A hardcore show is an intensely physical experience: The kick drum’s shotgun blast to your chest, the locomotive action of distorted guitars driving a crowd into action, the guttural growls of a vocalist cutting their […]
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Mark Barrott: Jōhatsu (蒸発)
Mark Barrott’s awe and gratitude at living in an real-life island paradise has informed most of the music he’s made since moving to Ibiza in 2012. The snaky flutes, burbling sequencers, and hand drums that […]
Fyre Fest’s Creator Tried to Apologize With Grilled Cheeses. No One Showed Up
It’s Sunday afternoon, and the sun is slowly coming out on New York City’s Orchard Street. Patches of the street are covered in soapy water and last night’s party detritus — cups, cigarettes, and ripped […]
Former Cop Kim Potter, Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright, Released From Prison
Only 16 Months The former Minnesota officer served 16 months of a two-year sentence on manslaughter charges Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter has been released from prison after serving 16 months of a two-year […]
Bhad Bhabie Made Bank on OnlyFans — Now What?
“YOU EVER SEE SOMEBODY and you’re like, ‘They look crazy’?” It’s 4:30 p.m., and Bhad Bhabie, a.k.a. Danielle Bregoli, is cross-legged on her massive gray velour couch in her brand-new Los Angeles home, surrounded by […]
Blast Rites: The Optimist’s Take on Metallica, and More of April’s Best New Metal
Ah, Metallica… Is there any metal band that’s more polarizing? Or any other that commands a fan base remotely as large while attracting a seemingly equal amount of haters? Metallica were my first favorite metal […]
Twitter Faces Fresh Controversy After Verifying Fake Disney Junior Account That Uses Racial Slurs
Twitter’s verification process under the ownership of Elon Musk faces fresh backlash after accidentally verifying an explicit account that claimed to be linked to Disney. The account, which used the handle @DisneyJuniorUK, possessed a gold […]
Rắn Cạp Đuôi: *1
When Boiler Room touched down in Ho Chi Minh City last year, genre-agnostic promoters Nhạc Gãy tapped experimental music collective Rắn Cạp Đuôi to warm up the club with three drummers and a blanket of guitar fuzz. […]
Redveil: Playing W/ Fire EP
redveil used to daydream about future stardom in the middle of class. “Writing out this pain, nigga, that’s the best solution, it’s really all we got/I manifest this shit then watch it bloom like I’m […]
Mark Jenkin: Enys Men (Original Score)
Behind the isolation and terror at the heart of Mark Jenkin’s second feature film Enys Men is a clever act of deception. The film, the title of which is Cornish for “Stone Island,” follows a volunteer ecologist […]
Princess Forever
Dreamer Isioma is always a lover, even in times of pure chaos. In their past work, the Chicago native has depicted the contours of queer love via a gorgeous blend of dream pop, hushed rap, […]
BuzzFeed, Elon Musk, and AI-Drake: How the 2010s Era Came to an End
For months, Twitter CEO Elon Musk repeatedly delayed phasing out blue verification checkmarks for users not subscribed to the site’s $8 subscription tier. It became a meme for Musk’s fumbling takeover of the social media […]