There Is a Problem with Sexual Assault in the Music Industry
Yesterday, a news story broke regarding a well-known PR company called Life or Death PR and its founder and CEO, Heathcliff Berru. The story, which you can read about in full at New York, centered on...
View ArticleThe Reign in Spain: Hinds Are High on Excitement
All photos by Rebecca Miller Squashed in the back of a blacked out Uber, Hinds are hollering. “Blow a kiss! Fire a gun! All we need is somebody to lean on,” they shrill excitedly. “Eh ooh, eh ooh, eh...
View ArticleFrankie Cosmos Performed Inside the World's Largest Model Railroad
Who would've thought that indie songstress Frankie Cosmos could be a perfect replacement for Mr. Rogers? (RIP.) That said, there is simply no one in music better suited to perform a song called...
View ArticleSam Smith Only Just Waking Up To Racism Shows He’s Just Part of the Problem
Via Wikimedia This article originally appeared on Noisey UK When did you first realize the world wasn’t solely assembled from sugar and spice and all things nice? Perhaps it was the first experience...
View ArticleStream RÜFÜS DU SOL Super Chill Second Album "Bloom"
Already huge stars in their native Australia, Sydney-based trio RÜFÜS DU SOL are heading Stateside this March to tout their LP Bloom, which we're streaming in full, above. You know, to whet your...
View ArticleR. Kelly's New Tell-All Profile Raises More Questions Than It Answers
Just a few short weeks after walking out on a Huffington Post Live interview for asking prickly questions about lingering allegations of sexual liaisons with minors, today R&B star R. Kelly and GQ...
View ArticleAgoraphobic Nosebleed's Kat Katz Brings Darkness to Light on 'Arc'
Photos by Alyssa Herrman As anyone who's come across the various trailers and teaser tracks Relapse has scattered across the 'net like early Easter eggs will already know, Agoraphobic Nosebleed's new...
View ArticleWatch Sadie DuPuis and Lizzo Write a Pop Song Together Called "Basement...
Last night, Sadie DuPuis of Speedy Ortiz (one of our 2015 Artists of the Year) hinted at a new project by creating a Facebook page for Sad13. Who is Sad13? Aside from the numerical spelling of Sadie,...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes at the Inaugural A$AP Yams Day
On Monday night, countless New York artists paid tribute to the late A$AP Yams with the inaugural Yams Day celebration at the venue Terminal 5. Of the concert, Noisey's Jeff Rosenthal wrote that "it...
View ArticleListen to David Bowie Impersonate Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, and More in a Newly...
Photo via Wikimedia Commons In the wake of learning David Bowie died, some parts about him may have been too quickly forgotten in an attempt to give tribute to his artistry. Namely, that he could be...
View ArticleStream UK Post Punks Trials of Early Man’s Debut Album ‘Attachments’
Image: Julie R. Kane Trials of Early Man are a high intensity post-hardcore band from London. You could compare their style to the early DC sound of One Last Wish and Rites of Spring and the more...
View ArticlePremiere: Mindsnare Pay Tribute to Lemmy With a Cover of Motörhead’s ‘Mean...
Image: Nicole Goodwin Australian hardcore legends Mindsnare have always had a strong affinity with Motörhead. The riffs, the speed and the attitude of the legendary UK band has featured prominently in...
View ArticleStories About Prince Are Like Fan Fiction, Except They're All True
Every story about Prince is the stuff of legends. He fired a crew member for making eye contact, he took out a personal ad in 1993 with an obscured photo of his face above the text, "Eligible bachelor...
View ArticleWatch Savages Turn Jimmy Kimmel into Their Own Explosive Headline Show
It's rare that an artist can make a late-night talk show stage feel like their own headline gig, but that's what Savages did when they performed their Adore Life tracks "The Answer" and "Adore" live...
View ArticleRank Your Records: Brett Anderson Sorts Suede’s Records
In Rank Your Records, we talk to members of bands who have amassed substantial discographies over the years and ask them to rate their releases in order of personal preference. Few bands have been...
View ArticleIntroducing Betsy and Her Heart Crushing Debut Tune "Fair"
A couple years back we premiered Hot Chip dude Joe Goddard's solo single "Endless Love"—a track that smacked of synthy 90s soul-house grooves. Part of what made it such an ear tickler was the featured...
View ArticleFirst Out Here: Indigenous Hip-Hop
Indigenous rappers in Canada reflect on a unique struggle. In a country where the most incarcerated population is aboriginal, these artists reflect on the crisis of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal...
View ArticleIs This Really That Miley Cyrus "Black Skinhead" Remix?
If you heard what's being labeled as the new "Black Skinhead" "Remix" then you, like us, probably found yourself wondering: What is this shit? Apparently this is the result of Miley and Kanye working...
View ArticleEmbrace Evil Death With a New Split from Cemetery Filth, Ectovoid, Sabbatory,...
I love a good split release. They're a short, usually inexpensive way to discover new music and support your favorite artists in between bigger releases, and sometimes you strike gold. Unspeakable...
View ArticleStream Eliot Sumner's Debut Album 'Information'
We've been keeping an eye on Eliot for a hot minute (or seven years). She first sprang onto the music scene as a teenager in London fronting the band I Blame Coco, signed at just 17. With her...
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