A Practical Guide to Becoming a Successful Musician
Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage The music biz is a tough industry. Sure, every artist wants to "break out" and “make it,” but very few do. Why? As music industry experts, we here at Noisey have...
View ArticleWe Talk to Vampire Weekend's BAIO - Plus Stream His Whole LP 'The Names'
Ever wondered how easily the bassist from Vampire Weekend sweats? Well, we found out and the answer is very. But we didn’t just chat core temperature issues; we also talked about other stuff—like his...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Little Fevers - "Field Trip"
Little Fevers shot by Ashley Boman Oh clattering drumsticks and apple and cinammon melodies! This Minneapolis quartet could slot neatly in amongst a Mates of State record, a Pavement full-length and...
View ArticleLose Sense of Reality in Deerhunter's New Video for "Breaker
Are you stoked for the new Deerhunter record? Fading Frontier is going to be the band's seventh full-length record, and to show what the record is going to be about they've released a new video for...
View ArticleCopenhagen's First Hate Sneak Up and Stun Us With Their Latest Single,...
Photo by Tom Spray It’s been a few months since we heard something new from Copenhagen’s synth-masters First Hate—a duo that’s consistently blessed us with songs infectious enough to make our heads...
View ArticleWe Went to Copenhagen Psych Fest and Took Some Photos
Last weekend, Copenhagen Psych Fest took over (and even sold out) Huset-KBH. For three nights, we listened to killer Danish and International bands, saw a lot of luscious long hair and marveled in the...
View ArticleRip Your Throat Out with Sacrilege's Remastered Version of "Lifeline"
Sacrilege is a crust/thrash landmark band from Birmingham, United Kingdom. We're premiering the remastered version of the song "Lifeline" from the band's 1985 release Behind The Realms of Madness. In...
View ArticleLosing Our Edge: 2005, the Year the Mainstream Hijacked Indie Rock
Image by Paul Raffaele This article is part of 2005 Week on Noisey, where we revist all the best and worst pop culture relics from a decade ago. When it comes right down to it, the calculus of rock...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of the Last TV Channel That Gave a Shit About Music
This article is part of 2005 Week on Noisey, where we revist all the best and worst pop culture relics from a decade ago. It’s November of 2004. Bush had just won his second term as President of the...
View ArticleListen to Black Lips' Biting New Single, "Freedom Fries"
Can you beat solid garage rock? If you have a band that has a killer formula that hasn't fucked up their quality of music, you should stay loyal to that band as a fan for as long as you can. Which is...
View ArticlePREMIERE: My Disco Get Darkly Pensive on Swans-y Punisher "1991"
There is a darkness to My Disco, something not of this Earth. Take “1991,” the band’s new single from their forthcoming LP Severe, a track that depends on silence as much as the pummeling stabs of...
View ArticlePremiere: Craft Spells - "Our Park By Night"
"I genuinely wanted to write the next album to help transcend the label of indie rock that was put on my music," says Justin Vallesteros, of Craft Spells, about his latest track. I guess here in the...
View ArticleIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: There is Now a Full Version of "Why You Always Lying"
There is now a full four minute version of "Why You Always Lying", aka the internet meme that went stratospheric last week. The meme has birthed another meme. It has become a mother meme. A mega...
View ArticlePREMIERE: PAULi - "i DON'T CARE"
PAULi, The PSM, Paul Stanley-McKenzie—the London-born, Brooklyn-based artist goes by many names, but the skinny on PAULi is he's a drummer with a storied behind the scenes resume, be it smacking skins...
View ArticleThis Video of Stevie Wonder Singing Stevie Wonder Songs in a Car Will Help...
Are you weighed down by the internet? Are you feeling chronically cynical? Are you sick of reading 4,000 word confessional first person essays about people who have slept with their parents or have...
View ArticleEscape Your Office For a Minute With The Japanese House's Lush New Track...
Earlier this year London based artist The Japanese House released her debut EP Pools to Bathe in. Right after Zane Lowe announced it as his Hottest Record in the World, we premiered the debut single...
View ArticleChain of Flowers Are Back with Another Sensory Gang Bang Called "Death's Got...
If you've ever had a panic attack on amphetamines then Chain of Flowers will make loads of sense to you, because that's pretty much the overriding sensation they give off only not horrible. Threading...
View ArticleThe World Needs This App That Plays Nickelback To Stop You Contacting Your Ex
Picture this: it is 1am on a week night. You've just come back from having a few high percentage pilsners with some friends and now you're a lethal combination of half-cut, horny, and bored. You think...
View ArticleListen to DIIV's New Single "Dopamine"
How do you feel about DIIV? A lot of people think he's really cool, and some maybe not so much. Whatever your opinion on the group is, they've got a new record coming out sometime later this year Is...
View ArticleRun the Jewels Ripped Up Colbert's Late Show Last Night With TV on the Radio...
Via Instagram VICE magazine is well and truly hip. But y'know what else is hip? Hip-hop, baby. And last night's guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert were, according to Colbert, "so hip, their...
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