VICE's Alex Miller is joined by Quietus editor John Doran, the Guardian's Rosie Swash, and Fred Macpherson from Spector. The pundits discuss MIA's middle finger and Skrillex's potential Grammy.
Our US panel chats about Bryan Ferry's marriage to his son's girlfriend, Skrillex's popularity, the new Die Antwoord and Sleigh Bells videos, and the hotness of Kim Dotcom.
We took a cab with rising dubstep icon Skrillex on the way to a packed-out secret show in NYC, just two weeks before his appearance at the Grammys.
MIA's new song "Bad Girls" blew up! The video has more than 25,000 comments so MIA wanted to answer a few of her favorite questions left in the comments:
VICE's Alex Miller is joined by the Guardian's Rosie Swash, Fred Macpherson from Spector, and "Noisey N00b" Sam Wolfson from NME. The pundits discuss Whitney's death and misogyny in the music industry.
You know that band Passion Pit? Ayad is their keyboard and samples dude. He's also in Team Spirit, who just put out their first video for "F**k The Beach." We talked to them about vaginas, animation, & how the beach sucks.
VICE's Alex Miller, Quietus Editor John Doran, the Guardian's Rosie Swash, & Sam Wolfson of NME sink their teeth into this year's BRIT Awards, including Adele's interrupted speech & the value of Blur & George Michael.
We were on the 2012 Bruise Cruise and ended up taking a day in the Bahamas with Damien from Fucked Up. We found a wacky costume shop and tried on some weird shit for his show that night.
Alex Miller is joined by Quietus editor John Doran, the Guardian's Rosie Swash, and Spector frontman Fred Macpherson to assess the high prices, mud, and shitty line-ups at most UK festivals. And why Adele isn't playing any festivals, and a debate about how the lack of good new guitar bands have affected who plays the big stages. Also Fred goes off on one about having a great time at festivals regardless of who is playing.
You know OFF!? That new punk band with members of Black Flag, Redd Kross, Hot Snakes, & Burning Brides? Yeah, those guys. We flew to LA's Kingsize Studios to see them record their new record, out on May 8.
Everything you need to know about Odd Future's Syd Tha Kyd. Lance Bangs cruised to Venice Beach to chill and he found girls pouring out of her room. Syd opens up about her MC kid-brother Taco and how she met Tyler.
Everything's bigger in Texas, right? This week South By Southwest has drawn music geeks from around the world for the biggest conference ever so we asked our panelists what they thought about "South-by" and let them rant and rant and rant...
Before the sold-out OFWGKTA show at the Hammerstein Ballroom, we went down to the LES in Manhattan to check out the new Odd Future pop-up shop, where they sling self-described "ugly, tacky shit."
Mercury Music nom Ghostpoet, Quietus Editor John Doran, and NMEs Sam Wolfson chat about Plan B's "edgy" new single "Ill Manors," how Reading and Leeds would be without poppers, and kicking Bono's ass.
"The Wave" was one of the most bizarre and amazing videos we've seen in a while, so we asked Miike Snow to show us some of their inspirations. Naturally, their recommendations were completely insane and incredible.
With poise and conviction far beyond his years, 17-year-old phenom Joey Bada$$ and the rest of his multi-talented Pro-Era crew are taking hip hop back to a time when rap was fun and dudes rocked Carhartt's and Timb's outside of the bodega all summer. We went down to Edward R. Murrow high school in Brooklyn, NY to meet the gang and eat fluorescent orange chinese food as they cyphered for us in the backyard on a perfect spring day.
Caroline & Patrick (AKA Chairlift) are old buds with Himanshu from Das Racist. Before they took the stage in Texas, Chairlift sat down with Hima to talk about playing live, getting fat, and their new record, "Something."
We caught Detroit rapper Danny Brown on the first wave of his rise to success to catch a sick freestyle and talk about eating hotdogs with broken teeth, car accidents, and slurping clitoris.
Here's the full interview with H.R. from the legendary D.C. hardcore act Bad Brains. In this conversation H.R. lets us in on his connection to Jay-Z, Beyonce, Usher, R. Kelly, and the Smithsonian Institute.
