, grief-laden path to get there, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and their fans somehow made it all the way back to a spectacular Rush concert, in an arena they'd played 20 times before. On…
On “Remember Yourself,” an elegiac, artfully shambling highlight from the new Modest Mouse album, Isaac Brock gives us lines that might as well as advertising copy for the record: “Try to maintain an open mind/But if things aren't working, don't you waste your time/Yeah, it can be trippy, and it can be fine.” At once open-minded, trippy, and more or less fine, Modest Mouse's first new work since 2021's The Golden Casket finds the man behind one of alt-rock's long-running success stories taking stock in the meaning of life and the weight of existence over songs that ramble and tomble,…
After the cancellation of the concerts of Travis Scott And YE – Kanye West, all scheduled dates are cancelled RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia former HELLWATT Festival. The production of the Pulse Of Gaia festival takes note of the decision of the Prefecture of Reggio Emilia to ban the Travis Scott and YE – Kanye West concerts scheduled respectively for Friday 17 July and Saturday 18 July 2026 at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia. Having had to note that the necessary conditions for the holding of the concerts on 4, 5 and 11 July 2026 at the RCF Arena…
Sharon Osbourne has responded to those who are calling an upcoming AI avatar of Ozzy Osbourne a “cash grab” – telling them that she “doesn’t need your fucking money”. News of an AI avatar of the Prince Of Darkness was confirmed by his widow and former manager Sharon last month, as well as by their son Jack, during a discussion about the future of Ozzy’s brand at Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. Both of them confirmed that the family had enlisted tech company Hyperreal to create the digital version of the heavy metal pioneer – who passed away last summer, aged…
Charli XCX will bring an all-new stage show to North America this September and October. The dates behind Music, Fashion, Film follow a summer festival slate that includes Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. Find the itinerary below. Support across the North American dates comes from Underscores.Charli teased the tour in the early hours, posting on X, “wait i miss partying together, maybe we should again sooooooon.” A limited number of “angel tickets” will be available for the headline dates, priced at $20 plus fees and taxes. Music, Fashion, Film is due July 24, with her two recent singles (but not their…
The last time Lorde played Gov Ball, it was 2017 and she had just released her second album, Melodrama. The entire day had been pouring rain, something she remembered onstage this year as she performed in what she called “perfect” summer weather. Everything — the balmy temperature, the lighting, her incredible stage production, and her vocal power — seemed to be working in order, lining up and allowing her to deliver one of the most powerful festival performances in recent memories. She started the show with an upbeat, tech-inspired version of “Royals,” the breakthrough from 2013 that kicked off her…
Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard has spoken to NME about how divorce and making peace with his past shaped new album ‘I Built You A Tower’, as well as his thoughts on major label life and the doom that younger generations are facing. Released last week (Friday June 5), ‘I Built You A Tower’ is the indie veterans’ first release on the legendary Anti- Records, after over 20 years signed to major label Atlantic. Their new home rekindled a dormant approach to their music and seemed to sit perfectly alongside Gibbard’s desire to make sense of his past, as…
