Kid Cudi Says He’d Feel ‘Arrogant’ Retweeting Fans Who Call Him a Genius

Kid Cudi Says He’d Feel ‘Arrogant’ Retweeting Fans Who Call Him a Genius

Kid Cudi remains humble. On Tuesday the Entergalactic multi-hyphenate hit Twitter to let his 2.7 million followers know that while he appreciates their kind words, he’s not comfortable retweeting anyone calling him a genius. “Hey guys!! I wont RT if […]

‘What he was doing was like nothing else’: the secret recordings of genius producer Charles Stepney | Soul

Charles Stepney

In the mid-60s, a struggling vibraphone player named Charles Stepney and his wife, Rubie, visited their pastor looking for career advice. Stepney’s work as a jazz musician in Chicago was intermittent at best: when he […]

‘Like seeing Stonehenge for the first time’: the visionary genius of Vaughan Williams | Classical music

‘He witnessed things he was never to speak of … except perhaps in music’ … Vaughan Williams serving in the Field Ambulance in 1915.

Ask people about Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose 150th anniversary we celebrate this year, and you might be told either that he is hands down Britain’s favourite composer or a parochial embarrassment whose music sounds like […]

8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Drake, Bartees Strange, Perfume Genius, and More

Drake Honestly Nevermind

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. […]