Somebody in Bangkok is as crazy as the Black Lips for asking them to come over and play one show in exchange for a week's stay in a bungalow on the beach in Ko Hao for free. Being VICE's favorite sons, we had to have the cameras there to catch the boys being boys. So follow us around as we go shopping for Xanax, eat ant eggs (yes, ant eggs) and take in the sights and sounds of Southeast Asia's most dynamic metropolis. See Bangkok through the band's eyes, watch them rip through the Arabia Mountain hit "New Direction," and get excited for next week when VICE releases two never heard before Arabia Mountain b-sides exclusively on iTunes.
Noisey Creative Director Eddy Moretti sat down with David Lynch to traverse a bunch of topics including Lynch's love of Twitter, his work with Dean Hurley and Karen O, and his views on enlightenment and freedom.
This week on Noisey Talks we get a lesson in Pop Culture as our guests talk about Simon Cowel, Justin Bieber, One Direction, Hitler, Andy Warhol, and the ginger-haired Elvis: Josh Homme.
We caught up with rappers Killer Mike and El-P to talk about their joint album, "R.A.P. Music," and El-P's "Cancer for Cure." They talked about Trayvon Martin's connection to Rodney King.
While working together on their new joint album "R.A.P. Music," rappers El-P and Killer Mike developed a serious friendship.
Atlanta rapper Killer Mike breaks down his recent collaborations with Bun B and T.I. and compares his formula to DJ Khaled's regular use of Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Drake.
Catching up with Claire Boucher, AKA Grimes. Boucher is on top of her game right now, following the release of her new record, 'Visions.' We sat down to chat about her recent success, and the ecstatic experience of recording.
While at SXSW we went beyond Drake and The Weeknd to talk with The Airplane Boys about the Beau Monde scene that spawned them and the next wave of Canadian hip-hop.
We asked Hima and Kool A.D. from Das Racist to host a hip-hop show for Noisey - they kept things simple and named it RAP SHOW. For the first episode, Hima sat down with Compton MC Kendrick Lamar on St. Patrick's Day to talk about black hippies, the N word, lucid dreaming, and Home Improvement.
Bethany Cosentino is famous as the singer for indie-pop act Best Coast, but she might soon be better known as a designer - We sat down to ask her about her new project; a women's line for Urban Outfitters.
Kool A.D. of Das Racist interviews Mystikal about prison, signing to Cash Money, recording vs playing live, and his hometown, New Orleans.
A nameless ghoul from Swedish metal act Ghost sat down with us to speak about Satan's faith in his band and his band's faith in the Beach Boys.
NOFX has been around for almost 30 years, and they continue to make new punk bands look like they're all trying way too hard. We interviewed NOFX about the Colombian riots, the horrors of raising kids, and their 0/10 review in VICE.
Kool A.D. from Das Racist talks to legendary MC Kool Keith about horrorcore, pornocore, and lingerie. We also get the scoop on the nastiest track Keith ever wrote, "I'm Pissin' Hard," never released for obvious reasons.
This year the Canadian scuzz-punks Cancer Bats played six shows (at five venues across London) in just One day. This herculean task was to promote their new record, 'Dead Set on Living.' We travelled with them, and ended up nursing a serious bangover the next day. All you real pitter girls out there, get your sports bras on!
Last week Noisey went behind the scenes on the video shoot for Lethal Bizzle's track "Leave It Yeah (Remix)" with JME, Emmanuel Frimpong, Flow Dan, Frisco and Scrufizzer . Here he explains the meaning behind his catchphrases Leave It Yeah, Dench and Two Twos.
In this interview Danny Brown talks about rocking a fade like Kid n Play, dancing like Ian Curtis, and performing like David Bowie.
Brann Dailor is the drummer from Mastodon, and he absolutely crushes. We sat down with him backstage to talk about burritos, Ghost, and making 'The Hunter,' Mastodon's recent record on Reprise and Roadrunner Records.
Due to extreme public demand, Record Store Dude Sean 'Fat Bob' Forbes has graced the Noisey Talks panel with his presence, joining discussions in who should be bought back next in hologram form, and saying cunt a lot of times.
We heard Mike D from The Beastie Boys was putting on something awesome at MOCA in Los Angeles so we flew over and got the low down on Transmission.
