The Garbage Music of 'Star Wars,' Ranked
The music of Star Wars is legendary, its John Williams-composed score objectively the greatest of all time. But Star Wars does not live in mediocrity. When it's good, it's exceptional; when it's bad,...
View ArticleHere Is Leftöver Crack Playing Operation Ivy Songs with Jesse Michaels
Leftöver Crack put out one of the best (and probably most overlooked) punk albums this year with Constructs of the State. One of the highlights was a song featuring Operation Ivy’s own Jesse Michaels....
View ArticleJaguar Pyramids' Video for "Fill Em In" feat. Wiki Reps New York's Rap...
Jaguar Pyramids is a project by Czarquan, Topprraaa and Yung Gutted. The trio—from LES, Harlem, and Brooklyn respectively—recently released their self-titled album, whose belly-full-of-fire verses and...
View ArticleYou Tube Loves Stoner Sloth
Only days after the NSW government launched an anti-drug campaign starring a sloth who is too stoned to complete a school paper, confuses a salt shaker with a salad bowl, and weirds out at a party,...
View ArticleHeroic Radio DJ Plays WHAM!'s "Last Christmas" 24 Times in a Row
Apparently, over in Austra, one of the leaders in the fight against the War On Christmas is a Radio DJ named Joe Kohlhofer. The hero decided he'd play WHAM!'s "Last Christmas"—the catchy, legendary...
View ArticleKevin Garrett Is All About Capturing Those Raw, Emotional Moments
Fans of soulful, R&B-infused pop have a new musician to obsess over thanks to newcomer Kevin Garrett. The 24-year-old—who is hugely influenced by classic songwriters like Sam Cooke, Willie Nelson,...
View ArticleJazz Cartier and Ram Riddlz Helped All Hell Break Loose at CMDWN's Homecoming...
All photos courtesy of Jake Kivanc As someone who has been going to concerts in order to support Toronto rappers for a long time, what I saw this weekend at the CMDWN show defied all logic. People...
View ArticleThe 25 Best Grime Tracks of 2015
This article originally appeared on Noisey UK. Alright, yes we get it, 2015 was the year grime conquered the globe/the charts/ your da's limited awareness of popular culture. Even the Yanks have been...
View ArticleThe 25 Best Future Songs of 2015
Image by Alex Cook To say Future had a good year would be an understatement. Future had a once-in-a-lifetime year (although, knowing his drive, it's one that could very well be repeated), one in which...
View ArticleUpstate New York's Music Scene Is Even Heavier Than the Snowfall
Throat Culture / by Spencer Chamberlain Let’s get something straight before we go any further: This is an article about upstate New York. This is not an article about Westchester County. This is not...
View ArticleGet Back in Touch with Nature Thanks to Common Eider, King Eider's 'Unhuulda'
Photo courtesy of the artist Common Eider, King Eider has always been an enigmatic project, marching to the beat of its own tribal drum and operating on the fringes of an already fringe scene—one that...
View ArticleA CBGB Restaurant Is Opening in the Newark Airport
Image via WMFU on Twitter Hey Punks and MileagePlus United customers! Who doesn't remember their first time listening to punk rock? There was nothing quite like that thrill of going up to the front of...
View ArticleWatch R. Kelly Get Interviewed for 10 Minutes Before Walking Out
R. Kelly and his seemingly non-existent PR team decided to visit Huffington Post this afternoon to have Robert Kelly field some questions from the online world. If this sounds like a terrible idea,...
View ArticleThe Noisey Editors' Best and Worst of 2015: Craig Jenkins
2015 was a year, and like all years, a lot of things happened in it, things that were good sometimes and bad other times. What’s changing as the internet continues to transform every moment into...
View ArticleOVO-Blessed Amir Obè Gets His Moment on 'Happening in the Grey Area'
Over the past two years, Amir Obè has assumed many roles. He’s been a rap artist. A writer. A producer to Drake on arguably the most fire song off If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, “Star67.” A...
View ArticlePREMIERE: New Warpaint/Lolawolf Side Project Crewshade Will 'Show You How to...
'Tis the season for dope side projects. Take, for example, Noisey favorites Lolawolf and Warpaint, whose members have recently teamed up to form thrash-inspired CREWSHADE. Jenny Lee Lindberg, whose...
View ArticleOn Dabber, On Dasher: We Reviewed 2 Chainz's Dabbin Santa iPhone Game
Screenshots via Dabbin Santa for iPhone Ho, ho, big booty ho, it's Christmas time, and, to celebrate, 2 Chainz has released a full array of Dabbing Santa apparel and is even using some of the proceeds...
View ArticleHere's the Full Length Version of Our Documentary, Hip-Hop in the Holy Land
After Noisey Atlanta, Noisey Jamaica, and Noisey Chiraq comes a documentary hosted and co-directed by Mike Skinner (The Streets) that takes the temperature of the rap scene in Israel and Palestine....
View ArticleDamian Abraham's Fucked Up Christmas Playlist
All photos courtesy of author Every November first the holiday change-over commences. Halloween over-stock and decorations are quickly packed away, liquidated, or trashed. With lip service paid to the...
View Article2015’s Biggest Albums Rated by 1-Star Amazon Reviewers
This article originally appeared on Noisey UK. “Back in the day,” your dad will begin. Your dad, closing his eyes for a moment as the smell of a freshly printed magazine wafts into his memory. “Back...
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