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John Bradbury, Drummer of Legendary British 2 Tone Ska Band The Specials,...
via Twitter John “Brad” Bradbury, drummer for legendary English 2 Tone ska band, The Specials, has died according to the band. He was 62. The band made the announcement this morning via Twitter: It is...
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Listen to a New Arca Track, "Urchin"
By now you've probably been inundated by Arca and his 2015 record Mutant. It was one of the year's most forward thinking records in electronic music, and yet Arca isn't stopping the release of music....
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Lady Leshurr's Fifth and Final "Queen's Speech" Is Here, and It's Sizzling
This article originally appeared on Noisey UK. There was never going to be a better way to round of 2015 than with a fifth and final "Queen's Speech" from Lady Leshurr. The Birmingham, UK, MC ignited...
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What Kind of Shitty New Year's Eve Party Will You End Up At?
via Flickr It’s almost time to wave goodbye to this shitty ol’ year and count down to a fresh new one. This is deeeefinitely going to be YOUR year, the one where you finally get that six-pack, quit...
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EXCLUSIVE: Stream Amir Obè's Secret Bonus Track "Kill Your Pride"
We knew Amir Obè was having a moment. We just didn’t realize it’d be quite so prolific. Just weeks after the Drake collaborator released his Happening In The Grey Area EP, Obè is blessing me, you, and...
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Watch Kendrick Lamar Go Insane in His New Video for "God Is Gangsta"
It would be silly to say that Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly is an easy listen. It's one of the year's most engrossing, exciting listens and will stand the time as one of the biggest...
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Cap Off 2015 with Big Sean's "What A Year" Featuring Pharrell and Detail
What a year, right? If anyone has claim to how wild a year it was, it would probably be Big Sean and all of G.O.O.D. Music. Last night, Big Sean celebrated this wild 2015 by bringing out Pharrell and...
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This is My Reality as a Woman Music Journalist
Ilustration by Trey Smith “Can we do the interview like this?” Tommy Lee asks, looking up at me with big brown eyes, his head on my lap, and stubbly cheek pressed against my five-months-pregnant...
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Listen to Two New Travi$ Scott Songs, Including a Weeknd Feature
Travi$ Scott doesn't want you to begin 2016 without a bang, so last night he dropped two brand new songs. One of the songs, "Wonderful" features The Weeknd on it, and is genuinely pretty great. It...
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Lil B Just Saved the Entire Year with His New Mixtape 'Thugged Out/Pissed Off'
Does it feel like it's been a long, hard year? Well, maybe it's because we were missing something vital for our well-being and sanity: new music from Lil B. By his usual standards, Lil B had a quiet...
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Norwegian Prog Metal Gods Enslaved were Never Satanic, but Always Chaotic
Photo by Thor Broedreskift Since 1991, Norway’s Enslaved has been making some of the most creative and transformative black metal out there. While the band’s lineup and sound have changed over the...
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A Look Inside 2015's Retro Rock Revival: Graveyard, Bang, and a Whole Lotta...
Graveyard / Photo courtesy of Nuclear Blast The fashion world and the music industries have been gloriously shagging since time began. When rave culture was still gurning behind closed warehouse doors...
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Skillz Finally Puts Our Stupid, Meme-Filled, Racist 2015 to Rest with His...
Every year, shortly before singing "auld lang syne," the world gathers together for an important tradition that helps us turn the page on all the events of the prior 12 months. That tradition is...
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The Secret Prostitutes Were the Greatest Texan Band to Sing About Indonesian...
Image: Richard Ramos Houston punks the Secret Prostitutes were a fast and furious trio who played a loud Killed By Death style of punk and garage. For eight years the trio punched out a bunch of...
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Taylor Swift's "Out of the Woods" Video Is Out in the World, so Watch It Now
Screengrab via Taylor Swift on Instagram Don't believe the "Blank Space" truthers: "Out of the Woods" has always been one of the best 1989 songs, and it's always been a puzzle why it wasn't given a...
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Kanye West Went for Everyone Last Night with "Facts"
I mean, you were kind of thinking it would happen in the back of your head, right? With a new year approaching, you probably expected Kanye West to do something big, like last year when he dropped...
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Listen to Krallice's New Album 'Hyperion'
It'd probably be safe to say that the NYC black metal band Krallice loves releasing new music when you're not expecting it. In 2015, they released their pummeling Ygg huur, and today they've released...
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Boosie Badazz Dropped 'In My Feelings. (Goin' Thru It)'
Not too long ago, we learned the the tragic news that Boosie Badazz had been diagnosed with cancer. It was tough news to take, but it hasn't stopped him from going to work on a new record, In My...
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A Month-by-Month Break Down of Music Industry Misogyny in 2015
Ariana Grande shuts down sexist radio DJs / Screenshot via YouTube In January of 2015, the artist Bjork, discussed the release of her new album, Vulnicura, in an interview with Pitchfork, offering...
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Bring in the New Year with Pusha T's New Video for "M.P.A."
Crazy to think that after his 2015, Pusha T still has a lot more to bring us in the new year, including another record. But to tie us over until then, King Push just dropped a new video for "M.P.A."...
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