Hima from Das Racist sat down with Killer Mike to give the most thoughtful interview we've seen in a while. Their conversation touches on literature, the Internet, and Mike's movement away from the major labels.
In this episode of Let the Beat Build we sat down with G.O.O.D Music's new resident hit maker, Hit Boy. The mastermind behind The Thrones "N*ggas in Paris" got talking about his start in production, working with A$AP Rocky on "Goldie" and his debut single "Jay-Z Interview" produced by Grammy Award winning producer, Bink.
In a change from our usual programming, regular panelist Fred from Spector hosts an episode in front of an actual audience at the UK's premier festy by the sea, Great Escape Festival in Brighton. With Fred to discuss whether the UK music industry's cycle of hyping up very new bands before quickly losing interest is damaging creativity (and whether discovering new bands is like looking at bikini photos on Facebook) are Jamie Reynolds (Klaxons), Jen Long (Radio 1) and Pete Jarrett (Record of the Day.)
As you may be aware Black Lips once again proved their place at the forefront of cutting edge music culture at Coachella last month when they were joined by a 'physical illusion' of Notorious B.I.G. for an unprecedented onstage collaboration, quickly bypassing the Tupac 'hologram' (read: 'non-physical illusion') standard set by Dre and Snoop the week before.
Dev Hynes (Blood Orange, Lightspeed Champion) is one of our favorite people on earth. This year at Coachella we sat with him poolside to discuss his favorite musical collabs, the recording process, and his continued connection to the UK. We dropped in on a little party near Coachella to watch Devonte Hynes put on a one man show and talk about his passion for creating music.
Noisey introduces you to future diva superstar Jessie Ware. The once bashful South Londoner with a beautiful, soulful voice takes us around her local market, Brixton Village, as we learn about the beginnings of her musical career and why you shouldn't dare leave negative comments on her videos.
Noisey catches up with Sounwave and Tae Beast half of TDE's production team, Digi-Phonics. The team is largely responsible for the beats that back the burgeoning careers of Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock. Watch as they break down working with the members of Black Hippy and gleam over Dr. Dre's seal of approval.
Noisey introduce you to Haim, a band comprised of "3 sisters and one mister" who blend rock and RnB into something pretty special. Friends with Harry Styles and A$AP Rocky, they also enjoy snogging random strangers and plan to be in a band together until they are old, grey, and surrounded by cats.
We've had an eye on Children Of The Night & World's Fair for a while now. Right after they dropped their recent 'Queens... Revisited' tape, we raced out the door and headed to Queens to grab a slice, bask in the afternoon Astoria sun, and chat about the project that's helping put these Queens natives on the map.
We sat down with Japandroids to talk about their new record, 'Celebration Rock.'
Picking through the cultural rubble, to find furniture for a new post war home". That's how deep things got between Airick Woodhead, aka Doldrums, and Fred Macpherson from Spector, during a boat ride at The Great Escape Music festival in Brighton last month. Doldrums music is hard to define, but has been described as a chaotic collage of samples, electro, techno, and art-rock.
Danny Brown and A$AP Rocky sat down to go back and forth.
VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi travelled to Karachi to throw VICE's first ever party in Pakistan.
Seminal hardcore group Hot Water Music finally answered the prayers of fans everywhere last month by releasing 'Exister,' their first new studio full-length in eight years. The iconic Florida foursome tells Noisey about growing up as a band and applauds one another's skills as musicians. Pretty damn endearing for some of the most important punks of the past 20 years.
Southside actually executive produced Waka Flocka's "Triple F Life" While he still admits he's growing as a producer, it hasn't stopped him from recruiting an entire stable of hungry producers known as the 808 Mafia.
Noisey was granted a behind the scenes look at the music video for Waka Flocka's "Let Dem Guns Blame" featuring Meek Mill. Waka explained that the video was actually a movie, as he always wants to offer his fans a little more than the ordinary. And whether you like it or not Waka said he and Meek are the new faces of hip-hop.
Noisey introduces you to Australian female rapper Iggy Azalea as she plays her first ever gig in the UK at Birthdays in Dalston. Before performing one of the sweatiest gigs in history, Iggy opens up about being told she was too fat to be a model, having beef with Azealia Banks, and being white.
