Michael Whiteside, Author at Fecking Bahamas

FOCUS // REAL HOT GIRL SHIT: FAYE FADEM ON THE ORIGINS OF TRUST FUND OZU, HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER DAW, AND THE KICKSTARTER BEHIND ONE OF 2023’S MOST IMPRESSIVE RECORDS

Michael Whiteside·November 19, 2023

It feels like yesterday, but it’s actually been nearly two years since Trust Fund Ozu released her unintentionally...

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NEW MUSIC // RIGHT CHIPPER PERFECTLY PACKAGES MATH ROCK, POP, AND PROG WITH DEBUT EP

Michael Whiteside·November 4, 2023

Y’all already know that Knox Engler is an established shredder when it comes to two-handed tapping the guts...

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NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL

Michael Whiteside·November 4, 2023

Chorus is something of a deceptive concept. It’s a trifecta at its core, taking one’s dry or unaffected...

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EXCLUSIVE // ANATOMY OF A KILLER COVER: SEVEN)SUNS RECONSTRUCT THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN’S “ONE OF US IS THE KILLER” WITH TENSE NEW VIDEO

Michael Whiteside·November 3, 2023

In retrospect, The Dillinger Escape Plan’s One of Us is the Killer is potentially their most progressive album....

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EXCLUSIVE // CURL UP WITH STRESS POSITIONS AND LEECH YOUR LIFE AWAY WITH BLISTERING NEW SINGLE

Michael Whiteside·November 2, 2023

There’s a unique appeal to the early crust and anarchist punk scenes that never really dies. More than...

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NEW MUSIC // NYOS BRING US TO OUR KNEE-OH’S WITH WATERFALL CAVE FANTASY, FOREVER

Michael Whiteside·October 27, 2023

NYOS, one of our favorite Finnish exports, have a grip on vivid storytelling that doesn’t come around very...

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NEW MUSIC // CLOSURE IN MOSCOW FULFILL ANCIENT PROPHECIES OF JOY, SORROW, AND ABSOLUTE MADNESS WITH SOFT HELL

Michael Whiteside·October 27, 2023

By even just opening this article, we can make a pretty safe assumption that you are one of...

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EXCLUSIVE // YOUFF BREAKS THE SEAL AND PROMPTLY PUTS THE DEVIL IN US WITH NEW SINGLE “FOREVEROPTIMIST”

Michael Whiteside·October 20, 2023

Are you ready for one of the most startling, blood-curdling releases of the year? We highly doubt it,...

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EXCLUSIVE // CONTROL YOUR HALLUCINATIONS WITH SALLY GATES, TREVOR DUNN, AND GREG FOX: ENTER DELIRIANT MODIFIER

Michael Whiteside·October 19, 2023

Getting down to the nitty gritty in on the frontiers of metaphysics these days can be pretty overwhelming....

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THE TUESDAY MUSIC DUMP // A SEASON’S WORTH OF MATH ROCK AND THE PRECARIOUS POSITION OF BANDCAMP

Michael Whiteside·October 18, 2023

Lord, it would be sick if we could get a break. Musicians, out of all the artists, have...

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FOCUS

FOCUS // A WEEKEND WITH JUSTIN PEARSON’S INCREDIBLE NEW BOOK, GG ALIEN AND THE MYSTERY MEAT

FOCUS // BACK FROM THE LAB: PAVLOV’S BELL RETURNS WITH EVIDENCE OF A NEW SINGLE, A NEW EP, AND THE RETURN OF A FOUNDING MEMBER

FOCUS // MEDICINE FOR ZETA: JUAN CHI ON THE NEW ALBUM, TEAMING UP WITH CESCHI RAMOS FOR CODEFENDANTS, AND MEETING FAT MIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME

RELEASE-O-METER

EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER

NEW MUSIC // FANG ISLAND ANNOUNCE REISSUE BOXSET COMPLETE WITH A FINAL SONG AND VIDEO

NEW MUSIC // SILVERGLASS TURNS HEADS WITH MIDWEST EMO CYBERFOLK FROM IRELAND

REGULARS

Stage Kids – Recess (2020)

Standards – Fruit Island (2020)

Delta Sleep – Younger Years (2019)

EXCLUSIVES

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EXCLUSIVE // GET LOST IN THE HYPNOGOGIC HORRORS OF HAUNTED HORSES AND THE PREMIER STREAM OF DWELLER, THEIR MONUMENTAL NEW ALBUM

EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER

VIDEO

NEW MUSIC // FOX LAKE OFFICIALLY EMBARK ON “THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY” WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO

NOT ANOTHER FECKING GIG REVIEW // TOEHIDER, CLOSURE IN MOSCOW, AND NO SUCH ANIMAL AT THE URBAN LOUNGE

FOCUS // CHRISTOPHER DE CINQUE AND MICHAEL BARRETT OF CLOSURE IN MOSCOW GIVE US THE DOWNLOAD ON RECORDING SOFT HELL, THE MAGIC OF PISS TAKES, AND THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF EXTRACTING ART FROM SUFFERING

Gear

GEAR // TOP 25 PEDALS AND PLUGINS FOR MATH ROCK IN 2024

GEAR // TEN TIMES GLENN FRICKER CALLED US A DUMBASS WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED TO HEAR IT

GEAR // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES

GAMES

GAMES // THE TOP 64 MOST CREATIVE AND INTERESTING VIDEO GAMES OF 2024

GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #2: HOW VALVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE MARKETPLACE WITH HALF LIFE 2 AND THE LAUNCH OF STEAM

GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #1: A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF A BRIEF STINT WRITING FOR A POPULAR GAMING PUBLICATION

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