Articles by Drew Millard

Drew Millard

Drew Millard is a petulant, rap-obsessed 12 year-old trapped in a 23 year-old's body. His favorite food is asparagus, has written for many different publications and is worrying this is sounding like the beginning of an OK Cupid profile. He lives is Brooklyn, but is from North Carolina. He really wants to meet Drake.

Riding in Cars with The-Dream

Perhaps no one understands the awesomeness of being The-Dream better than The-Dream himself. This thought occurs to me approximately .00064 seconds after The-Dream jokingly claims that the curtains in the back of the Maybach we’re riding in are made from a bunch of stitched-together panties. Full story

2013 Apr 10 Drew Millard Noisey

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Vampire Weekend Burned a Car in Their Music Video, Who Cares

Let us approach the issue of Vampire Weekend setting two vintage Saab 900 convertibles on fire in their new video for their track "Diane Young" with all of the tact and subtlety that such a pressing issue deserves. Which is to say, zero. Full story

2013 Mar 29 Drew Millard Music

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Kickin’ It with the ’Terns – No Pain, No Fame

One of the great crimes of late-period capitalism is the erosion of the entry-level job. We no longer pay our youngest workers to do the tasks we don’t want to do; instead we offer them class credit. At VICE, we might not be able to offer our interns cash, but we can give them so… Full story

2013 Mar 23 Drew Millard Stuff

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The Night the Bottom Fell Out from Under the Rap Internet

If you like music and weren’t in Austin on Friday night, you were probably on the internet riding something of an emotional roller coaster, led by the unlikely triumvirate of misinformation and bullshat statements of TMZ, Mack Maine, and Gucci Mane. Full story

2013 Mar 18 Drew Millard Noisey

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Does ‘The Love Song of Jonny Valentine’ Explain Why I’ve Seen Justin Bieber Naked?

The idea of getting inside Bieber, not just gazing at his leaked private photos, is the unspoken subtext of Teddy Wayne’s new novel about a Bieberesque character that might serve as an origin story for all of society’s terrible, wonderful pop angels. Full story

2013 Jan 27 Drew Millard Stuff

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Reasons Why It's Super Easy to Get Laid on Tour

While it's true that I've never been in a band and therefore have never had a chance to take the ol' touring van to Hump City, Vermont—even I know that the old adage is not just "drugs and rock 'n' roll." There is also a "sex" involved. Full story

2013 Jan 10 Drew Millard Music

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Metta World Peace Declares War on Good Rap

Metta World Peace's newest single, “Represented,” was released yesterday. Not to get all “Professional Rap Critic” on you, but the song sucks a gazillion dog dicks. It's almost as bad as everything else the guy formerly known as Ron Artest has done. Full story

2012 Dec 12 Drew Millard Sports

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We Threw Up with John McCauley of Deer Tick

Originally, John McCauley and I had planned for this interview to take place in the form of a drinking game, but after we shotgunned our first beers we both threw up. Full story

2012 Nov 19 Drew Millard Music

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Fast Times at Suzuka Circuit

I'm in the press box at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, watching the qualifying round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. It’s hard to sustain a line of thought for too long here, as every few seconds a stupidly fast car whips past your face at volumes that are not safe for huma… Full story

2012 Oct 24 Drew Millard Sports

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We Saw This: Jay-Z

Jay-Z claimed that last night’s show had been his favorite of the run, saying that the middle shows meant more to him than any of the others. The audience was clearly touched, again showing Jay’s greatest skill of all: being all things to all people. Full story

2012 Oct 2 Drew Millard Music

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