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The tragic private jet crash in Florida over the weekend has had a lot of people asking questions about airplane safety. One person with an interesting take is rapper BlocBoy JB, who questioned why planes don’t have parachutes. “Too much money being made off these planes for m*fers not to have parachutes,” he wrote in a post shared on social media. There is actually a very good reason why passenger […]

The Pixies have some new-old music that you’ve probably never heard before. The acclaimed and influential alt-rock band is now streaming four previously unreleased tracks, dating back to the 80s. NME reports that the songs were recorded between 1987 and 1991. These were partly during sessions for their Bossanova (1990) and Trompe le Monde (1991) albums. The tracks are “Brackish Boy“, “Punk Loop“, “Go Man Go“, and “Dig For Fire”. […]

It’s safe to say we wouldn’t have had the wave of alternative music of the 90s and beyond without the underground punk scenes of the 80s. Grunge was created directly out of the influence of definitive 80s punk bands, and it was grunge that pushed alternative music into the mainstream in 1991. Here are three underground punk bands from the 80s that changed alternative music forever. Minor Threat This band […]

Now that Halloween has come and passed, winter will be on its way soon. This is the time to prepare for a restful hibernation. Replenish your fat stores for energy, find a cozy den to curl up in, and put on these three wintery songs to lull you into a restful sleep until spring comes again. “Winter Song” by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson Singer-songwriters Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson […]

There are videos circulating, usually involving football players, where people choose to either keep or cut players who are named. They go through each name, deciding whether they’d keep or cut that player. Here at Noisey, we’re going to do the same but with one-hit wonders of the 90s. Let’s pretend I’m selecting songs for the ultimate 90s playlist, and we can only keep four 4 out of 8 options. […]