FOCUS // MICHAEL NACE OF DRILL FOR ABSENTEE ON BECOMING HISTORY, THE UNDERGROUND OF 1990’s POST-HARDCORE, AND THE PROCESS BEHIND THEIR UPCOMING EP, STRANDS OF A LAKE: VOLUME II
EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER
EXCLUSIVE // MEMBERS OF TOWN PORTAL AND TRADER FORM INVENTORY, SIGN TO SOFA BOY RECORDS, AND RELEASE ETHEREAL NEW SINGLE
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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
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FOCUS // FORGET THE TURKEY: EVERY MOTHERFUCKER IS YOUR BROTHER IS A YEAR OLD, SO WE TALKED WITH OORT SMOG’S PATRICK SHIROISHI AND MARK KIMBRELL TO CELEBRATE Michael Whiteside·November 23, 2023Just over a year ago, a title might have caught your eye in the hailstorm of holiday releases...FOCUSVIDEO·0 Comments·0·32 views
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, 2023It feels like yesterday, but it’s actually been nearly two years since Trust Fund Ozu released her unintentionally...FOCUSVIDEO·0 Comments·0·151 views
NEW MUSIC // RIGHT CHIPPER PERFECTLY PACKAGES MATH ROCK, POP, AND PROG WITH DEBUT EP Michael Whiteside·November 4, 2023Y’all already know that Knox Engler is an established shredder when it comes to two-handed tapping the guts...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·177 views
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, 2023Chorus is something of a deceptive concept. It’s a trifecta at its core, taking one’s dry or unaffected...GearHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·89 views
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, 2023In retrospect, The Dillinger Escape Plan’s One of Us is the Killer is potentially their most progressive album....EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·62 views
EXCLUSIVE // CURL UP WITH STRESS POSITIONS AND LEECH YOUR LIFE AWAY WITH BLISTERING NEW SINGLE Michael Whiteside·November 2, 2023There’s a unique appeal to the early crust and anarchist punk scenes that never really dies. More than...EXCLUSIVESNEW MUSIC·0 Comments·1·97 views
NEW MUSIC // NYOS BRING US TO OUR KNEE-OH’S WITH WATERFALL CAVE FANTASY, FOREVER Michael Whiteside·October 27, 2023NYOS, one of our favorite Finnish exports, have a grip on vivid storytelling that doesn’t come around very...HEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·107 views
NEW MUSIC // CLOSURE IN MOSCOW FULFILL ANCIENT PROPHECIES OF JOY, SORROW, AND ABSOLUTE MADNESS WITH SOFT HELL Michael Whiteside·October 27, 2023By even just opening this article, we can make a pretty safe assumption that you are one of...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·119 views
EXCLUSIVE // YOUFF BREAKS THE SEAL AND PROMPTLY PUTS THE DEVIL IN US WITH NEW SINGLE “FOREVEROPTIMIST” Michael Whiteside·October 20, 2023Are you ready for one of the most startling, blood-curdling releases of the year? We highly doubt it,...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·120 views