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Charli XCX, Kathleen Hanna, Snail Mail, More Appear in New Rodarte Campaign
Rodarte, the Los Angeles fashion brand founded by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, has once again enlisted a number of female artists to model its latest clothing line, including Charli XCX, Kathleen Hanna, Snail Mail, Mandy Moore, and the Linda Lindas. Actors Natasha Lyonne and Lili Reinhart were also tapped for the fall 2022 ready-to-wear collection. Check out a few selections below and view the full collection here. For previous collections, Rodarte asked Joanna Newsom, Grimes, Phoebe Bridgers, and Japanese Breakfast to wear original designs. Rodarte has also hired bands like Beach House and Deerhunter to score various short films over the years. Instagram content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Instagram content This content can also be viewed on the sit...
Purity Ring Announce New EP, Share Video for New Song “Graves”: Watch
Purity Ring have announced a new EP. The follow-up to their 2020 album Womb is the Graves EP, which arrives June 3 via their label The Fellowship. Today they’ve also shared the EP’s title track. Check out the song below, and find the duo’s forthcoming tour dates. “This song has been haunting us for eight straight years so we’re very glad to let it be heard,” Megan James said in a statement. “We hope it brings you as much joy as it has now brought us. Thank you for listening and please enjoy the beautiful music video about human cells.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Purity Ring: ...
Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz Lead All-Star Tribute “Zelensky: The Man with the Iron Balls”: Stream
Ever since Russia began their ongoing invasion of Ukraine back in February, the latter’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has become a household name and a figure of perseverance around the globe. Today, Primus’ Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz have honored the tenacious leader with a, er, ballsy new anthem called “Zelensky: The Man with the Iron Balls.” Aside from Claypool and Hütz, “Zelensky: The Man with the Iron Balls” boasts some other familiar names: The Police’s Stewart Copeland plays drums, Sean Lennon sings and aids on guitar, Hütz’s bandmate Sergey Ryabtseb plays the fiddle, and Billy Strings joins on the acoustic guitar. The song is backed by a marching band drum beat that will make you want to salute to all the noble steel gonads around the world. Claypool and Hüt...
Wet Leg Unveil 2022 North American Tour
The buzzy Brits of Wet Leg have announced a 2022 North American headlining tour to keep them busy between their performance at Lollapalooza and their time opening for Florence + The Machine. Our April Artists of the Month return to the states at the end of July for a festival run that includes Lollapalooza, Mo Pop, and Osheaga. They’ll swing through Toronto, Vancouver, and Happy Valley, Oregon on their way to Outside Lands and This Ain’t No Picnic, before making stops in San Antonio, New Orleans, Atlanta, Denver, and more. By October they’ll have linked up with Florence Welch and company to play some of the west coast’s biggest venues. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 22nd at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. A Live Nation pre-sale (use code ROADIE) will precede the public ...
Josh Freese on Pulling Double Duty With Danny Elfman and 100 gecs at Coachella 2022: “It’s My Workaholic, ‘Try To Do it All’ Ethic”
Ed. Note: Head here to find our complete coverage of Coachella 2022. If you aren’t familiar with Josh Freese’s prolific career, ask the following question: What do Sting, DEVO, The Offspring, The Vandals, Nine Inch Nails, 100 gecs, and Danny Elfman have in common? They’ve all recorded, written, or toured with Josh Freese behind the drum kit at some point in their lengthy careers. If “drummer for the stars” is any metric of Freese’s success, then he’s one of the most successful drummers of all time. Last weekend at Coachella, Freese had quite the engagement on Saturday — performing with hyperpop icons 100 gecs around 6:00 p.m., and then again with composer and frontman Danny Elfman at 9:00 p.m. Such a hectic performance schedule is nothing new for Freese, who proudly takes on as m...
The Offer Spins a Fable Out of the Making of The Godfather: Review
The Pitch: In the early 1970s, a plucky little movie studio called Paramount Pictures, overseen by a firebrand named Bob Evans (Matthew Goode), had the rights to make a movie based on a very popular novel called The Godfather. Making this movie, of course, would be no small task, and the hero of the project became an unlikely one: Alfred S. Ruddy (Miles Teller), who prior to taking on the project was a relatively inexperienced film producer best known for co-creating the classic ’60s sitcom Hogan’s Heroes (prior to which he worked for the Rand Corporation as a programmer). Ruddy’s problems aren’t just limited to negotiating the wild personalities involved with the film — Evans himself, neurotic director Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler), a fresh-faced theater actor named Al Pacino (Anthony...
