The Noisey Guide To Music and Mental Health
Musicians with Substance-Use Disorders Deserve Empathy Not Hysteria
The reaction to Demi Lovato's hospitalization this week shows how much further we in the media, and the general public, still have to go.
Music Facilities in Mental Health Clinics Could Be a Game Changer
We spoke to FEARS about the track she recorded in hospital last year, and why music rooms could be integral to some patient’s recovery.
How Mainstream Emo Made Us Talk About Mental Health
Despite moral panic and tabloid witch hunts, mainstream emo threw a mirror up to what has long been overlooked in society: that kids need help, and they should be taken seriously.
Loyle Carner: "People Are Caught Up in Certain Ideas of Masculinity"
The London rapper speaks to us about why he's taken part in an important new male mental health awareness project.
Help or Harm? How Social Media Can Impact Musicians' Mental Health
We spoke psychologists, a music manager and ex-East India Youth's William Doyle about the ups and downs of always being online.
How Motion City Soundtrack’s ‘Even If It Kills Me’ Got Me Through My Teens
Despite their nerdy, playful exterior, the band talked about the inner workings of OCD, addiction and commitment to recovery in ways I desperately needed to hear.
How to Approach Mental Health as a Band or Artist Manager
Ellie Giles, who manages Bill Ryder-Jones, on what you should do to look after yourself—and in turn, your clients.
No Smoking in the Booth: What Happens When Skunk, Music and Psychosis Meet
Our new documentary on THC, grime, and mental health.
Bookmark This Page If You Need a UK Helpline for Mental Health in Music
How charity Music Support sorted a 24/7 switchboard for people in the industry living with mental health and addiction issues.
I Didn’t Let Asperger Syndrome Stop Me From Having a Career in Music
“One thing you excel at when you have Asperger's is your individual passions. Some people get well into cars, others become film boffs or mathematicians. For me, it was all about music.”
How Being a Music Journalist Made Me Wind Up in a Psychiatric Hospital
I was a living cliche: a failed musician who then spends his time criticizing other musicians.