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Get Possessed by Vodun's Super Heavy, West African-Inspired Psychedelic Rock
Screenshot via "Mawu" video Vodun was born in West Africa, and was first practiced by Gbe-speaking groups from Ghana to Benin as they strove to understand the world around them. The spiritual religion...
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Humeysha's Video for "For Love, From the Law" Is Odd in All the Right Ways
Humeysha shot by Jordan Kenna Here's what we know about Humeysha: They're a quartet based in NYC (made up of Zain Alam, Dylan Bostick, Adrien DeFontaine, and John Snyder), they released their...
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Feel the Beat in Sia's New Video for "Cheap Thrills"
Wouldn't it be wonderful if Sia droped a new video for every new song she puts out? She would seem to agree, because today she's dropped her newest video for "Cheap Thrills." The video features...
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Dizzee Rascal: "There's a Real Gun Culture in the UK"
This article originally appeared on Noisey UK Dizzee Rascal might not be the loudest voice on the grime scene these days, but when he wants to, he can still step up and deliver truths – particularly,...
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House of Vans Kicked Off Their 50th Anniversary with Nas, Wu-Tang Clan,...
Nas in Brooklyn From March 16th-19th Vans threw a bunch of insane shows and parties all over the world to celebrate 50 years of "Off the Wall"—from New York to London to Hong Kong to Sao Paulo to...
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JATA Strolls Around the Graveyard in the Video for "Don't Feel Like"
The musician Jacob Vetter, otherwise known to the world as the artist JATA, is kinda like a massive sponge for musical genres. He spent some of his early years in Washington DC, where he grew up on...
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Tyler Perry's Bible Musical 'The Passion Live' Tried to Mix Jesus and 'Glee'...
The Passion Live's Jesus literally "Call All Angels" Last night the unspeakable happened: We let Madea movie maestro Tyler Perry push a modernized live version of the biblical Easter story to network...
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Trinidad James, Mystikal, and Lil Dicky's Body Positive "Just a Lil Thick"...
So... the intention of "Just a Lil Thick (She Juicy)," a new DJ Mustard cut starring ATL's Trinidad James, sometime No Limit all-star Mystikal, and brat rap goof Lil Dicky, appears to be to celebrate...
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Death Comes Ripping on Irkallian Oracle's New Album, 'Apollyon'
Photo courtesy of NWN In 2013, Irkallian Oracle dropped a bomb on the extreme metal underground's collecive consciousness with 2013's Grave Ekstasis. The record was originally released on cassette by...
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Bruv, Stormzy's New York Debut Landed a Haymaker for Grime in America
Stormzy / Photos by Cheney Orr Every heavyweight champion needs an opponent. Tonight Stormzy is gassed at the soundman—his choice of word, not mine. Since the Croydon-bred 22 year old made his way...
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The Best Shit We Saw at SXSW 2016
DJ Esco the coolest DJ on the motherfucking planet. Photo by Rocco Avallone. Holy tacos and margs, we did it. We lived through another SXSW, and in true SXSW fashion, we’re really fucking tired. But...
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Toronto Rapper Mo-G Calls Out Drake and OVO Founder Oliver El-Khatib for Not...
Photo via Mo-G on Instagram While Drake and the OVO Sound roster were busy over the weekend with a surprise showcase at SXSW, Toronto rapper Mo-G, creator of the “Ginobili Dance” popularized by Drake,...
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I Interviewed the Guy Who Wrote a Book with Laura Jane Grace and Is Sitting...
John Hill pictured with Noisey editor and TRANNY co-author, Dan Ozzi in the VICE office The story of the many phases of Against Me! has been told for a while now. What started as a scrappy punk band...
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I Asked a Doctor Why I Got Goosebumps When Listening to the Buzzcocks at...
Images: Ty Johnson If you are a human being like most of us at Noisey (Eds. note: "most of us" is correct) at some point in your life you've experienced goosebumps — and not just when you wake up in...
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Premiere: Listen to Mysterious Toronto Bedroom Popper Henoheno’s New Track...
Feel that light mist on your skin? That’s the air of mystery that comes with “Peas & Carrots”, the new track from Toronto based artist Henoheno. It seems that Henoheno keeps to himself but his...
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360 Created a Mental Health Charity Called the 180 Movement So This Article...
Image: @3ree6ixty Earlier this year, 360 released a song on Facebook about his addiction to over-the-counter painkiller Neurofen Plus, the backstage overdose that landed him in hospital, and how he...
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Just Be Glad It’s Not Your Ass Freezing In Times Square in Taxidermy Hall’s...
Taxidermy Hall’s Rob Dickens deserves the hype. With the premiere of his visual accompaniment to his latest release “Window Shop”, the Kiwi brings feels on feels. It’s like a sober drive home after...
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Kendrick Lamar’s Melbourne Show Was Part James Brown and Part Frank Sinatra
Image: rebekahdurkin Rumours filtered through Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena last night as the crowd waited for Kendrick Lamar to take the stage. A guy braving a full tracksuit in the middle of the...
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Noisey’s Official Auckland City Limits Afterparty Got Hectic
The first Noisey New Zealand party of the year doubled as the official after party for the inaugural Auckland City Limits festival. So a big day turned into a bigger night as Whammy Bar quickly hit...
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Punk Was Rubbish and It Didn’t Change Anything: An Investigation
Two Punks in the 80s. Photo via Wikipedia This article originally appeared on Noisey UK. Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? A neat narrative seems to have sprung up around punk and been fed back...
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