Benjamin Shapiro
ben@noisey.comWatch 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.
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.
Watch The Body's Brutal New Video, "The Ebb and Flow of Tides in a Sea of Ash"
If you're predisposed towards muscular, nihilistic metal and forensic photography, this video is for you.
Daniel Cronin Takes the Most Amazing Photos of Juggalos You've Ever Seen
An interview with photographer Daniel Cronin, who has been lugging a huge large-format camera to the Gathering Of The Juggalos since 2010, snapping the most strikingly intimate portraits of Juggalos and Juggalettes ever taken.
Scientists Finally Figured Out How To Get Shitty Songs Out Of Your Head
The only thing this worthless research taught me is that "KYLIE MINOGUE" is an anagram for "I LIKE GUY ON ME."
Here's "California Grrls," the New Single from Shark?
At the Savannah Stopover fest a few weeks back, there was a vast abundance of solid rock 'n' roll bands loading out of vans and smashing young Savannaian's minds into a cold, mushy paste. There was one that stuck out to me, and they were called Shark?
Hey Austin, Thanks For Letting Us Destroy Your Town
VICE just wrapped up 10 days of shows, panels, and film screenings at SXSW, and Saturday night our buddy Willie T. was wandering around snapping some photos of our closing night party with Kendrick Lamar and Black Lips, among others.
Samwell, the "What What (In The Butt)" Guy, is Back With a New Video
I interviewed Samwell, the "What What (In The Butt)" guy, about his new video for "Just Be Free," being a flight attendant, and how annoying it is to be referred to as the "What What (In The Butt)" guy.
Here Is Black Pus' New Video
Black Pus is Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale's solo project, and "1000 Years" is composed of flipbooks he put together in middle school.
Daedelus Feeds Off the Blood of the Audience
All my friends in LA are always talking about mashed yeast and weird hippy shit, but they're also talking about the Low End Theory, a weekly club night that nurtured Daedelus, the cream of LA beat-obsessed crop.
Stream Isaac Delusion's 'Early Morning' EP
Vibe is a tough concept to describe, and an even tougher one to nail. On their new EP, the French duo Isaac Delusion perfectly defines the contours of airy indie-electro, elevating it to something far more nuanced and deeply therapeutic.
311 Was An Inside Job
The powers that be have worked very hard to keep their involvement in 311 a secret. Records have been destroyed, data has been classified, and bleached dreadlocks have been shaved.