How The Beatles Changed Album Covers

A great look at the most iconic visual supplement in the history of music. https://youtu.be/_st4diqjpis

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Why ska is the mother of reggae

If there's one musical style that epitomizes summer, it might be the loping island style of ska. It caught fire in early '60s Jamaica,...

The reason every meme uses that one font

This video explains why most internet memes use the typeface Impact, designed by Geoffrey Lee in 1965. https://youtu.be/PzySkYQNDlI

You can now buy 3D printed cochlear implants for your kid’s toys

Building on their Toy Like Me accessories, Makies has shipped 3D printed cochlear implants for your 3D printed custom doll, inwhite or pink.  Makies...

Your must-read for the end of summer: How Music Got Free

Stephen Witt's How Music Got Free is a riveting story of obsession, music, crime, and money, featuring visionaries and criminals, moguls and tech-savvy teenagers. It’s...

Miley Cyrus’s Audition tape for Hannah Montana

You can't tell me anything bad about Miley. I'm all for whatever she wants to do, she's earned it. And she's more punk than...

Ever wanted to know what celebrities have on their iPod? Here you go.

In honour of Steve Harvey's Celebrity Week, they collected some of their favorite music-related answers from their 20 Questions video series. https://youtu.be/vchgbxslIXA

Win 2-tix to see Ani DiFranco at Toronto’s The Great Hall on September 14

As a singer, songwriter, activist and independent entrepreneur, Ani DiFranco has been setting her own pace—and encouraging countless admirers to do the same—for more...

Robert Christgau Brings His Long-Running “Expert Witness” Column to Noisey

Today, Noisey is excited to announce that the one-and-only Robert Christgau has signed on to be a weekly columnist for Noisey, VICE's music and...

Apple Music Fixes Bugs With iOS 8.4.1 Update

Apple released an official iOS update (8.4.1) to users today, aiming to fix a number of bugs that have been plaguing those using Apple’s new...

StatsCan Releases New Music Biz Data Based On 2013 Numbers

New data was just released by Statistics Canada detailing the Canadian music business in 2013. It'll be interesting to see how these numbers change...

Canadian Parliamentary Candidate Wyatt Scott Slays A Dragon and Shoots Lasers From His Eyes In His New Campaign Video

His name is Wyatt Scott and he's running for Canadian parliament as an independent candidate for Mission Matsqui Fraser Canyon, British Columbia. "We all...

Bill Hicks: The Complete Collection, to be released on September 11, 2015

Comedy Dynamics will release Bill Hicks: The Complete Collection box set with 12 CDs, 6 DVDs, and a photo book on September 11, 2015. Bill...

Infographic: The Song Of The Summer over the last 50 years

It’s been a tradition ever since cars first had radios. Driving along with the windows down and sunglasses on during a hot summer day...

Excerpt: Metallica’s Metallica by David Masciotra, Coming in September from 33 1/3 Book Series

The fab 33 1/3 book series are super excited to introduce one of their two new titles for this September, Metallica's Metallica by David Masciotra! In...