We had such a brilliant time at Londons Field Day Festival that we just had to give you some more! Rough Trade's grumpy punk Sean met up with Noisey's 7 year old host and festival newbie Emy at Field Day recently to show her exactly why she should never go to a festival, or East London, ever again. They hung out with some of the stars of the line up including Pond and Jessie Ware, as well as speaking to pissed up punters - could Sean's cynicism actually end up being dented by Emy's fun festival vibes?
We caught up with Rusko outside of Terminal 5 on his Tour Bus for the third episode of Let the Beat Build. We talked about life on the tour bus, his US tour, his new album, "Songs," and his upcoming collaboration with Cypress Hill.
Fat Bob and Emy are at it again for one final round of interviews and observations at Field Day Festival 2012. Dressed as a humble bumblebee Rough Trade's infamous curmudgeon Fat Bob a.k.a. Sean Forbes buzzes through sunny Victoria Park with his 7 year old kid co-host Emy. Featured in this installment is R. Stevie Moore, Spector, Liars, and more!
We met up with Jason Pierce at Primavera Festival last month, to chat about making music and fans getting spiritual.
We went on the road with Beat Connections and White Arrows in an effort to cover those liminal zones between stages and venues.
We talked to them both about drugs, cars, police, why videos are boring, Oasis, why stylists are gay and what musical instrument Mischa Barton would be if she could transform herself into one. It's pretty funny.
Tumblr-wave rap game upstart Kitty Pryde and Riff Raff, the 'best performance artist of now' get real on the set of "Orion's Belt." Notoriously secretive Kitty opens up about her process, motivations, and authenticity.
Charles Bradley is no stranger to hard times. The singer, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagle of Soul," cut his teeth working in kitchens and as a handyman before finally landing a break and releasing his debut full-length, "No Time For Dreaming," at the age of 62, on the acclaimed Daptone Records. Lauded by fans and critics alike, the album earned its place on numerous best-of lists, and sent Charles, the consummate performer, to sold-out shows across the globe.
We caught up with garage babes Bleached to talk about annoying questions, band comparisons, and getting stoned.
Old friends Riff Raff and Black Lips rage on and off stage at Riff Raff's first Atlanta Show.
Noisey met up with genre mixing singer and producer Santigold in London to talk about her latest track "The Keepers."
We caught up with Dirty Three's Warren Ellis, to find out the secret to his bands longevity and what he thinks of the music industry today.
Join host Ian Svenonius as we sit down in front of a live studio audience with Buzz Osbourne of Melvins infamy.
Last week Frank Ocean very eloquently revealed to the world that his first love was a man. Our Noisey Talks panel featuring singer Yasmin, the Guardians Rosie Swash and Spector front man Fred Macpherson give their thoughts on the subject of coming out in the world of hip hop, as a member of Odd Future, and what sexuality means in todays music scene.
Harry Fraud may be most known for his production on French Montana's surprise hit "Shot Caller," but the New York producer's buzz has been rapidly building outside of New York's burgeoning underground rap scene. Noisey caught up with Fraud while on a tour of the Big Apple with Smoke DZA, his partner in crime on their new collab, "Rugby Thompson" and he gave us the low down on working with Action Bronson and Riff Raff as well as what makes his unique sound so "wavy."
Join host Ian Svenonius as we sit down with Andrew WK in front of a live studio audience.
Keith Morris doesn't want to be buried. He wants to be cremated and snorted by some wild dirtbags. That's just one topic in this polite little conversation between the founder of Black Flag and Lee Spielman, the frontman of Trash Talk.
Who would have thought that David Hasselhoff would be one of Benga's biggest idols? We caught up with the dubstep producer, on the day of his first ever live show at Primavera Festival in Barcelona, where he answers some YouTube comments, talks about his new album and how face his does not look like tits.
Yes. The God of Fuck is back, with brand new album "Born Villain". We caught up with Mr Manson in London, to discuss his comeback to music, his bromance with Johnny Depp, and how he doesn't drink his own brand of Absinthe because it's too strong. Which is not very God-of-Fuck-like at all....