WE SAW THIS
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I Love College: Turning Up at Yale's Spring Fling with Macklemore
We sent an adult to watch Macklemore perform at Yale's annual music festival, and it made him realize that "tryhard" is an occupation. Full Story
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I Saw Limp Bizkit Last Night and It Changed My Life
We went to Long Island to see a Limp Bizkit concert and it ended up changing our entire perspective on what it means to be punk rock. Full Story
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Metalachi Gave Me Definitive Proof that Unironic Mariachi Metal is a Thing
Keeping it weird can also mean keeping it earnest. Full Story
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We Saw This: Danny Brown, Le1f, the Skins, and Oxymorrons at the Knitting Factory
Last night Danny Brown, Le1f, the Skins, and Oxymorrons played at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn for a measly $3, and there were about a bajillion people trying to get in. Thankfully, our number one favorite photographer crush Tod Seelie was there with his camera and a positive… Full Story
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We Saw This: Cathy
Spring is around the corner and with spring comes more shows. Like Cathy! Full Story
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Last Night's D'Angelo/Questlove Concert Reviewed in the Form of a Poem About a Vest I Saw Sean Lennon Wearing There
Everyone else is writing actual reviews so it's fine. Full Story
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We Saw This: Waka Flocka at B.B. King's (And We Also Got Kicked Out of Guy Fieri's Restaurant)
But Hard Rock Café was open, so we drank $17 cocktails there instead of at Flavor Town. Full Story
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We Saw This: Passion Pit at Madison Square Garden
On Friday, Mayor Mike Bloomberg pressured New Yorkers to leave work early and stay indoors to weather a storm that some were referring to as "Nemo." But when Cambridge indie-electro powerhouse Passion Pit play Madison Square Garden, we all have to make sacrifices. Full Story
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We Saw This: Iceage at 285 Kent
New York has been absolutely freezing this week. This past Friday I braved the icey Brooklyn deathscape to catch everyone's favorite punk rock boy band Iceage. Full Story
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Riff Raff At S.O.B.'s
What really stands out is how workmanlike Riff Raff's catalog is. He gets good, solid, traditional beats. He works with the hot rapper of the moment. And while his lyrics are ridiculous, he's just extending rap tropes ad nauseum. His existence is challenging, but his music is not… 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.