Claims: ‘Get up, get breakfast, noise’: the teen going viral for enduring all 400 of Merzbow’s ear-splitting albums
These are attributed source records, not independent verification of each assertion.
Complete claim record (JSON) · Original source
- title: ‘Get up, get breakfast, noise’: the teen going viral for enduring all 400 of Merzbow’s ear-splitting albums Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/01/merzbow-noise-artist-sam-andrews-teen-listening-marathon Source
- summary: The infamous Japanese noise artist has a vast and forbidding catalogue that commands a cult fandom. Sam Andrews, 18, is vlogging his way through the lot – and taking a stand for deep listening An Instagram Reel that looks like an 80s coming-of-age movie pops up on your feed. It’s four teenage boys in an American-style basement – comfy sofas, guitars, ping pong table – jeering and laughing. But they aren’t secretly drinking beer or planning on sneaking out. They’re brandishing a vinyl copy of Pul… Source
- published: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:59 GMT Source