Announcing Noisey and JanSport Bonfire Sessions at SXSW: Kehlani, Mick...
Are you going to SXSW? Have you been thinking about it, but haven’t really found something that can make you commit? Well, ladies, gentlemen, and non-binaries, we have exactly what you needed to...
View ArticleKanye West Vs. Canada: A Timeline
This article originally appeared on Noisey Canada. Since the birth of this great nation, Canada has seen its fair share of conflicts. From the heated debate over our country’s independence that...
View ArticlePro Era's Kirk Knight and Joey Bada$$ Mob Through New York City in Their "5...
Pro Era rapper Kirk Knight is one of the brightest MCs coming out of New York City right now, and if you haven't heard his album Late Knight Special, get on it. Today one of the best cuts, the Joey...
View ArticlePREMIERE: SonReal Returns with Rap Opera Slapper "SOHO"
Photo courtesy of SonReal After releasing EP For The Town to critical and commercial success last year, it looks like Vancouver-based rapper, SonReal isn't planning on taking his foot off the gas...
View ArticleAnderson .Paak and Knxwledge's NxWorries Stage a Bodega Party in Their "Link...
Noisey Next approved singer Anderson .Paak is making waves this year for his excellent new solo album Malibu, but don't forget the EP he dropped before it with Cali beatsmith Knxwledge as NxWorries....
View ArticleAs Long as Entombed AD Is Here, Swedish Death Metal Will Never Die
Photo courtesy of the artist It’s negative six degrees in Stockholm, and Lars-Göran Petrov has just come in from the cold. “I was just doing some grocery shopping,” he says with a laugh. “You know, the...
View ArticleTyler, The Creator Raps Over Kanye's "Freestyle 4" and, Wow, the Odd Future...
These past few days, you've probably seen Tyler, The Creator kicking it with A$AP Rocky. With all these hangs, we've been really praying to every spiritual entity that music would come out of it, and...
View ArticleListen to 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne's New Collaboration "Gotta Love"
We've been waiting for a bit to hear the new album from 2 Chainz and Lil' Wayne, Collegrove, and today we got a solid taste of the record with the track "Gotta Love." The song is fucking big, the beat...
View ArticleDon't Sleep on 808INK, the UK Rap Crew Who Are Fiercer Than Odd Future
“Is Drake the Antichrist in disguise?”, 808Charmer spits at me, leaning back into a wheeled chair that’s one of two pieces of furniture inside his garage in South London. The thing is, I haven’t asked...
View ArticleG.O.O.D. Music's HXLT Wants to Be the New Iggy Pop
Before leaving our interview, HXLT was jumping and telling me about how crazy his live show is, the sheer carnage he's able to inspire in people through his own levels of energy on stage. "I'm going...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Watch Earl Swavey's New Video for "Trippin'"
If you're caught up on "Bompton," the inaugural episode of NOISEY on VICELAND, you'll recognize a lot of the players from Cali rhymer Earl Swavey's new "Trippin" video: Swavey, guest rapper Jay Worthy,...
View ArticleListen to a Glorious New Track from Big Thief, Saddle Creek's Latest Family...
Photo by Sasha Arutyunova. Brooklyn's Big Thief are everything you could possibly want from modern folk-tinged rock and more. Rooted in Adrianne Lenker's pensive songwriting and blown up into grand,...
View ArticleTiga's Delirious 'No Fantasy Required' LP Is Streaming in Full
Smart and sassy techno and electro delivered with a wink, in advance of the album's March 4 release.
View ArticleThe New Sheer Mag Seven-Inch Will Make You Want To Quit Your Day Job
Photo by Reed Dunlea Ever since their formation in 2014, Sheer Mag have been blowing holes in the punk scene, giving it mouth to mouth and reminding people that punk never really died, it was just...
View ArticleVic Mensa and Towkio Come Together for "G W M"
It's been a minute since Towkio's mixtape .Wav Theory came out, and aside from a video here and there it's been a little quiet. Today he's delivered in spades with a brand new single "G W M." But he...
View ArticleThrough Being Spool: Meet Punk Rock's Yo-Yo Master, Steve Brown
Photo: Alec Campbell I met Steve Brown a decade ago in Cleveland, Ohio, backstage at the Grog Shop. Avail were performing with the Hot Water Music side-project The Draft and we were all crammed in a...
View ArticleWanna Hear Two of the UK's Biggest Bosses Link Up? Here's Stormzy Freestyling...
Every Friday since November, we've been treated to Stormzy's Beats 1 radio show #MERKY, and if you haven't been tuning in, then honestly, go have a word with yourself. Big Stormz made the original...
View ArticleFlip Over Your Desk, Ruin Your Ears, and Watch The Latest Video From Crows
Since forming in 2012, the London based group Crows have racked up their fair share of injuries. Their drummer needed to get a metal plate put in his hand after bashing around on the drums too hard;...
View ArticleSouth America Shines: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau
Welcome to Expert Witness with Robert Christgau, the self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics." He currently teaches at NYU and published multiple books throughout his life. For nearly four...
View ArticleYou Can't Take the Boy Out of the Replacements: An Interview with the Band's...
They emerged from a Minneapolis basement in 1979, destroyed everything in their path (tour vans, hotels, dressing rooms, audiences) and then disappeared for 22 years—but not before creating some of...
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