Watch the Second Episode of J. Cole's HBO Doc: 'Road to Homecoming - Ain't...
As you can tell from the above photo, J. Cole likes to Think About Stuff. Here he is, writing in a journal while sitting next to some mountains. What's he writing? Well, probably something deep, ya...
View ArticleLCD Soundsystem Share (Depressing) New Song "Christmas Will Break Your Heart"
LCD Soundsystem has dodged rumors of reuniting multiple times over the last year, and this probably won't help them put that rumor to rest. Today, on Christmas Eve, James Murphy has full-on embraced...
View ArticleListen to Two Brand New The Weeknd Collaborations with Future and Jeremih
Picture via Future's Instagram. Depending where you're at in the globe, it could be Christmas. While you're waiting for your parents to wrap your presents at the last minute, you can take your mind...
View ArticleThe Dopest Parties That Happened in 2015, According to 14 of THUMP's Favorite...
Fast food restaurant dance-offs, trance raves, and other unforgettable nights, remembered by NAAFI, Venus X, Teki Latex, and more.
View ArticleDolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas" Is the Real-as-Hell Christmas Song We...
Screenshot of Dolly Parton performing "Hard Candy Christmas" via YouTube To me, there's only ever really been one Christmas album, a cassette. As far as I know, the only place you could buy it was...
View ArticleHere's Green Day Reenacting the Nativity Play in 1991
As you may have gathered from that whole American Idiot Musical thing, Green Day have a penchant for theatrics. Way before they were entertaining on Broadway though, they were putting on plays in tiny...
View ArticleListen to Radiohead's Unreleased James Bond Theme Song "Spectre"
If you're alone this holiday season, two independent legends are here to keep you company. After LCD Soundsystem released "Christmas Will Break Your Heart"—their first song in five years—last night,...
View ArticleRank Your Records: Lou Barlow Lists His Four Favourite Solo Albums
Lou Barlow was/is the bassist for Dinosaur Jr. Known for their melodic but crushing distortion, during the 90s the Massachusetts trio became one of indie rock's most influential bands. But Barlow is...
View ArticleGrimes Embodies Hyperfeminist Individualism for a Post-Rock Mindset
Welcome to Expert Witness with Robert Christgau, the self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics." He currently teaches at NYU and published multiple books throughout his life. For nearly four...
View ArticleBusta Rhymes Has a New All-Star Mixtape Called 'The Abstract Went on Vacation'
Toward the end of 2013, Busta Rhymes put out a mixtape with Q-Tip called The Abstract and the Dragon that rounded up the pair's various collaborations and offered a few new tidbits. This year, The...
View ArticleGucci Mane's Star-Studded 'East Atlanta Santa 2' Mixtape Is Out Now
Gucci Mane is still locked up, but a real trap god doesn't let that stop him from peppering the streets with product. And so Guwop drops his East Atlanta Santa 2: The Night Guwop Stole X-mas mixtape...
View ArticleWatch Bono, Glen Hansard, Hozier, and Others Busk for Charity in Dublin on...
For six years, Bono has come home to Ireland at Christmas to busk in the streets for homeless charities, and this year was no different. The U2 frontman came to Dublin on Christmas Eve with a group of...
View ArticleThe Dudes from 5 Seconds of Summer Are Gettin' Laid
Rolling Stone cover via Rolling Stone Australian pop-punk band (do not call them a boy band is one of the takeaways of the story) 5 Seconds of Summer are on the cover of the newest issue of Rolling...
View ArticleMac Demarco Celebrates Boxing Day... With a Cover of "White Christmas"
Mac DeMarco's originally from British Columbia, Canada, where today they celebrate their Christmas companion holiday Boxing Day, and Demarco's clearly feeling festive because he just quietly slid a...
View ArticleStream Rapper/Singer Tory Lanez New Mixtapes 'Chixtape 3' and 'The New Toronto'
Tory Lanez is a triple threat: the Toronto rapper/singer/producer cut his teeth on a series of increasingly accomplished mixtapes including the memorable Chixtape series, where Lanez sings over...
View ArticleMac Miller Gets Reflective with a Tender Spin on the Billy Joel Classic...
Photo by Jessica Lehrman for Noisey When I spoke to Mac Miller this summer he hinted at a giant trove of peculiar unreleased sounds chilling in the vault for a rainy day. This weekend he flashed some...
View ArticleWe Asked People at a Solar-Powered Music Festival If They Thought It Was...
Images: Alan Weedon Music festival-goers will be familiar with the amount of waste, both literal and emotional, that surround them. Let’s face it, if you’re in the middle of a relationship or personal...
View ArticleHear Four Banging Unreleased Toro y Moi Songs Now
Photo via Toro y Moi's Instagram The one surety surrounding Chaz Bundick's Toro y Moi project is that you never know what's coming next. Last night he released four killer rap and reggae infused song...
View ArticleWhat Musicians Were Wearing and Sharing on Instagram This Week 12/27
Merry Belated Christmas if you celebrate. If you don’t then “Happy Holidays” or whatever is the appropriate thing to say. I hope you enjoyed…your days? Who knows. All I know is that I’m working on a...
View ArticleAre Guns N' Roses Reuniting Next Year?
Word came back from he folks over at Ultimate Classic Rock this weekend that select Christmas weekend showings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens came with a weird perk: a short Guns N' Roses promo...
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