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Playing God with Modular Synths at Control, New York's Electro Emporium | NOISEY

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Playing God with Modular Synths at Control, New York's Electro Emporium. All Photos by Reed Dunlea. Once inside, the small storefront is lined with walls of synthesizers: giant boxes littered with rows of knobs and brightly colored wires. To an experienced synth musician, it may be heaven; to other musicians, it may be completely overwhelming, a source of new potential in experimentation, or both; to someone who is not a musician at all, it is probably just a mess of metal and wires. Or just hear it?

I Grew Up with Makina, The Geordie Youth Culture Phenomenon That's Been Slept On For A Decade | NOISEY

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I Grew Up with Makina, The Geordie Youth Culture Phenomenon That's Been Slept On For A Decade. All photos by Lee at Monta Musica unless stated. All this week on Noisey, we’ll be falling arse-backwards into the state of UK music in a special series of articles about scenes outside the capital: from club closures to brain drains to free parties to local legends. Follow all the content on our Fuck London hub here. As a teenager, I’d hear makina being played at parties. It banged out from cars pass...Being a...

Listen to a New Song from OFF! While You Steal Cars and Prep for their New Album | NOISEY

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Listen to a New Song from OFF! While You Steal Cars and Prep for their New Album. While Keith Morris is currently winding down from a stint as a member of FLAG, his OFF! Project featuring members of Earthless, Redd Kross, Rocket from the Crypt and more is still running strong. The throwback punk project has released a new track with Whats Next? Look for the band to head to the studio soon to record a full length of all new tracks. Whats Next? C2SV Music Festival (The Blank Club)San Jose, CA. Noisey Speci...

Just Because Bands Aren't Singing For Miliband, Doesn't Mean The Protest Song Is Over | NOISEY

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Just Because Bands Aren't Singing For Miliband, Doesn't Mean The Protest Song Is Over. Illustration by Cei Willis. Last month, the Guardian political columnist Owen Jones wrote the latest in a long tradition of articles. That it too often feels like the spirit of dissent is the preserve of past generations”. Add to that Cian Ciarán who, again in the Guardian. Meeting the Kanye West Fans Queueing For Merch At His New London Pop-Up. Why Do So Many Women Keep Dying At This Music Festival? The project ultima...

Major Label Debut: Punk’s “Sell Out” Albums Revisited | NOISEY

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Major Label Debut: Punk’s Sell Out Albums Revisited. Eventually the internet came along and made everything popular and nothing profitable. But before the music industry’s bubble burst, punk snuck a few past the goalie. (For the benefit of any punks reading this who are not Propagandhi, that was a hockey reference.) (Hockey is a sport.) Here is a look back on a few records—good and bad—that got a chance at the big time. The Life Cycle of a Punk Band. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Against Me!