Tim Hecker's New Video for "Black Phase" Is Obscured and Frightening
Tim Hecker has the ability to let his music create huge swells of emotion in the listener, easily painting unique atmospheres and feelings. Visually he matches this well as seen with the video he...
View ArticleKanye West's 'The Life of Pablo' Hits Number One on Billboard Charts Based on...
Kanye West's unorthodox release of The Life Of Pablo certainly confused people for a time, however it's digital only strategy has proven to not be a hindrance in its success. Today, TLOP soared to...
View ArticleOn Friday Night I Pissed In the Same Bush as Mick Fleetwood
That the Connan Mockasin, Lawrence Arabia and Liam Finn spectacular in Auckland on Friday night sold out wasn’t unexpected. That later in the night I’d be standing next to Mick Fleetwood while pissing...
View ArticleHold the Phone! Mount Kimbie Have Dropped a New Thing Called "Jupiter"
Still via YouTube These have been dry times for Mount Kimbie fans. Aside from the odd radio rip here and there—like the untitled James Blake jam they dropped last year—there has been little moisture to...
View ArticleWho Is Diveliner?
The internet may operate like a modern day wild west, but there are still a few rules. Like, y'know, deleting your browsing history and leaving positive feedback whenever you purchase something from...
View ArticleThis Obsessive Beatles Fan Has Visited Every Abbey Road in England
All photos courtesy of Bryan Eccleshall Music fans have been known to do some pretty strange things over the years. For some people, the traditional acts of appreciation—buying records, going to gigs,...
View ArticleTyler, the Creator Puts Hitler's Mustache on Donald Trump for New T-Shirt
Photo via Twitter Tyler, The Creator has never been afraid to speak out on bullshit. Previously for his clothing line GOLF, Tyler did a rework of a neo-nazi logo that incorporates LGBT colors. Now...
View ArticleStockholm’s D-Beat/Crust Lords Victims Sound the Alarm on Their New LP,...
Photo courtesy of the artist For nearly twenty years, Stockholm’s Victims have dished out an onslaught of crusty d-beat, hardcore punk, and Motörhead-quality rock ‘n’ roll. With explosive live shows,...
View ArticleWatch Kanye Croon a New Freestyle Over "Runaway" and Let It Lift You to Heaven
Photo via vinaguerrero on Instagram Kanye West has dominated music news in 2016, finding ways to be divisive with pretty much everything he does, including the release of his new album. Plenty of...
View ArticleHip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Accused of Sexual Abuse by Political...
Afrika Bambaataa via Wiki commons Former music industry executive and Bronx Democratic Party activist Ronald Savage recently published a memoir in which he claims he was molested on multiple occasions...
View ArticleAndrew Bird: A Seriously Not So Serious Man
Photo by Reuben Cox “How’s the coffee?” asks Andrew Bird. “It’s coffee,” comes the flat reply from a server behind the bar in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. It’s an establishment better known for serving...
View ArticleWelcome to the Unholy Chaos of Divine Council
Divine Council, left to right: $ilkmoney, Cyrax, ICYTWAT, Lord Linco / Photos by Hannah Sider, courtesy of Divine Council Late one night about a year ago, this Vine showed up in a friend of mine’s...
View ArticleMy Friend Made an EP About His Dead Dog
Last spring, a dog named Negroni ran into the middle of a busy street in Brooklyn and was run over by a car. The pup, half French Bulldog and half chihuahua, was sadly only about a year and half years...
View ArticleWatch M.I.A.'s H&M Campaign Music Video for "Rewear It"
M.I.A. uses her music to get a message out to as many people she can reach, while also making amazing tunes at the same time. As part of World Recycle Week, she teamed up with H&M to get her...
View ArticleDirector Jeremy Saulnier Talks About Getting the Punks-Versus-Skins Dynamic...
Callum Turner, Anton Yelchin, and Alia Shawkat. Photo by Scott Patrick Green, courtesy of A24. Making a movie about any subset of punk for mainstream consumption is a daunting task. More often than...
View ArticleListen Closely as Brooklyn Heavyweights Primitive Weapons Usher in 'The...
Photo by Nikki Sneakers While it sometimes feels like Primitive Weapons narrowly avoids being overshadowed by its members' extracurricular activities, the band itself has carved out big, angular niche...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Florida Rapper Wintertime's 'I Know What You Did Last Winter' EP Is...
via If you've been floating all soring to the based, positive vibes of Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty's self-described "bubblegum trap" stunner Lil Boat like the rest of us, there's a fair chance you've...
View ArticlePlease, for the Love of God, Stop with All These Shitty Mashups
Image via Soundcloud. Way back in 2001, UK producer Roy Kerr—aka The Freelance Hellraiser—decided to spread the vocals of Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle” over the instrumental of The Strokes’...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Party Endlessly with Popcaan's "Never Sober" Video
Screenshot via YouTube It's almost summer, which means two things: 1. We're all about to party all the time and 2. We are going to be listening to a lot of Popcaan. Obviously, those two things go hand...
View ArticleBURN Premiere Ferocious EP 'From the Ashes,' The Hardcore Band's First New...
Photo by Aga Hairesis Last year, we did an interview with the legendary hardcore band BURN ahead of their return to the stage at Black N Blue Bowl last May at Webster Hall. After spending some time...
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