NOISEY FEATURES
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The Spring Breakers Soundtrack is the Best Trap Album
The album actively works to contextualize "Trap" into something rap fans can understand and enjoy. Full Story
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The Noisey Guide to Getting a Tattoo from Black Lips at SXSW
My friend got a tattoo with real significance, and Jared Swilley got to carve a snake with a doobie for a tail onto an oddly misshapen man’s arm. Full Story
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Cake's Former Drummer Was Just Found Guilty of Child Molestation
Happy International Day of Happiness! Everything is terrible! Full Story
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Here's What I Learned at My First SXSW
I'm sorry, Macklemore. We both know what I said on my blog once. I never thought I'd ever run into you ever. Full Story
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Bastille's Guide To Touring
A list of crucial accessories, including hot sauce and something called 'Dinocrock vs Supergator.' Full Story
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Noisey Asks: Has Justin Bieber Gone Off the Rails?
We went out on to the street of Justin’s favorite place, London, to see what the public thinks. Full Story
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Smash Mouth is the Greatest Movie Soundtrack Band Ever
Now, before you read the title of this article and say, “No, you’re wrong,” first, consider this: No, *you* are. Full Story
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The Making Of 'Descender': Andrew Wyatt on Creativity, Violin Repair Stores, and Discontent Orchestras
Sebastian Mlynarski's documentary charts the creative tribulations behind Wyatt's first solo album. Full Story
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Cuban Diplomatic Relations are in the Hands of Rafter-Rattling Metal Bands
Escape, Agonizer, and Ancestor become first commie pinkos to rock SXSW. Full Story
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Blind South By - Days Five and Six
I'll leave Austin soon, I think, but not until I feel like I've reached my brim and I'm ready to run over into something new. Full Story
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11 Minutes with... Icona Pop
The Swedish duo discuss Girls, SXSW, and Ice Road Truckers. Full Story
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11 Minutes with... Matt & Kim
We caught up with Matt & Kim at SXSW to talk social media and the secret to booty-shaking. Full Story
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The Night the Bottom Fell Out from Under the Rap Internet
If you like music and weren’t in Austin on Friday night, you were probably on the Internet riding on something of an emotional rollercoaster, led by the unlikely triumvirate of misinformation and hastily bullshat statements that was TMZ, Mack Maine, and Gucci Mane. Full Story
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Blind South By - Day Four
Our blind reporter spends the day with Kitty Pryde, Haim, Future, Usher, and the crew from All Songs Considered. 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.