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LNDN DRGS Premiere Video for "Dope Sick" Featuring $ha Hef
LNDN DRGS, the duo of rapper Jay Worthy and producer Sean House, picked up a good amount of attention with last year’s Fool’s Gold-released Aktive. Now they’re back with “Dope Sick,” an intriguing and...
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Chance the Rapper Draws His Own Rules with 'Coloring Book'
Image by Adam Mignanelli and Lia Kantrowitz Most rappers are religious, but most rap fans are leery of religious rap. There’s scarcely a stranger conundrum in modern music. The closest analogue is...
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Nice and Greasy: Discover the Delights of Glaswegian Fast Food With Rapid Tan
Named after an Indian take-away restaurant located on Glasgow’s west side, Rapid Tan’s “Spicy Govan” is all cheery and shouty aggro pop complete with handclaps. That is until about the 1:20 minute...
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Meet the Illustrator Behind The Cover of the 1982 Dub Reggae Classic...
Forget the fact that Jamaica failed to qualify for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, on the cover of the 1982 album Scientist Wins the World Cup, they give the England national team a royal flogging....
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Unity Floors Want to Move to Melbourne But Sydney Needs Them
It feels kind of odd saying it, but Gus Hunt and Henry Gosling could now be considered part of the older/medium-aged guard of the Sydney DIY music scene. The long-standing buddies played their first...
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Kesha Can Now Perform at the Billboard Awards, Because Dr. Luke Said So
Photo courtesy of Kesha's Facebook Two days after reports emerged of Kesha’s Billboard Awards performance being cancelled due to Dr Luke’s objections, according to Buzzfeed it appears that the whole...
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John Berry, Founding Member of Beastie Boys, Has Died at 52
John Berry, founding member of The Beastie Boys and a key part of the band’s early years, has died. He was 52. In 1978, Berry was the guitarist for The Young Aborigines, a New York post-punk trio that...
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A Walk Through ‘Paradise’ with White Lung’s Mish Way
Photo by Taji Ameen Mish Way wanted to prove she can sing. That was the impetus behind her band White Lung’s new album, Paradise. “And not just sing like a punk,” the frontwoman clarifies, “but...
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ADHD Isn’t My Disorder, It’s More Like My Superpower
This feature is part of 'The Noisey Guide to Music and Mental Health' (in association with Help Musicians UK).You can read more from this series right here, and follow 'Mental Health Awareness Week'...
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How Can the Music Industry Fix Its Mental Health Problem?
Image by Yarl via Wikimedia This feature is part of 'The Noisey Guide to Music and Mental Health' (in association with Help Musicians UK).You can read more from this series right here, and follow...
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Ambient Apocalypse: How City of Caterpillar Encompassed an Era
Photos courtesy of City of Caterpillar You couldn’t breathe in the early 2000s without sucking in a lungful of Kid A. Atmospheric, enigmatic, and inquisitive, Radiohead’s fourth album was a...
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k-os Forms a Can-Con Megazord with Kaytranada and Boi-1da for 'Views from the...
Artwork by KimiKimo Toronto rap journeyman k-os released his album Can't Fly Without Gravity only last year but the prolific rapper/singer/producer/everything has already released a follow-up project...
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Celebrating 25 Years of Pop Punk and Humping with Chixdiggit
Image via Sub Pop KJ Jansen might be a dad in his 40s, but the frontman for Calgary’s Chixdiggit has the kind of eternal youth that most pop-punks would sell their soul for. Whether it’s his youthful...
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Baton Rouge, Big Beats, and Beyoncé: 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...
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PREMIERE: Here's Terror's Ripping Video for "No Time For Fools"
The Los Angeles hardcore band Terror's been doing this damn thing for nearly 15 years now—without any sign of slowing down. Need proof? Pop in their 2015 record The 25th Hour, which is packed full of...
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The SauceTacular SosaMann Explains The Sauce Factory's Splashy Slang
Photos by 412Turbo, courtesy of SosaMann In the city of Houston, Texas, TSF can be an acronym for any of the following: The Sauce Factory, The Sauce Familia, or The Sauce Family. TSF’s roster is...
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PREMIERE: Dead Waves' 'Living Inside' Will Make You Stare at the Sun and See...
If you're not familiar, Dead Waves is a cool noise psych band from Queens (that's in New York City, punks). In their press bio, they describe themselves as "transcendental post-punk," which makes us...
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Embrace Political Madness with JPEGMAFIA and Freaky's Video "I Might Vote 4...
Still via YouTube If you heard the term “JPEGMAFIA,” I wouldn’t blame you for thinking it was a chiptune band or an art collective that puts Dick Butt memes where they shouldn’t be. I also wouldn’t...
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A Rave-Inspired Art Project Is Breaking Down Gender at a North Carolina Music...
Photos by the author In recent months, North Carolina has become the epicenter of a political battle over transgender rights, thanks to its highly controversial House Bill 2. The law, passed in a rush...
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Montreal Punk Buds Solids Don't Want to Be Anyone Else, Even If They Are Kind...
Photo By Hugo Jeanson Solids used to be a duo; rocking the shit out of their drum kit and their guitar with a raw punk energy. Despite only being a two-piece, they created a wall of sound on par with...
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