Articles By Benjamin Shapiro
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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. Full Story
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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." Full Story
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Ace of Base's Secret Nazi Past
Before he founded Ace of Base, Ulf Ekberg was a neo-Nazi skinhead. Did Ekberg use Ace of Base's success as an opportunity to erase his neo-Nazi past and rise to a position of geopolitical influence? Full Story
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Exclusive Premiere: The Lonely Island's "YOLO" Single, ft. a Remix by Sam F
The Lonely Island are releasing the "YOLO" single for Record Store Day, a 3,000-copy run of yellow vinyl seven-inches. Here's the exclusive stream, plus the exclusive world premiere of Sam F.'s remix. Full Story
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Watch The First Installment of JanSport's 2013 Bonfire Sessions, with Divine Fits and Japandroids
To celebrate our second year hanging with our buddies at JanSport, we headed to the magical, mystical land of Austin, TX, to enjoy cheap Mexican food and performances from Divine Fits and Japandroids. Full Story
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Ozzy Osbourne Just Admitted He's Been On Drugs for the Past Few Years
What a bummer. What a thing to wake up to. Yesterday, in a very candid Facebook post, the Prince of Darkness himself came clean about the last year and a half of his life, during which he's been drinking and taking drugs. Full Story