Work in Progress: How Toronto Women Are Fighting Against a Sexist Music...
This article originally appeared on Noisey Canada. The role of women in music has been making headlines in recent months, prompted by a growing sense of exasperation toward longstanding misogynist...
View ArticleMargaret Glaspy Is Not Your Babe: Songwriting Mythology for a Modern Generation
Photos by King Texas When Margaret Glaspy steps onstage at a small venue in Brooklyn, it’s to mixed and polite applause. She’s alone, and her guitar is plugged into an amp that looks almost laughably...
View ArticleWireheads Get Dusty On Their New Video For 'Arrive Alive'
There are many reasons why Wireheads’ new video for “Arrive Alive” is amazing. Produced by Alex Gordon-Smith, it was shot in a day and night in South Australia’s arid mid-north and Adelaide’s western...
View ArticleListen to Danger Beach’s 'Mirage' and Try Not to Dribble That Half-Price...
Danger Beach’s latest track “Mirage” brings to mind the feeling that comes with wading ankle deep in surf while wearing white linen trousers. There may be another 30 minutes until the beach bar starts...
View ArticleDiscovery: Ballarat
Ballarat band The Dead Salesmen. Courtesy of Heart of the Rat Records JD Future Legends & Noisey present THE NEXT ON TOUR series of summer gigs. Hitting six metro and regional cities around the...
View ArticleGeorge Martin, the ‘Fifth Beatle’ Dies Aged 90
George Martin and the Beatles. Rex Features Sir George Martin, the legendary producer who worked on much of the Beatles' recorded catalog and was dubbed the ‘fifth Beatle’ has died at the age of 90....
View ArticleS U R F I N G Bring Back the Multiple-Edit Single with 'Hit the Spot'
Remember when singles contained three or four different versions of the same song? Melbourne band S U R F I N G’s latest release, “Hit the Spot” comes in precisely this bizarre and unique form. The OG...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Contemplate Your Flaws With Mo Troper's "Paint"
Image via the artist With a guitar riff that sounds like it was pulled straight out of 80s arena rock, Mo Troper’s latest single “Paint” off his upcoming album Beloved is guaranteed to get your heart...
View ArticleCardi B's 'Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1' Is the First Good Record to Come Out...
The longstanding joke about VH1’s Love and Hip-Hop—since it graduated from its Dipset adjacent beginnings to spectating one-hit wonder Peter Gunz’s baby mama deathmatch and philandering manager Rich...
View Article'untitled unmastered.' Proves Kendrick Lamar Is the Best Rapper Alive
Image by Carter Bird via here and here Kendrick Lamar is the best rapper alive, and it’s time we stopped arguing and started enjoying it. It’s been awhile since we had an undisputed best rapper, and...
View ArticleLil Yachty's 'Lil Boat' Mixtape Is Finally Here
Photo by Daniel Brothers Surprise! The internet's new favorite teen rapper and self-proclaimed purveyor of bubblegum trap Lil Yachty just dropped his eagerly anticpated first mixtape, Lil Boat. As he...
View ArticleSomeone Call the Fire Department Immediately, Zayn's New Track is LIT
Opening with the lyrics "Hey what's up, it's been a while / Talking 'bout it's not my style / Thought I'd see what's up while I'm lighting up", it's hard to know whether Zayn Malik is talking to us or...
View ArticleNo Right Time: The Harsh Reality of Being a Mother in the Music Industry
Photo by Rianna Tamara Sian Anderson is a DJ and presenter at BBC Radio 1Xtra and VEVO, a director of her own marketing and PR company Sightracked, a UK rap and grime tastemaker, and an established...
View ArticleListen to PJ Harvey's New "The Community of Hope"
Photo via Maria Mochnacz It's hard to not be excited for the upcoming PJ Harvey record. Her new record The Hope Six Demolition Project is her first album since 2011's massive Let London Shake, and...
View ArticleDamn Daniel Saves Rivers Cuomo From Himself in Weezer's New Video for...
Memes are going to outlive each and every one of us. When our entire species is wiped out by some kind of terrifying, life-erasing technovirus, the alien civilizations that take the crumbly remains...
View ArticleEverybody Loves The Weeknd Including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
This article originally appeared on Noisey Canada. Remember when it was just you and your friends who knew who The Weeknd was? In fact, you didnt just know who he was, you corrected people who thought...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Reignite Your Indie Rock Spark With Rogue Wave's "California Bride"
Photo by Andrew Paynte Since 2002, Rogue Wave has been making songs that quickly become indie rock staples. Their music has been in everything from Napoleon Dynamite and the OC to Spiderman 3 and Iron...
View ArticleBack and Forth: Kano x Damon Albarn
On the eve of the release of his new album Made in the Manor, grime MC Kano sat down with long-time friend and musical collaborator Damon Albarn from Blur to talk about the track they made together for...
View ArticleRaahiem Has Deeper Worries Than The Wind Chill In "Fear"
Photo by Jay Wills Like most Canadians, Raahiem is no stranger to the cold and the dread that comes along with each drop in temperature. And that feeling seems to be the inspiration behind the...
View ArticleSometimes It's too Tough to Keep It Inside: Here's Chairlift's Video for...
Chairlift's new record, Moth, is the best thing they've ever created. THE. BEST. Ambitious, diverse, dancey, 90s, and a stunning sonic backdrop to singer Caroline Polachek's truly remarkable vocal...
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