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This Teen Fashion Documentary from the Early '80s Is Just the Best
Our friends over at Buzzfeed Style unearthed this spectacular documentary that an Antioch, California high school student named Scott Hayden made in 1984 about fashion. The video, set to Cyndi Lauper's "She Bop," features interviews with the "weird," oddly-haircutted...…
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Diplo vs Flume: Which Producer's Lorde "Tennis Court" Remix Reigns Supreme?
Producers Diplo and Flume have taken to the proverbial arena to display their re-imagined renditions of Lorde's single "Tennis Court." We've been vibing out to Flume's remix since it dropped in May -- the synthy beats make for a serious... Read Full Story
Listen to Banks' Poppier New Single, "Beggin' For Thread"
We've had our eye on chanteuse Banks since we named her one of 10 women "leading a new movement in R&B" back in March, and we're pretty much pumped for her upcoming debut, Goddess, out August 9th. Here we... Read Full Story
Chris Pratt Is a Creepy Ambien Texter
The Guardians of the Galaxy cast was on Jimmy Kimmel last night and Chris Pratt told a story about ambien texting a creepy wrestling challenge to his WWE co-star. [Uproxx] Way-too-honest Abe. [Mlkshk] And people act like having kids... Read Full Story
Papermag Premiere: Cut Copy's "Believers"
When Cut Copy released their excellent fourth LP Free Your Mind last November, we described the album's sound as "like songs recorded by dudes tripping in another solar system." And now we get to bask in more of the album's... Read Full Story
Kanye West Has Always Been As Important As He Says He Is
Early-on cool might take some nowhere fast, but Kanye West is like that one kid who maintained the same peak levels of popularity from middle school and into adulthood -- basically, that guy in the yearbook who smirks for... Read Full Story
Robyn and Royksopp's "Do It Again" Video: An Ode to Rebels
Taking the concept of fighting for your right to party to unprecedented music video levels, here we get the dark new clip for Robyn and Royksopp's "Do it Again" by Danish director Martin de Thurah. The black and white... Read Full Story
The 7 Acts You've Gotta Know This Summer
Image: "Speaker Painting," by Stephen Sprouse from the Sprouse Family Archives. These seven fierce young acts are cherrypicking the hottest sounds of the last three decades and reworking them in bold, provocative and just plain bangin' new ways. Here... Read Full Story
Kids Reacting to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Will Make You Feel 1,000 Years Old
Kids react to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We feel you, "And Splinter's kind of cute" girl. [TastefullyOffensive] True love. [Reddit] Say Anything 2014. [RatsOff] A fabulous supercut of kids cursing in movies. Eat shit and die, Ricky! [Uproxx] One... Read Full Story
Friday Superlatives: The Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week
Most attention-hungry nipple: Lady Gaga'sEarlier this morning, Lady Gaga snapped a selfie to show off her vintage Mugler, but what she really exposed was her right nipple. Although we've all seen it about a dozen times by now, the Internet... Read Full Story
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