The THUMP Podcast

No music goes better with the humid summer heat than a breezy house track. So as New York rapidly heats up, Associate Editors David Garber and Ezra Marcus and Features Editor Michelle Lhooq join Managing Editor Colin...

We’re continuing our stint in the trenches on the frontlines of festival season this week. Half of the THUMP staff spent some time at Detroit’s Movement Festival—the yearly Memorial Day dance music celebration that some...

Ah summer, the warm months of tank-topped bros sweating all over you under the dayglo lights of big stages at outdoor EDM shows. Our host Emilie Friedlander and Managing Editor Colin Joyce have just returned from...

Some of the country's best DJs and promoters were in New York last week for an event put on by Red Bull Music Academy called Trade Show. Representatives from Honey Soundsystem, Honcho, Wrecked, the Carry Nation, The...

After a week off, we’re back with an in-depth episode about hip-hop production. With people like Lil Yachty making songs that sound like M83 and Lil Uzi Vert rapping over beatless ambient tracks, it’s hard to talk about...

Hey, it’s our tenth episode! That’s a nice round number. This week, Emilie’s brought on our News Editor Anna Codrea-Rado, Managing Editor Colin Joyce, and Social Editor Dillon Riley for a spin through some of this...

It’s Weed Week here at VICE, which means that across all of our sites we’re exploring the culture, art, and politics around the green stuff. So we decided to dedicate this THUMP Podcast to delving into its relationship...

Look, so the most popular dance act in the world released an album last week. They played SNL. You heard their songs on the radio in the grocery store. Whether you like it or not, you can’t avoid the Chainsmokers at...

Are you worried about the rise of machines? We are! This week, Emilie’s joined by Associate Editors David Garber and Ezra Marcus as well as VICE’s Senior Culture Editor Larry Fitzmaurice to talk about how unseen tech...

Emilie’s back from Austin with lots of thoughts about SXSW. Features Editor Michelle Lhooq, associate Editor Ezra Marcus, and Managing Editor Colin Joyce join our host for a conversation about the complexities of artist...

Emilie is away this week speaking on a panel at SXSW, so we decided to get a little weird. Managing Editor Colin Joyce is joined by Features Editor Michelle Lhooq, Associate Editor David Garber, and VICE.com social...

This week, as part of a series called Dancing Vs. the State, THUMP is publishing a collection of stories exploring the relationship between club culture and the law. Episode three of The THUMP Podcast is a special...

It’s episode two! Today, Associate Editors David Garber and Ezra Marcus and News Editor Anna Codrea-Rado join Emilie to talk about—among other things—the most expensive records ever sold on Discogs, and a curious...

On episode one of the THUMP Podcast, News Editor Anna Codrea-Rado, Features Editor Michelle Lhooq, and Managing Editor Colin Joyce join host and Editor-in-Chief Emilie to reflect on the impact Trump’s travel ban will...