Articles by Drew Millard
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Meet the Underage Kids Who Showed Up to a Guns N' Roses Concert Thirteen Hours Early
Tyler and Tyler are the biggest Guns N’ Roses fans in the Northeast. They are highly involved members of mygnrforum, the premier Guns N’ Roses destination on the web, and as far as I can tell, their lives are structured around how much they love Guns N’ Roses. I interviewed the Tylers about how much they like Guns N’ Roses. Full story
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Here's Why Tim Dog Might Have Faked His Own Death
If you’re unfamiliar with the increasingly odd tale of Tim Dog, let’s all get caught up to speed. On Valentine’s Day of this year, Tim Dog—the rapper whose song “Fuck Compton” provided the spark that lit the fire of the East Coast/West Coast rap feud and remained a connoisseur’s… Full story
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In Search of Tim Dog, the Rapper Turned Con Artist Who Probably Faked His Own Death
This February, the legendary rapper turned grifter Tim Dog died. So why is there a warrant out for his arrest? We spoke to several people close to him who think he's still alive, and after some digging, we think so too. Full story
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The Cosmic Adventures of Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire
You probably know Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire as a hard-partying, lecherous alt-rapper, the dude who told you and your friends to go "drunk driving on a Wednesday." This caricature couldn't be further from the truth, and he's setting the record straight with a new mixtape called 'Ki… Full story
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Pete Wentz Is the Last True Punk
In addition to being Colin Powell's grand nephew and the leader of Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz used to be in a black nationalist powerviolence band called Racetraitor. All this confused us, so we talked to him about it. Full story
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There's an App that Lets You Play Dress Up with Drake
I discovered an iPhone app called Dress Drake, which is literally just an iPhone app where you put clothes on Drake. This app is great, mainly because it provides definitive proof that we are living in the future. I would seriously be surprised if we didn't figure out hoverboards… Full story
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Farrah Abraham's Music Is Way Better Than Her Sex Tape
This week the internet lost its hive mind for the Farrah Abraham/James Deen sex tape, 'Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom.' I watched part of it, and it was OK, but it doesn't hold a candle to her musical output, which is pure postmodern outsider art trash. Think Henry Darger me… Full story
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Mac Miller Opens Up
If you haven't been paying attention, you might not have known that Mac Miller has abandoned party-rap in favor of a psychedelic, near-Based perspective on life. These days, however, he's totally fine if you're not paying attention. Full story
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I Saw Limp Bizkit Last Night and It Changed My Life
What is greatness? Is greatness 40 million records sold? If so, then Fred Durst has indeed achieved greatness. Is greatness the adulation of untold scores of strangers, screaming your own words—words that you wrote—back at you while fireworks and shit go off behind you? If that’s… Full story
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R.A. the Rugged Man Still Hates Every Record Label
There are few rappers working in America today with the pedigree of R. A. the Rugged Man. Signed to Jive Records as a teenager during hip-hop's golden age, the Rugged Man failed to find an audience, eventually catching a sexual harassment charge and getting blacklisted by the maj… Full story
The Mare
A New Story by Mary Gaitskill
Toppling a Delicate World
Being Gay and South Asian In America
There's No Sex in Prison Showers
We Usually Wore Our Underwear
Try Not to Destroy Your Life
The First Time I Took Molly
A Teacher and Her Student
Marilynne Robinson on Staying Out of Trouble
"Whitey" Isn't Very Popular in Boston
Interviews with Some of His Old Friends