Did Andrew W.K. dream, back in the early ’00s, that he’d still be making music and wearing those dirty white jeans nearly two decades later? He seemed, even to those of us who loved him from the start, destined to be locked in that time and place—his glorious shtick burdened with an obvious expiration date. This was…
New releases really ramp up for March, with a glut of offerings from veteran rockers (The Breeders, The Decemberists, Yo La Tengo), underground rap icons and stoner-rap legends (MF DOOM & Czarface, Jean Grae & Chris Quelle, Curren$y, YoungBoy NBA), and boundary-pushing electronic artists (Lost Girls, DJ Taye). Here…
Recognizing his seemingly boundless talent for positivity in the face of adversity or pain, a national suicide prevention group has named Andrew W.K. its person of the year. W.K.—whose new album of life-affirming party anthems, You’re Not Alone, arrives on March 3—has been recognized by the American Association Of…
Andrew W.K., “Ever Again”
Once again establishing his bona fides as the patron saint of partiers everywhere, rocker Andrew WK has offered to pay a speeding ticket for a fan who was too moved by the spirit (of partying) to obey his local traffic laws. Per BBC News, British citizen Luke Mitchell was rocking out to WK’s new single “Music Is Worth…
With confirmed releases from the likes of Tune-Yards, Lucy Dacus, and Superchunk—plus expected new albums from My Bloody Valentine, Kanye West, Vampire Weekend, and more—2018 is already shaping up to be another strong year for music. Here are the albums we most look forward to hearing this year (or, at least, that we…
What do you do when the endlessly enthusiastic party anthems of Andrew W.K. aren’t enough to knock you out of your day-to-day funk? Turn to the hard stuff, apparently: W.K. has just announced his first new album in years, You’re Not Alone, offering it up as a hard-rocking self-help panacea for the modern world.
Musician Andrew W.K. is a dynamite motivational speaker, the king of partying, and a pinball obsessive. While in town, Andrew took a trip with us to Chicagoland’s Stern Pinball, where he talked about his favorite pinball designer, Pat Lawlor.
Musician Andrew W.K. is a dynamite motivational speaker, the king of partying, and a pinball obsessive. While in town, Andrew took a trip with us to Chicagoland’s Stern Pinball. There we asked him to break down the elements of a perfect pinball party, which include great atmosphere, pizza, and a couple pairs of…
Earlier this year, Andrew W.K. announced his first full-band tour in five years, a return to his roots of partying and making music instead of partying and talking about partying. Now, W.K. has actually announced a new album, his first since 55 Cadillac and the Japan-exclusive Gundam Rock in 2009—eight years ago. This…
Andrew W.K.’s love for pizza runs deep. He’s given motivational speeches about his love of it, and he was the headlining guest for Chicago’s inaugural Pizza Summit. He even owns a pizza guitar. In the video above, we get the pizza obsessive to reveal his top five favorite pizza toppings.
Andrew W.K. is an accomplished singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, a strong proponent of pizza, a dynamite motivational speaker, and the king of partying. But one lesser-known aspect of his persona is his obsession with pinball. In the video above, we take Andrew to the Chicagoland-based Stern Pinball, the “oldest…
According to Pitchfork, Andrew W.K. has announced his first set of shows with a full band in five years. Last summer, he went on a speaking tour to promote the general concept of partying, hitting all 50 U.S. states along the way, but this tour will be a bit more straightforward. This one, called the Party Never Dies…
Today’s episode of Pick A Choice—starring rocker and party king Andrew W.K.—was taped before Election Day, and that will be evident once the Hillary Rodham Clinton card comes up and there is no corresponding specter of doom that hangs over the ensuing round. As chance would have it, Hillary came up last time, when…
It would be insane to say Andrew W.K.’s music doesn’t encourage dancing—this is, after all, a man capable of using the word “party” as every possible part of speech—but he’s never wandered into the world of electronic dance music before. At least, until today, when W.K. took time off from nosebleeds, blowing shit up,…
At the Chicago edition of this year’s Riot Fest The A.V. Club put together a questionnaire for bands to answer. They were four open-ended questions followed by a round of word association, and then a shot of Chicago’s favorite beverage, Malort. We’ll be releasing a video each day with answers—and grimacing faces— from…
At the Chicago edition of this year’s Riot Fest The A.V. Club put together a questionnaire for bands to answer. They were four open-ended questions followed by a round of word association, and then a shot of Chicago’s favorite beverage, Malort. We’ll be releasing a video each day with answers—and grimacing faces— from…
With the battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump threatening to tear this country in half (hopefully not literally), it’s important for Americans to know that they have a third option. No, we don’t mean whining about Bernie Sanders on Reddit. We’re talking about Andrew W.K. and The Party Party he announced…
Party enthusiast Andrew W.K. has a new reason to celebrate (not that he needs one): Page Six reports that yesterday, his brother, Patrick Wilkes-Krier, began competing in the 2016 U.S. Open. The Open is unique among the major golf tournaments in that any amateur with a sufficient handicap can attempt to qualify, and…
According to DNAinfo New York, a music club co-owned by Andrew W.K. has been closed under mildly mysterious circumstances. The club is called Santos Party House—because “party” has to be in there somewhere if Andrew W.K. is involved—and it suddenly closed for good on Monday despite having a few events scheduled for…
