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EXCLUSIVE // JOSEPH ANDREOLI OF GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES! DROPS INTO SOLO BANGER MODE WITH “KICKFLIP THAT COFFIN AND ASCEND!!! (THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING TOTALLY FUCKING GHOSTED)”
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FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS
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NEW MUSIC // GET A NEW FAVORITE BACKPACK FROM VANR Michael Whiteside·July 16, 2024For clarity’s sake, we don’t know at press time if VANR are offering backpacks as merch to coincide...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·30 views
GAMES // WE REVISIT THE UNLIKELY MATH ROCK ORIGIN STORY OF SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! MATH ROCK Michael Whiteside·July 13, 2024We’ve probably all heard it at some point, at least the millennial math rockers among us have –...GAMESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·27 views
NEW MUSIC // GET LUSH WITH COMPREHENDING AND THEIR NEW SINGLE “FLOURISH” Michael Whiteside·July 12, 2024Uppsala, Sweden’s Comprehending has long been, essentially, the music of John Pettersson as a solo artist. Solo projects...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·52 views
EXCLUSIVE // JOSEPH ANDREOLI OF GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES! DROPS INTO SOLO BANGER MODE WITH “KICKFLIP THAT COFFIN AND ASCEND!!! (THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING TOTALLY FUCKING GHOSTED)” Michael Whiteside·July 5, 2024Giraffes? Giraffes!, in case you’ve been living under a math rock, is one of the genre’s most influential...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·134 views
EXCLUSIVE // SURPRISE DROP: THE IX. U.S. EAST COAST // MIDWEST COMPILATION Michael Whiteside·July 1, 2024That’s right, it’s finally here – our ninth compilation: IX. U.S. East Coast // Midwest. It’s a veritable...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·146 views
NEW MUSIC // 8-BIT ENTHUSIASTS REJOICE AS SYDNEY CITY CHIPTUNE MINISTRIES RELEASE THE CHIPBREAK ALLIANCE COMPILATION Michael Whiteside·June 28, 2024In all fairness, 8-bit and chiptune make for some serious crossover content – come on, literal building blocks...GAMESHEADLINELIGHT AND NOODLYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·27 views
NEW MUSIC // FUUBUTSUSHI PUSH THE LIMITS OF DIY, AMBIENT JAZZ, AND TIME TRAVEL ON MERIDIANS Michael Whiteside·June 27, 2024DIY can be many things, and none of them are certain – maybe it’s more control, maybe it’s...HEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·67 views