As Canada’s West-Coast Beef Continues to Sizzle, Who's Getting Played?
Snak the Ripper and Madchild in happier times. When British Columbia rappers Madchild and Snak the Ripper started fighting in late October, the internet whipped into a frenzy of opinions....
View ArticleListen to Two New Justin Bieber Songs, Including a Halsey Feature
It's undoubtably the week of Justin Bieber. Purpose drops this Friday November 13, and leading up to it you can bet Justin is going to have a whole lot of surprises in store for all of us. Like...
View ArticlePhorget Phish: Burlington, Vermont's Eclectic Scene Goes Way Beyond Jam Bands...
Madaila. All photos by Brittain Shorter. It's 1987 in a small Burlington, Vermont recording studio. Coaxed by an enterprising local producer, the city's three-term mayor steps up to the microphone to...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Take a Beach Day in November with The Gloomies' Video for "LSD"
The polar ice caps are melting faster than the acid on your tongue, but when it's nearly 80 degrees in November, you might as well be tripping since this weather makes no sense. Enter San Diego fuzz...
View ArticleA Well-Reasoned Review of 'The Bedford Stop,' the Williamsburg, Brooklyn...
The Bedford Stop is a new reality show set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn which follows the main characters around as they get headshots taken for their Tinder profiles, make brunch reservations, and go...
View Article24 Hours in LA with Empire of the Sun: Vodka, Robots, and Lots of Lasers
All photos by Todd Williamson It’s not often someone offers to fly you to LA for 24 hours to attend a house party with a special performance by Empire of the Sun. A day-long adventure involving...
View ArticleAre f(x) the Most Underappreciated Heroes of K-Pop?
f(x) on the cover of 4 Walls Last month in Seoul, the K-pop quartet f(x) held an art exhibition. f(x)'s record label SM had hosted exhibitions before, but this promotional gambit felt particularly...
View ArticlePremiere: Madchild Fires Back Against Accusations with "Fatal Attraction"
The BC beef threatening to tear Western Canada apart is on its second week, and there have been no less than five songs and videos released so far. The latest offering is "Fatal Attraction," which...
View ArticleSaturday Night Live Parodied M.I.A.'s "Bad Girls" Video
Remember a few years ago when we brought you the insane, amazing "Bad Girls" video by M.I.A.? It was so good, in fact it was one of the first videos Noisey ever uploaded to YouTube. We're not alone in...
View ArticleJohn Malkovich Recorded a Song with Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon Called "Cryolife...
The actor John Malkovich is no stranger to experimental therapies and other obscure artistic endeavors, but this latest project of his is next level. "Cryolife 7:14 A.M." features Malkovich reciting...
View ArticleStop Me If You've Heard This One: Juicy J Is Back with "Ain't Fukin Wit Cha"
There are no less than two reactions that a hip-hop fan could have upon hearing that Juicy J has a new piece of music out. They could either be ecstatic that someone from Three 6 Mafia is still...
View ArticleCathedrals Cast a Spell on the Crowd with "OOO AAA" at the Last JanSport...
We recently closed out the 2015 JanSport x Noisey Bonfire Sessions with one final blowout in San Francisco. Headliner Cathedrals played a bewitching set of Bay Area goth-pop to a sold-out crowd. Watch...
View ArticleFool's Gold Threw an Insane Party at a Strip Club for Their Eighth Anniversary
Sonny Digital and 21 Savage enter a strip club in Brooklyn... you'll guess exactly what happened next.
View ArticleZone Out Premiere a New Band and a New Sound With 'Inside'
You may remember Zone Out as the beautiful Melbourne four-piece pop band led by Ashley Bundang (of Totally Mild, Ciggie Witch and Sui Zhen). They gigged quite a bit around Melbourne, released a couple...
View ArticleFestival Drug Busts Can Be As Inconsistent As the Drugs
Image: Voena People take drugs at music festivals. People get busted with drugs at music festivals. For many, the most stressful part of a festival is trying to get their gear through the front gate....
View ArticleErykah Badu Reveals Her Song Dedicated to Drake, "Phone Down"
Over the past few weeks, watching the Erykah Badu and Drake connection has been pretty fun. She put out a remix of Hotline Bling that was ahead of many of the others out there, and eventually it...
View ArticleThis Russian Gravedigger-Turned-Singer Hates Western Culture so Much He Blew...
Western capitalism should be scared. A guy you don't fuck with is after it. Meet Stas Baretsky, a 400-pound scar-faced bald-headed Russian gravedigger-turned-singer. He doesn't just hate every Western...
View ArticleOn Sharing Grief: A Year Removed from the Death of Black Tusk's Athon
Photo by Angela Boatwright Exactly one year and a day ago, I got the kind of phone call that shakes you to your core. One of my best friends was hurt bad, real bad; bad enough that the raspy, weary...
View ArticleListen to The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's New EP Title Track, "Hell"
Few bands are as regular with their releases as The Pains of Being Pure At Heart. The longest wait time between album releases is a total of about two years, meaning there's always something new and...
View ArticleAnna & Elizabeth's New Video for their Cover of a Centuries-Old Murder...
Lots of murder ballads lurk in the mountains of Appalachia, but the centuries-old “Greenwood Sidey” must rank near the top for creepiness. Long story short: A woman kills her two newborns in a wood,...
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