Benjamin Shapiro
ben@noisey.comHere Is Black Pus' New Video
Black Pus is Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale's solo project, and "1000 Years" is composed of flipbooks he put together in middle school.
Daedelus Feeds Off the Blood of the Audience
All my friends in LA are always talking about mashed yeast and weird hippy shit, but they're also talking about the Low End Theory, a weekly club night that nurtured Daedelus, the cream of LA beat-obsessed crop.
311 Was An Inside Job
The powers that be have worked very hard to keep their involvement in 311 a secret. Records have been destroyed, data has been classified, and bleached dreadlocks have been shaved.
The Best Thing I Heard This Week: Sleeping Bag's 'Women Of Your Life' LP
Since I'm a music editor guy I have to listen to music every single second of every single day.
Here is The Men's New Video for "Electric," Recorded Live in London
The song is the first cut we're hearing from their upcoming long-player 'New Moon,' out on Sacred Bones Records March 5.
How To Make Stuff… with Jacob Bannon
Jacob Bannon is one of those rare artists who doesn't allow his body of work to be overshadowed by its best-known export.
Lewis Bowman from Chapel Club Has a Really Loud Mini-Schnauzer
I managed to cut through the Cujo-level barking to get his opinions on UK club nights, the new video for "Good Together," and what it feels like to leave a major label.
Reasons Why It's Impossible To Get Laid On Tour
On tour, there are a set of conditions at play that make crashing the custard truck nearly impossible.
Reasons Why Music Scenes Are For Idiots
Can humans play music without affiliating themselves with a phony regional "movement?"
Playing to a Dead Room
Cinematic Western-psych act Spindrift just finished a tour of US ghost towns, abandoned cities where nobody lives.