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PREMIERE: Watch METZ's Cagey New Video for "Spit You Out"
The future of Northwest hardcore lives in the form of three ruthless dudes known as METZ, the Toronto band behind this year's acclaimed punk record II. The Sub Pop signees have released the official...
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All Hail 2 Chainz, Who Has Offered to Pay a Single Mother's Rent for a Year
Image via 2 Chainz Instagram. 2 Chainz has offered to pay for a single mother's rent for a year through his TRU Foundation - a non-profit organisation set up to help those in need in his hometown of...
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Happy Zoo Year: How Fetty Wap Keeps Us Hooked
Photo by Andrew Maso When New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap appeared on the national horizon about a year ago, it was easy to underestimate him. Initially, his song “Trap Queen” seemed to be in competition...
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Rush at 40: Still Breaking Boundaries, Still Down with the Nerds
Photos by Alyssa Herrman Gary Lee Weinrib, better known to the rock world as Geddy Lee, was born to Holocaust survivors in the subdivisions of Toronto. He joined a fledgling version of Rush in 1968,...
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Tropical House Hero Thomas Jack Doesn’t Even Like Tropical House Anymore
All photos by Peter Don Tropical house is to dance music what The Beach Boys’ “Kokomo” is to rock music. Characterized by loping tempos, cheery sheen, and an infatuation with saxophone solos, the...
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Stream Ratking Rapper Wiki's Blistering New Solo Mixtape 'Lil Me'
Wiki is a small guy with a big voice and personality, as anyone who follows his New York hip-hop trio Ratking can attest, and he's just released a rather abruptly announced solo mixtape appropriately...
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The Best Trolls of 2015
Trolling is an art form. You’ve got to know who you’re trolling, what their weaknesses are, and when—if ever—you should tip your hand. Some people spend years honing their trolling skills, where...
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What Does Your Spotify #YearInMusic Say About You?
This article originally appeared on Noisey UK. Spotify released data today that lets you see the most listened to artists, albums, tracks, and genres of your personal Spotify music listening habits in...
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"Why Is It Hard to Stand Up?": An Interview with ANOHNI
Photo by Inez & Vinoodh Last week ANOHNI—formally known as Antony Hegarty—dropped “4 DEGREES,” the first taster off her forthcoming album HOPELESSNESS, a collaboration between ANOHNI, Hudson...
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Sleigh Bells Light Balloons on Fire with New Song "Champions of Unrestricted...
Sleigh Bells couldn't keep their infectious new pop gem to themselves and honestly, thank God, because this is the ultimate antidote for a case of the Mondays. "We are finishing up our record, didn't...
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Chastain's Nail-Spitting Vocalist Leather Leone is Back, and She Still Bleeds...
Photos courtesy of Leather Leone “Oh, don't worry, I like to talk about myself,” Leather Leone chuckles, her no-bullshit New York accent dominating the fact she's lived in San Francisco's Bay Area...
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The Shop Boyz Are Still Partying, Like Whatever Kind of Stars They Want to Be
The Shop Boyz / Screengrab via "Party All Night" video In 2007, you heard it pretty much any time someone got a phone call: “Party Like a Rock Star,” the rap song that went, well, “party like a rock...
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Stephen Keeps Dropping the Hits - Here's Newie "Crossfire"
Back in October we premiered a new cut by rising star Stephen—"Fly Down"—a honeyed slice of R&B with a SBTRKT-like bite. Today he popped another tune up online that's already spreading like...
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Meredith With No Meredith
Meredith is a small town that sits halfway between Geelong and Ballarat, 100 kilometres west of Melbourne. The town is home to a decent golf course and a rural fire brigade but with a population of...
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Some French Kid Has Made a Kanye West and Queens of the Stone Age Mash Up Album
Wow. What a day for Kanye West news. First he and Kim named their new baby Saint West, then his entire Oxford University lecture appeared online, and now some French kid with fierce mash up skills has...
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PREMIERE: Get Weird with Psychic Love's Surreal Video for "Nancy"
If you've never indulged in the (guilty) pleasure of a good true crime binge watch, well, you're missing out. There's the drama, the mystery, the plot twists; the low-budget production, the hammy...
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Justin Bieber Came Home for His Toronto Show
Photo courtesy of Caroline Faulds “I was 14 when he started off,” I overheard one girl said to to her friend as I stood in line to see Justin Bieber’s sold-out show at Danforth Music Hall in Toronto...
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Grindcore's Prodigal Sons Magrudergrind Return with a Ripping New Song,...
Photo by Josh Sisk Six years after Willowtip released Magrudergrind's last full-length, the Maryland-turned-Brooklyn trio has emerged from Kurt Ballou's studio wielding their latest album (and Relapse...
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Mary Forsberg Weiland Reflects on Scott Weiland's Life as a Father: "What...
In the wake of Scott Weiland's death, there has been an obvious outpour of emotions and tribute to the singer from critics and fans alike. While most of the responses have focused on his career as a...
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Get Cozy with bed. and Their New Track "The Rule"
Photo by Eric Evans With a band name like Bed (stylized resolutely as "bed.") you would expect the music to be comforting to the point it almost fades into the background, but rather than being a hand...
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