Believe in Baltimore
Members of Baltimore indie bands Future Islands, Lower Dens, Celebration, The Bridge, and Mt. Royal got together with Believe in Music at the Living Classrooms Foundation and WTMD to help…
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Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Collab
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge played a show with Cold Cave and Black Rain last night in Brooklyn at The Wick, where the three released Rebellion is Over, a three-song tape. The…
Sound Takes: Live at the London Palladium
Love it or hate it, if you listen to Live at the London Palladium, you’re going to get intimate with Marvin Gaye.
Song of the Day: “Jackie Wilson Said”
Van Morrison—aka George Ivan Morrison of Belfast, Northern Ireland—has had a long and varied career that began in the mid 60s. After recording a string of massive hit singles like…
It’s Not Too Late: Summer’s Best Free Shows
The Village Voice has compiled a list of the season’s best free shows, ranging from small to large, miscellaneous bar to Central Park’s summer stage. The artist list is pretty…
This Week in Posivibes: Dave Monks
The frontman of Tokyo Police Club released the debut of his solo project June 16th on Dine Alone Records. The EP, All Signs Point to Yes, has been receiving some…
Outkast for Peace
Sometimes the Internet is an amazing thing, as proven by the campaign to memorialize Outkast on Stone Mountain. For those of us not in the know, Stone Mountain is a…
The Rumpus Interview with Banning Eyre
Producer, senior editor, Afropop expert, and author Banning Eyre talks about his new book, Lion Songs, a 15-years-in-the-making biography of Zimbabwe’s legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo.
Advice from Sleater-Kinney
Being the reigning curators of all things empowering and sweet that they are, the people at Rookie got Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker to act as guest advice gurus on…
Tom Petty Speaks Out Against Confederate Flag
Following the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House, Tom Petty approached Rolling Stone with his desire to speak out in favor of the decision and…
Song of the Day: “Tennessee Waltz”
Every music genre shifts its boundaries over time, and soul music has done so time and time again, beginning with its heyday in the 1960s. Sam Cooke, who achieved fame first as…
Hip Hop in the Holy Land
The first installment in VICE’s Noisey Israeli Palestine: Hip Hop in the Holy Land follows Tamer Nafar, the “godfather of Palestinian rap,” as he discusses what it means to speak about…