Yusuf / Cat Stevens has written an autobiography. Cat on the Road to Findout documents the singer-songwriter’s rise from folk troubadour to pop sensation before his conversion to Islam and temporary retreat from the public eye. The book comes out October 7 in North America, via Genesis Publications, shortly after its UK release on Constable…
Kali Uchis has announced her first headlining arena tour. The Sincerely, Tour, named after the singer’s newly released album, begins on Thursday, August 14, and is currently slated to conclude on Thursday, September 25. Supporting Uchis on tour are Thee Sacred Souls. See the North American tour dates below. Uchis released Sincerely, on May 9….
Marcus Brown has announced a tour that begins after he releases his new Nourished by Time album. The tour officially kicks off in Brown’s Baltimore hometown on Thursday, September 11. He’ll continue with more North American shows throughout September and October. The European and UK leg of the tour takes place in November. Openers on…
The pop and R&B singer Casandra Elizabeth “Cassie” Ventura is taking the stand today in the federal trial of her former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs. During her testimony, as reported by The New York Times, Cassie has described the alleged physical and sexual abuse she endured during her relationship with Diddy. She also discussed the…
Few rock bands of the ’60s were as symphonic sounding as the Moody Blues, as evidenced throughout their classic 1967 album, Days of Future Passed. And the band’s singer, Justin Hayward, remains in fine voice all these years later – as evidenced by his performances taking place as part of his Blue World Tour. Hayward…
Queens of the Stone Age have announced a new concert film. Alive in the Catacombs documents a largely acoustic performance that the band—accompanied by a three piece string section—recorded in the Catacombs of Paris last July, around the time frontman Josh Homme underwent emergency surgery that led them to cancel some of their 2024 tour…
A new one-day music festival is scheduled for later this year in New York. CBGB Festival—not affiliated with the citywide CBGB Music and Film Festival of the early 2010s—will take place September 21 at Brooklyn’s Under the K Bridge Park. Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, and Jack White are set to headline, with the Smiths’ Johnny…
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…
Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi has announced his memoir. The new book, Cudi, will get released on Tuesday, August 5, via Simon & Schuster. According to the book’s description, Cudi is “a story of survival—through depression, addiction, isolation, and doubt.” In addition, the 41-year-old rapper, singer, and actor shared on social media, “Its filled w so…
Nick Cave and Nicolas Cage are two of the most unmistakeable personalities in their fields. One is an artistic mastermind with striking vampiric looks who has used his intimate appreciation of avant-garde composers like Karlheinz Stockhausen to elevate a popular art form to the realm of greatness—and the other fronts a band called the Bad…
