Josh Modell
Getting Surgery? Your Doctor Is Probably Making a Playlist for the OR
I was worried my cancer surgeon would get distracted by Hall & Oates' "Maneater," but it turns out, most doctors crank a playlist.
Filipinos Made This Plastic-Free Cup From Pineapple Leaves
The paper can be in direct contact with food, helps lessen agricultural waste, and provides more livelihood to farmers.
Why Your Favorite Alt-Rock Legends Are Remixing Their Old Albums
Acts like The Replacements, Pearl Jam, and now R.E.M. have decided to tinker with the past. But they’re not rewriting history—just presenting it from a new angle.
Peter Hook Is on a Mission to Play Every New Order Song—Without New Order
In New Order and Joy Division, he wrote some of the most iconic songs of the 80s. Now he tells VICE what it's like to share them with the band that dumped him.
Listen to a New Remix of R.E.M.’s Kurt Cobain Tribute Song 'Let Me In'
R.E.M.'s Mike Mills talks to VICE about the upcoming reissue of the band's 1995 album, 'Monster,' out November 1 as a part of a big box set.
Frightened Rabbit’s New Compilation Celebrates Scott Hutchison's Life
The Scottish band put together a covers album as a tribute to their most beloved record before the death of their singer last year. They didn't change a note.
RIP Jonathan Fire*Eater’s Stewart Lupton, Who Lived Just Shy of Stardom
The late singer fronted a band that influenced the likes of the Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but would sadly only be a rock 'n' roll footnote.
The Brutal, Graceful Optimism of Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison
The frontman had a gift for finding the funny and the cripplingly sad in his songwriting.
Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison Rates the Band’s Five LPs
Just after the release of a surprise new side project, the frontman openly discusses the triumphs and missteps of his main band’s catalog.