Articles by Benjamin Shapiro

Benjamin Shapiro

Editor-In-Chief, Noisey.com

Ben is from Providence, RI, but he’s currently living across the hall from a cat hoarder in Brooklyn, NY. He’s played drums in Pop. 1280, Asobi Seksu, Scary Mansion, and a shit ton of other bands. Now he’s a regular contributor at the New Yorker Magazine, a film programmer at Spectacle Theater, and the Editor-In-Chief of Noisey. His columns, profiles, essays, and stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Film Comment, VICE, Slant, and a bunch of ‘zines.

Articles By Benjamin Shapiro

Sir Christopher Lee, AKA Saruman From 'The Lord of the Rings' Movies, Has a Seriously Brutal Metal Band

Sir Christopher Lee, the actor famous for portraying Saruman in Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' movies, is obsessed with heavy metal. He turns 91 on Memorial Day, and to celebrate he's doing the world a big fat favor and dropping a new record called 'Charlemagne: The Omens of Death.' Historia completa

2013 may 24 Benjamin Shapiro Features
The Bassist from Cold War Kids Is Getting Topless In Museums Across America

We recently noticed that Matt Maust's Instagram feed has been filled with semi-nude photographs of him in museums all over the world. His band, the Cold War Kids, is currently on tour, and with any luck you could show up at a local museum for a few free tickets to the gun show. Historia completa

2013 may 21 Benjamin Shapiro Fotos
Reggie Watts Has a New Show

Our favorite funny musician (or musical comedian) Reggie Watts just started a new show called "The Social Music Experiment" on his new YouTube channel, Jash. For some reason we were invited on set to see first hand how internet gold is made. Historia completa

2013 may 21 Benjamin Shapiro Features
I Met Paul Williams Once

Today our arty sister site the Creators Project dropped an interview with this Oscar-winning singer-songwriter as part of their new series on Daft Punk's new record. I met him a few months back, and let me tell you, he's tiny. Historia completa

2013 may 10 Benjamin Shapiro Features
Listen to Kylesa's New Single, "We're Taking This"

We love Kylesa, and we love that they've got a new record coming out next month. We especially love the sludge-metal crushiness and isolation-tank psychedelia of their new single, "We're Taking This." Historia completa

2013 abr 30 Benjamin Shapiro New Music