Every week there’s a bunch of music-related stories, links, videos and other internet goodies that are a little on the trashy side, but for whatever reason get everyone in the office talking.

This is what the Tone Deaf Trash Can is all about: it’s our avenue for sharing the funniest, weirdest and downright tackiest music stories of the week to help you keep up to date with the best (and worst) things happening in pop culture. Don’t feel guilty – you’re allowed to enjoy it.

Calm Down – Julian Casablancas Doesn’t Hate Brunch

Old mate Julian Casablancas started an absolute shit storm this week when he was accused at throwing shade at the Holy weekend ritual that is Brunch.

In a new interview with GQ, the Strokes frontman seemed to suggest he left New York City after seeing one too many soccer moms named Becky sipping lattes with their smashed av tipped him over the edge.

“I don’t know how many, like, white people having brunch I can deal with on a Saturday afternoon,” Casablancas said.

A bit of context: New York has only recently discovered the existence of the meal between breakfast and lunch, according to The New York Times‘ hilariously out-of-touch trend piece about Melbourne-style brunch places appearing in the city that’ll make you scoff like a wanker.

But alas, just as bearded Melburnian baristas were threatening to snap their Room On Fire 12″s in half, Casablancas took to “twyttor” to explain his controversial comments.

Welcome to the Trash Can, J-Cas.

It’s Confirmed: 13-Year-Old Kim Kardashian Predicted The Future

Harrowing footage has emerged of a 13-year-old Kim Kardashian warning us of her world takeover a full decade before it began.

E! Online has dug up an old home video from 1994 of Kim’s 8th grade graduation party. In it, she makes a bold prediction of the future and uses the word ‘dope’ a lot.

“My name is Kim Kardashian. I’m the dopest on the ropest person in this class. I’m dope on a rope and you should learn my vocabulary,” she says, looking the camera dead in the eye and staring deep into your soul. “When I’m famous, remember me as this beautiful little girl.”

Other notable one-liners include “I’m more popular than Lisa” (which also turned out to be true) and “dope is Kim”. 

And now Kanye West has made Kim’s psychic proclamations come full circle, tweeting this yesterday in celebration of his wife’s 34th birthday:

Did you catch that? Look a bit closer:

Kim’s vocabulary has been learned. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The illuminati is real.

Watch the spine-tingling home video below:

Taylor Swift Uses Ed Sheeran To Call Out Australian Radio Hosts’ Sexist Question

Taylor Swift is starting to thaw the Tone Deaf office’s ice cold heart. She’s shaking off the haters, and it’s starting to work.

It’s been a busy week in T-Swizz’s world. Fresh from topping the iTunes chart with an eight-second snippet of white noise, now she’s taking aim at the patriarchy.

In an interview with Australia’s 2day FM, radio hosts Jules Merrick and Sophie Monk asked Swift why her songs focus on past relationships, to which the 24-year-old turned around and brilliantly pointed out their question’s stark double standard.

The response was so punchy, in fact, it became a viral Vine:

She went on to continue, “No one says that about Bruno Mars… They’re all writing about their exes, their current girlfriends, their love life. And no-one raises a red flag there.”

Snap. +2 points for you, Taylor.

Justin Bieber Vs The Vatican Reaches Fever Pitch

Signalling that he must be getting pretty close to the end of his list of people and/or institutions he wants to start a beef with before he fades into Aaron Carter-level irrelevance, Justin Bieber has now pissed off the Vatican.

The 20-year-old was in the Vatican City recently and committed blasphemy when he took an after-hour tour of the Vatican Museums and the Papal Apartments.

How, you might ask? With what he’s holding in this picture:

Vatican Ein von Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) gepostetes Foto am

Apparently misreading the Vatican’s chill, Bieber was reportedly told off by staff for casually kicking a soccer ball through the revered museum halls, and though not confirmed, probably being a bit of a dick during his visit too.

It’s not the first time he’s indadvertedly crossed the Pope. Remember that time in 2012 he thought the Sistine Chapel was the Sixteenth Chapel?

This. Fucking. Guy.

Watch Mac Demarco Emerge Half-Naked From A Cake To Sing Happy Birthday

Ultimate chill dude Mac Demarco deserves all the tinnies in the world.

This week he helped Brooklyn music venue Baby’s All Right celebrate their first birthday in the sweetest way possible—with him emerging from a double-layered cake in all his gap-toothed glory.

According to Brooklyn Vegan who were lucky enough to be there in the flesh, the lights dimmed during psych-pop whizz Connan Mockasin’s headlining set, followed by Perfect Pussy’s Meredith Graves appearing on stage to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ with a cake.

Then Demarco made his grand reveal, flinging himself out of the giant cake to do his own rendition before jumping into the crowd and encouraging everyone to get naked.

Happy Birthday, Baby’s! @macdemarco @babysallright @connanmockasin #macdemarco #babysallright

A video posted by Panache Booking (@panachebooking) on

…then the cake and Mac flew into the audience. A photo posted by Brooklyn Vegan (@brooklynvegan) on

Hey Mac, my birthday is on March 4th.

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