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NME: How a Music Magazine Took Indie into the Mainstream
Flick to the 22nd page of last week’s relaunched NME and you’ll anchor on an article that answers the “The Big Questions” about the Libertines. For those who have followed the magazine over the past...
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Feelings Aren't Eternal and Neither Is Life: An Interview with Deerhunter
When you call Bradford Cox and he answers his phone that means he’s ready to talk. When he tells me he and his Deerhunter bandmates are walking his dog Faulkner on the way to rehearsal, I ask and make...
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Angolan Rapper Luaty Beirão's Hunger Strike Hits Day 26
Revolutionary Angolan rapper Luaty Beirão, who performs as Ikonoklasta, is 26 days into a hunger strike during a four-month imprisonment without trial in his country. Gandhi went 21 days in his...
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Walter Makes Sick Fuzz So You Can 'Get Well Soon'
Walter is the twisted Jekyll-Hyde persona of members of Meatbodies, Ducktails, and Sadgirl. Like their respective acts, Walter makes Ty Segall-style fuzz rock that waxes heavy to wane psycadelic. In...
View ArticleDeath Hawks' New Video, "Behind Thyme", Sucks You Into the Cosmos
We aren't shy about our admiration for Finnish psychedelic wizards Death Hawks. The band caught our attention in the past few years with their new take on the psychedelic sound that's difficult to...
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Meet Burger Records' Newest Act: Billie Joe Armstrong's Son Jakob Danger
If you really think about it being the offspring of a famous musician ain't all it’s cracked up to be. For every Charlotte Gainsbourg, Enrique Iglesias, Miley Cyrus, and Norah Jones, there's a Julian...
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Biz Markie Blesses Us With An All-Marshmallow Lucky Charms Abomination Using...
This article originally appeared on Noisey Canada Have you ever poured a bowl of Lucky Charms and wished it could be free of all the oats and marshmallow only? Well, good news! After years of great...
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Madchild's Swollen Members' Tattooed Bro Club Battleaxe Warriors Is Getting...
Photo via Instagram Fans of 2006 Canadian music are all too familiar with Swollen Members. The legendary Canadian group tore their way out of Vancouver and onto the national stage before legal issues...
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Sex, Drugs, and (Selling) Rock and Roll: Tower Records Founder Russ Solomon...
Tower Records founder Russ Solomon hangs out at Tower's Broadway location in New York in 1987. All photos courtesy of Gravitas Ventures/All Things Must Pass. "It was a lost boys club. If you didn't...
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"It's All Me": Thomas Rhett Stays True to Himself While Stretching Country's...
It’s possible that Thomas Rhett is the most famous musician you’ve never heard of. The 26-year-old is one of country’s perennial “next big things,” scoring four straight number one songs on...
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iLoveMakonnen Gives Thanks to the Trap God with "Big Gucci"
On this blessed 10/17, let us reflect on all of the careers Atlanta rap legend Gucci Mane had a hand, major or minor, in bringing to the masses: Nicki Minaj. Waka Flocka Flame. Future. Young Thug....
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Style Rider: For Grunge Rockers Potty Mouth, Comfort Is Key
Photo by Jesse Riggins With a DIY ethos and a nostalgia for 90s-inspired pop-punk, Potty Mouth makes raw, unpolished music that’s pretty contagious. Comprised of Abby Weems, Victoria Madanas, and Ally...
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Watch "OD," Chicago Rapper JDott Trife's Final Video Before Passing Away from...
One week ago rapper Julian Marcus "JDott Trife" Torres passed away after a long battle with colon cancer at the age of 31. A 2Pac disciple, JDott Trife's rap style was direct and passionate. A member...
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Tune in Sunday for Episode 16 of VICE on Beats 1
If it's the weekend, that means it's time for VICE on Beats 1 radio. Episode sixteen of our weekly show on the Apple Music flagship station premieres Sunday, October 18th, opening with a megamix...
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Listen to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez's New Breakup Duet
Drake's OVO Sound radio show is a sneaky show full of unexpected surprise exclusives, but up until now all of the new music they've pushed out into the world has come from Drake's camp or thereabouts....
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Batten Down the Hatches! Gwen Stefani Wrote Another Breakup Anthem
Last night Gwen Stefani performed at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom for a room full of MasterCard customers as part of the credit card company's Priceless Surprises series. If YouTube's to be...
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What Musicians Were Wearing and Sharing on Instagram This Week 10/18
After doing this column for like a year or so, the one thing that always baffles me is how many famous people know other famous people. And we learn this solely through their Instagram accounts. Then...
View ArticleMavrick's Video for "Remedy" Flips a Cinematic Middle Finger at Authority
This article originally appeared on Noisey Denmark So it's 2015, the future has descended upon us, we're all cyborg Tinder-oglers locked to our smartphones, yada yada yada. As cyborgs, we consume a...
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Decline of the Grievous Angel: Mapping Gram Parsons' Struggle for Recognition...
Autumn, 1973. Los Angeles International Airport. Using the name “Jeremy Nobody,” Phil Kaufman, friend and producer to the just deceased country rock legend Gram Parsons, made off with the musician's...
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Hank Wood and the Hammerheads Are Driven By Pure Hot Love
The first time I heard Hank Wood & the Hammerheads it felt like being kicked in the chest. Riffs, hooks and manic energy, these were great punk songs delivered with a thuggish swagger. The New...
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