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How I Fell in Love With 7-inch Singles and Why They Still Matter

ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we're shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Beth Winegarner flips through an old collection and finds it relevant even today. When I was a teenager, I had a ritual every Saturday afternoon. My mom and I would...

Beth Winegarner

NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Pete Shelley, Primavera Sound Festival Lineup Announced + MORE

RIP Pete Shelley Lead singer, guitarist and prolific songwriter Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks passed away from a suspected heart attack on December 5th. The Buzzcocks formed in 1975 after Shelley and Howard Devoto saw The Sex Pistols. Shelley perfected the three-minute power pop song with hits like...

Tarra Thiessen

NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Glen Campbell, A Celebrity Reptile and More

Country Star Glen Campbell Dies After a tough battle with Alzheimer’s - chronicled publicly in heartbreaking 2014 tour documentary I'll Be Me - country and pop star Glen Campbell died on Tuesday, at age 81. He was heralded for his songwriting, vocal and guitar abilities, and many stars paid tribute...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPChanges at MTV, Rodents + Rush and More

MTV Ends Its "Era" Of Longform Journalism The site has laid off a sizable portion of their editorial staff in a (possibly misguided?) effort to give millennials what they really want, a.k.a. "short-form video content." An in-depth article by Spin breaks down this shift, and reveals MTV News'...

Emily Daly

PLAYING DETROITStef Chura "Spotted Gold"

Quickly rising as Detroit's DIY pensive pop priestess, Stef Chura and her captivatingly peculiar lo-fi sensibilities shine and burn playfully in her latest video for "Spotted Gold."

Jerilyn Jordan

SHOW REVIEWCaveman w/ New Villager

Much like the Beaux-Arts facade of the Brooklyn Museum coming to meet the modern, sheer glass enclosure of the Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, there are grand forces coming together to bring Brooklyn's Audiophile series to the masses. The three-part series, in its second year, was created by L Magazine and...

Lindsey Rhoades