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Placebo Are Done With Being Fetishised
“We were just trying to express ourselves in the way that we needed to – which was cross-dressing and wearing makeup.”
Researchers Got People to Hallucinate from Fake Psychedelics
When it comes to taking hallucinogenic drugs, context may matter in deeper ways than previously assumed.
Any Power Crystals Hold Is Thanks to the Placebo Effect
Crystals are pretty but they do not store healing, stress-relieving energy. The magic is in your mind.
Have A Read Of The Best Interviews We Did This Year
From an interview with Snail Mail to a chat with Robyn, check out some of what you may have missed this year.
Placebo Reflect on 20 Years of Their Album 'Without You I'm Nothing'
We spoke to bassist Stefan Olsdal about intimacy, otherness, and sticking to your convictions—all things that packed the album with enough gut punches to stand the test of two decades.
Does Cryotherapy Actually Help Your Muscles Recover?
There’s hardly any evidence that freezing your body helps muscles recover.
These Scientists Think Shockwaves Could Treat Erectile Dysfunction Better Than Viagra
Keep your pants on though—it's still experimental.
Placebo Still Capture All Your Angst As Perfectly As Ever
The band's sold-out London shows this week were a testament to how much they've mattered for more than 20 years.
Brian Molko Used to Piss On His Finger Before Meet and Greets
Twenty years after Placebo's first album, the frontman talks about saying no to "karaoke competitions" and giving up on being a punk.
Placebo's Brian Molko Said Kings of Leon are "Like Cardboard Cutouts"
Quick, sound the Extremely Unexpected Beef klaxon.
The 'Cruel Intentions' Soundtrack Captured the Dark Heart of Adolescence
How a cobbled together selection of radio hits for a 90s film about borderline incestuous sociopaths still has the power to make us feel sentimental.