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The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Once again in 2015, even with all the Snapchatting and Instagramming and yelling “what are thooose” at people on the street, society managed to keep making extended, considered bodies of music. We...
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Scrapbook: Hayley Kiyoko Digs Through Her Old Photo Albums
Hayley Kiyoko is the perfect example of a 21st century 20-something. Her first love might be music—she started kicking ass on the drums at just five—but in her 24 years she's worn many different hats....
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"The Way Things Are Transpiring, I Can't Respect That": Rick Ross Speaks on...
From the scuffles between Meek Mill and Wale to the boss himself Rick Ross seemingly sending subliminal bars at Drake over recent track “Color Money,” life seems to have gotten contentious over in the...
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Chase the Devil Down With Irish Rock'n'Rollers Wizards of Firetop Mountain
Photo by Céline O'Donnell Wizards of Firetop Mountain stand out like a sore thumb amidst Dublin's otherwise deadly serious underground music scene (even though they feature members of extreme metal...
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How One Nerd Used Wikipedia to Sneak into a Band's VIP Area
We've heard stories about tricksters sneaking into places they're not meant to be. Last year we interviewed a guy who broke into Coachella, Glastonbury, and The Grammys by printing off replica passes...
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COLDPLAY ALERT: Coldplay Will Play the Super Bowl Halftime Show!!!!!!!!
Image by Dan Ozzi Coldplay, the world's greatest rock band, is set to play the Super Bowl, the world's greatest sporting event, the Wall Street Journal reports. Fuck yeah. Coldplay was a rumored...
View ArticlePhoenix Team Up with Bill Murray to Cover The Beach Boys' "Alone On Christmas...
Can your brain even process this? Phoenix—who haven't released a new track in years at this point because they're taking a well earned break (miss you guys)—have covered an unreleased 1979 Beach Boys,...
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Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots Has Been Found Dead
Photo via Wikimedia Commons Earlier this past Thursday night, former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota, according to TMZ. Weiland was due to...
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Aging Kiwi Pop Legend’s Cover of Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ Is As Busted As...
Dave Dobbyn is a Kiwi musical icon. His involvement in 70s/80s bands Th’Dudes and DD Smash, as well as a distinguished solo career has earned him legendary status in New Zealand. But even an induction...
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A Conversation With Exek and Halt Ever
Halt Ever (pictured) and Exek have always moved in similar circles; the two Melbourne bands share a dense, muddy aesthetic that they drape over different musical skeletons. While Halt Ever are...
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Listen to a Track from The Rival Mob’s Australian Tour Tape
Image: Todd Pollock You can thank the Rival Mob later but they are that Boston band who in the mid 2000s repossessed the creaky and bloated bus known as ‘modern hardcore’ and arse kicked the hunk of...
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Watch Weezer Bring "Thank God For Girls" to Conan
If anyone is going to tell you how great girls are, it's going to be Rivers Cuomo and Weezer. Last night, the band brought their newest single "Thank God For Girls" to Conan on TBS for a performance....
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Some Fucking Genius Has Recreated Adele's "Hello" Using Hundreds of Movie Clips
There comes a time every week, when you just want to pat the internet on its head, rub its belly, give it a biscuit and say "GREAT JOB BUDDY!" Because the internet is basically our dog isn't it? Man's...
View ArticleWatch Julian Casablancas and Savages' Jehnny Beth Video for "Boy/Girl"
About a million years ago (March) when we dropped out Casablancas cover story we broke the news that Jehnny Beth from Savages and The Strokes frontman were collaborating on a song, and lo! It has...
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Slayer Just Announced a North American Tour with Testament—Get Tickets Early...
After over 30 years, few bands can bring it live like Slayer still can. The band put out a well-recieved new album this year in Repentless, and in early 2016, the band will be embarking on an...
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Holy Shit, Jeremih's 'Late Nights: The Album' Is Really Real
It seems almost cruel that there's a song on Jeremih's new album called "Impatient," which goes "I've been waiting for so long." Because ever since Jeremih dropped one of the best R&B albums of...
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Vegas Knights: A Conversation with Sir Elton John
Illustration by Dessie Jackson. I’m going into The Colosseum at Caesars Palace through the back door, just like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler and Cher have done before me. Maybe I am Cher? I...
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Wiley Has Dropped a Meaty New Track Dedicated to P Money
Another day, another new Wiley banger. This time it's a track called "P Money" which, as you may have guessed, is kinda dedicated to P Money. It's clear the godfather of grime's passion for the game...
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Björk Just Released a Very Mouthy Video for "Mouth Mantra"
Björk's Vulnicura is one of the greatest albums of 2015. Although she canceled the last few shows on her album tour because singing the songs from it was too emotionally difficult, she has treated it...
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PREMIERE: Palm Turns an Office Into a 'TRON'-Style Battle-Scape in the Video...
When a band is trying to make something truly new, the temptation is to immediately put them in a place that can be easily categorized. If we don’t keep things tidy, how can we discuss and dissect?...
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