Blaqdee – Yetunde
Check out this brand new single from Blaqdee titled “Yetunde”. Nigerian singer Blaqdee comes through with a brand new single titled “Yetunde” for his beloved fans and supporters. The new record “Yetunde” is a fantastic track that fills in as a follow-up to his previously released tracks “Overdose” and “Omo” from his extended play tagged “BIG” (Blaq Is Gold). However, the song deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Blaqdee – “Yetunde” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Blaqdee_-_Yetunde_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Wizkid – Expensive Shit
Wizkid, the highly esteemed and talented afrobeat songster has birthed his very much anticipated song which he titled, Expensive Shit. This song came after the proficient songster parted ways with one of the most recognizable music labels in Nigeria, The Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). Baba NLA as he is mostly referred to by so many of his fans around the globe is and has been a great lover of music. He started his journey into the music business as far back as when he was just eleven years old. Wizkid was born into a financially poor background but this was just a sugar coating for the success story he had to tell. However, he has the talent and the passion that could drive around the four corners of the earth. Moreover, the Starboy crooner has had talks about this particular project ...
Chioma Jesus – Oruru Gi
Chioma Jesus the Nigerian gospel musician has released another soul-lifting song titled “Oruru gi”. The Igboitic and radical gospel minister gave us another bomb in the form of a praise song. This song is focused on praising and glorifying the name of the almighty God. Chioma Jesus is a multi-talented and devoted gospel music minister and songwriter here in Nigeria. She is dedicated to serving the body of Christ and blessing the general public with her remarkable and spirit-filled songs. “Oruru gi” is a unique praise song that was written and composed by Chioma Jesus herself. This song was produced by CJ Entertainment recording. Chioma Jesus is a well-respected music Evangelist that is out to preach the gospel of Jesus through worship and praise songs. This enormous song titled “Orur...
Frank Edwards – Drop It At My Feet ft Bomah
The talented Afro singer and instrumentalist Frank Edwards comes through yet again with another spirit-lifting song he tagged “Drop it at my feet” featuring Bomah. The multitalented and distinguished songsmith Frank Edwards will always bring super amazing songs to the table. Beyond writing skillful songs, Frank is known for writing spirit field and soul-lifting songs. The song “Drop it at my feet” by Frank Edwards is a worship song that would take you straight to the throne room of grace. Eminent gospel music mogul, Frank Edwards, outdoor this song, which eventually turns out to be one of his hit tracks off his album “Unlimited- Verse one” which he released in 2017. “Drop if at my feet” is not just a hit track rather it is a song of comfort that was released in the year, 2017 by the ...
Calvin Harris Announces Release Date for New Album ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2’
Calvin Harris is slated to make a return with his recent new album release announcement. The news comes five years after Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 which included hit singles “Slide,” “Heatstroke,” “Rollin’” and “Feels” featuring Pharrell, Big Sean and Katy Perry. Harris took to Twitter to announce the release of Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2, sharing a cryptic caption to the image that suggests that the album will drop in Summer’22. The upcoming album is the Scottish DJ’s sixth album and first in five years. Currently, no additional information has been revealed, however, Harris is slated to perform at a number of festivals later this summer. Earlier this year, fans were quick to notice that Harris debuted a new track titled “Lonely” under his Love Regenerator alias. The producer is set to play a la...
Future’s Debut Album ‘Pluto’ Goes Platinum
Future‘s debut studio album Pluto has sold one million units in the United States and officially been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Pluto’s certification arrives almost exactly a decade after its release, and first sold 500,000 units and was certified gold in April 2017. The 15-track project features the likes of Drake, T.I., Trae tha Truth, Snoop Dogg and productions from names such as Will-A-Fool, Sonny Digital and K.E. on the Track. It went on to debut at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Earlier this month, Future announced an April 29 release date for his ninth studio album but did not disclose the title. The upcoming record will mark his first solo release since May 2020’s High Off Life a...
