THE NEWTOWN SESSIONS
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The Newtown Sessions - Chad Valley
We love Chad Valley, mostly because we'd love to live in a Corona commercial, lamping out on a beach and listening to balearic house. He came by Brooklyn to play a few songs for our favorite online radio station, Newtown Radio. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Dan Friel
Buried beneath a tapestry of industrial noise lingers alluring pop anthems...melodies gain force, collide, and burst in beautiful array. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - PAWS
Sometimes, less is more. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Wampire
A performance from Wampire, a Portland-based indie/goth/horror duo we caught wind of earlier this year after they rolled out a shit-kicker of a seven-inch through Polyvinyl. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Naomi Punk
We saw these guys at last week's Savannah Stopover Festival and they totally blew our minds. Check out their live set for Newtown Radio, live from Bushwick, Brooklyn. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Dog Bite
Phil Jones was previously the keyboardist for Washed Out, but now he's carving out a niche for himself as an innovative recording artist in his own right, under the name Dog Bite. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Total Slacker
It's a rare thing when you see a band perform live for the first time and they completely blow your brains apart. I'll never forget the first time I saw Total Slacker at a crowded Bushwick spot waaay back in 2009. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Tashaki Miyaki
A live, in-studio session with these psyched-out LA noise-rockers. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - TEEN
Watch the Brooklyn psych rockers perform "Paradise" and "Better" off of their debut full-length, 'In Limbo' Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Oberhofer
Brooklyn indie-popsters Oberhofer are known for killing it live, so they had no problem delivering an inspired and heartfelt performance recently on Newtown Radio. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - The Babies
The Babies are a formidable force in indie rock these days. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Unicorn Kid
Oliver Sabin has been making magical pop tunes since he was 15, waaaay back in 2006. The next year, he announced he'd be making music under the name Unicorn Kid. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Sky Ferreira
For the second installment of the Newtown Sessions, we're blessed with an in-studio performance from alt-pop antistar Sky Ferreira. Full Story
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The Newtown Sessions - Mac DeMarco
The first installment of Newtown Radio's new bi-weekly video series features Canadian sleaze-king Mac DeMarco. Full Story
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Ace of Base's Secret Nazi Past
Before he founded Ace of Base, Ulf Ekberg was a member of Commit Suiside, a Nazi punk band.
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Parquet Courts - "Light Up Gold Road Trip" (Full Documentary)
In this new documentary, Noisey follows rising indie rockers Parquet Courts from Mexico to Texas and London as they tour to support their debut LP, 'Light Up Gold.'
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Yung Lean Doer Is the Weirdest 16-Year-Old White Swedish Rapper You'll Hear This Week
Yung Lean raps over pillow-fluffy beats and raps about glory holes and Arizona Iced Tea. Who the fuck is this kid? And why is he like this?
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Adam Ant - The British Masters, Chapter 6
Noisey's John Doran talks with the great post-punk pop star Adam Ant about tribal body mods and layering tape.
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Photos: Taking Acid at Coachella
When Paley sent these photos in, she included a nice little caveat over email that we've decided to reprint here in full, not only because it's too good to edit, but because her photographs of her and her weird buddies riding the snake are some of the best
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R.I.P. Storm Thorgerson (1944-2013)
On Thursday, the hyper-talented graphic designer, artist, and famed album cover creator Storm Thorgerson passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.
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The Internet Is Scary
As of six months ago, my Facebook fanpage is like a dojo where hormonal teenagers hone their technique. Here is a heartfelt poem from some kid who wants to rape, kill, and marry me.
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I Accidentally Touched Little Richard's Butt One Time
It was in the Detroit airport. After it happened Little Richard said, "He graze my derriere."
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Listen to St. Lucia's Remix of The Colourist's "Little Games"
Last month, Cali quartet the Colourist released "Little Games," and St. Lucia just pulled a warm Balearic blanket over the whole thing, sanding away its rough edges with bright synths and lightly gated percussion.
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Aaron Montaigne, Godfather of Screamo, is More Interesting Than You Can Ever Hope to Be - Part Two
On surviving combat in Iraq and Afghanistan with the help of magic, 'Bladerunner,' and everything in between.