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Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape
A song for each day of the week, throwing in a mix of new releases and some #throwbacks too—everything from homegrown hip-hop to Bollywood (uh-no?) and K-pop—we gotchyu. For this edition, we teamed up with the peeps behind Terminal-1.
Week on Week: The VICE India Year-End Mixtape
A song for each day of the week, throwing in a mix of new releases and some #throwbacks too—everything from homegrown hip-hop to Bollywood (uh-no?) and K-pop—we gotchyu.
Only Fucked Up Could Save "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
The original Band Aid single stunk real bad, but a star-studded, indie rock remake in 2009—featuring Bob Mould, Tegan & Sara, and David Cross—turned it upside down.
With "Santa's Coming Over," Low Embraced a Creepy-Ass Christmas
The Duluth trio's "Just Like Christmas" might be the indie classic, but the terrifying "Santa's Coming Over" deserves more attention.
'Women In Rock' Is Dead; Long Live Women In Rock
If 2018 has taught us anything, it's that women's dominance of rock music isn't a trend—it's the new normal. Criticism has to reflect that.
Owen Ashworth Writes the Loneliest Christmas Songs
As both Advance Base and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Ashworth has traversed America, carefully detailing the coldest Christmases imaginable.
Remember When Beck Made The World's Greatest Hanukkah-Themed Funk-Rap Song?
"The Little Drum Machine Boy," stashed away on a Geffen Records compilation, was absurd even by Beck's standards. Twenty-two years later, it's still great.
Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape
A song for each day of the week, throwing in a mix of new releases and some #throwbacks too—everything from homegrown hip-hop to Bollywood (uh-no?) and K-pop—we gotchyu.
What Happened to 'Scale,' The Game That Let You Shrink and Grow Everything?
In 2013, 'Scale' raised more than $100,000 on Kickstarter. Five years later, it's still not released. Why? Here's what we learned.
In Praise of Sufjan Stevens! A Christmas Enthusiast! (or, Holy, Holy, etc.)
His holistic approach to the holidays spawned 100 Christmas songs in a decade. At least one of them is among the best pieces he's ever recorded.
Robert Christgau on The Goon Sax's Humble Reflections
The Dean of American Rock Critics reviews the Australian trio's 'We're Not Talking,' Mad Crush's new self-titled LP, plus recent releases from Flasher and Weakened Friends.
Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape
A song for each day of the week, throwing in a mix of new releases and some #throwbacks too—everything from homegrown hip-hop to Bollywood (uh-no?) and K-pop—we gotchyu.