Pop culture is best when it’s at its worst – when headlines are so bad they’re good.

The Tone Deaf Trash Can is where we take some time to celebrate the funniest, weirdest and tackiest stories in music.

Don’t feel guilty – you’re allowed to enjoy it.

Noel Gallagher “Would Rather Drink Petrol” Than Listen To Alex Turner


In a recent interview with British mag The Evening Standard, Noel Gallagher once again lived up to his reputation of creating rage-bait headlines by reigniting his beef with the Arctic Monkeys, saying he’d prefer to “drink petrol” than hear Alex Turner getting interviewed.

Gallagher fired the shots when explaining how he is bored by modern rock outfits.

“There doesn’t seem to be any characters any more,” he said. “When you have proper characters, the music sort of becomes secondary — it looks after itself. Look at bands like The Smiths and The Jam — all great characters. I would rather drink petrol straight from the nozzle at a garage than listen to an interview with Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys. Wouldn’t you? Alternative thinking is on its way out. They just don’t make for great copy.”

The 47-year-old went on to say that the UK scene in general has become too PG.

“I remember the Brits in 1994 — we were all shit-faced on drugs,” he continued. “The new names like James Blunt, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J — they defer to the [record] labels. The bands that I grew up with had a healthy dose of indifference and contempt towards their labels. That has gone”.

Oh, and would you look at that– funnily enough, Gallagher’s new solo album Chasing Yesterday comes out next month.

Kanye West Won The Superbowl From The Seat Of His Chair


A lot happens at the Superbowl, but this year one thing outshone the expensive ads, Missy Elliot’s halftime show and the game of ball the sport people play on the big green field – and that was Kanye West’s face.

All courtesy of some pesky bros, who upon noticing they were sitting near Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, did what any courageous youth would do and seized the opportunity to take some selfies,

This week the internet was gifted with the saddest-looking photo of Yeezy since that time he went zip lining, courtesy of some pesky bros who upon noticing they were sitting in the vicinity of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s blessed presence, seized the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a selfie.

And behold, the tortured artist:

While you might jump to assume the worst from this picture – a pair of beer-breathed frat bros obnoxiously leaning over and taking a picture in front of Yeezus’ face – according to one of the bros in question, it actually didn’t go down quite as badly as it might first look.

Speaking to Noisey, the 25-year-old mastermind behind the selfie-turned-meme, Ben Pitasky, said the rapper “was cool with it happening”.

“I was actually with my brother, and we were like ‘Hey man, can we get a quick picture to put online?’ He said ‘Yeah, just do it quick.’ I honestly didn’t think he was going to make a face or anything. We just snapped it, said thanks, and that was it?”

Pitasky admits he was then shocked to see the look on West’s face when he later checked the photo.

“In the moment, it seemed like we weren’t doing anything he didn’t like, and so to look at that face he made… It was clear that he was there to watch the game and not be interrupted by people like us. But it was so nice of him to let us take the picture.”

Oh, happy endings. Smiles all round.

Man Jumps The Shark With This Katy Perry-Inspired Superbowl Tattoo


If the 24-hour news cycle has taught us anything, it’s that memes never age well. (Minus ‘Sandstorm’, of course.)

ICYMI, an unexpected star was born during this week’s Superbowl half-time show: Katy Perry’s Left Shark, who forgot the choreography and completely stole the show.

It was funny when it happened. Definitely. I almost laughed in real life, so that’s about a “hahaha” in internet terms.

And no wonder – it’s always funny seeing a large-scale dollar production go slightly wrong. Especially when it’s a backup dancer in a sad shark suit swimming up shit creek with improvised moves in front of millions of viewers worldwide.

However, apparently someone on reddit found old mate Stage Right Shark so funny that he quite literally jumped the shark and got the thing tattooed. As in, on his body. PERMANENTLY.

Three ha’s on the funny scale does not warrant this. FUCK:

Friends don’t let friends get meme tattoos.

Some Crazy Germans Covered Sandstorm On The Accordion, Because Sandstorm


If there’s one thing that can unite the internet, it’s the universal phenomenon that is ‘Sandstorm’.

Darude’s eternal b@nger has been the recipient of many a viral cover – from toy trumpets to floppy drives to our own Peking Duk – but it’s never sounded quite like this.

Enter a circle of gurning Germans armed with accordions (yes, accordions) who have further proved that the only limit to the possibilities of those iconic DO-DO-DO-DOs is the human imagination.

Cooked it to perfection:

Is there anything Darude’s 1997 classic can’t do?

This Missy Chick Is Gunna Blow Uuuuup


For those of us who remember the early 2000s, Missy Elliott was the original bad bitch of hip-hop, even if she wasn’t the original bad bitch of hip-hop. With a series of hit singles and hot collabs under her fuzzy visor, Missy put her thang down, flipped it, and reversed her way into our hearts.

But after sitting on top of the world for most of the decade, Missy Misdemeanour retreated from the spotlight due to health issues. But she recently reentered our lives and in the biggest way possible… like, the BIGGEST way possible. She appeared alongside Katy Perry at the Super Bowl.

While those of us who remember trying to decipher the hook from ‘Work It’ (“It’s scruff if you’re living down here”?) immediately ran into the living room when he heard the opening bar of ‘Get Ur Freak On’, millennials were left asking for someone to pass them a clue – they had no idea who Missy Elliott was.

But getting McCartney’d didn’t faze Missy in the slightest. She took to Twitter to laugh off the whole thing and even reckons that the whole thing just proves she’s still on fire years after she first slid into the post-apocalyptic playground.

Way to work it, Missy Misdemeanour.

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