FOCUS // GETTING HELP: RYAN NEIGHBORS AND BIM DITSON ON HOW DESTRUCTION, PRESENTISM, ANARCHISM, MEDITATION, AND MORE INFLUENCED COURAGE, THEIR UPCOMING EP
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
EXCLUSIVE // CATHOLICS CELEBRATE THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY WITH A NEW SINGLE AND A HOST OF FANTASTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
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)”
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 // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES
FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL
GAMES // FINAL FANTASY FANS REJOICE AS LUO AND JOSH TRINNAMAN BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO NOBUO UEMATSU’S ICONIC OST’S WITH THE CACTUAR COLLECTIONS
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EXCLUSIVE // TAKE A JAUNT THROUGH SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY WITH CLIFFWALKER Michael Whiteside·September 13, 2022Portland’s Cliffwalker is at once a breathe of fresh air and a deeply nostalgic look into the 1960’s...EXCLUSIVESJAZZY AND WACKYRELEASE-O-METER·1 Comment·0·65 views
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FOCUS // INTO THE COUCH: NICK REINHART TALKS DISHEVELED CUSS, HABITUAL HARDCORE, PEDAL PREFERENCES, AND JAMMING WITH JIMMY CHAMBERLIN Michael Whiteside·September 9, 2022When somebody finally works up the gall to bring up math rock in a conversation, you can be...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·1220 views
FOCUS // PEOPLE FOOD DELIVER THE GOODS WHEN IT COMES TO TASTEFULLY HEATED HONKERS AND FRIENDSHIP FUELED MATH ROCK Michael Whiteside·September 6, 2022We’ve said it before, we’ll surely say it again – as far as music publications go, we are...FOCUSVIDEO·0 Comments·0·62 views
FOCUS // CLOSURE IN MOSCOW ONCE AGAIN DRIVE US TO THE BRINK OF MANIA AFTER TEASING NEW MATERIAL Michael Whiteside·August 29, 2022To be honest, at least as of press time, we’ve heard less than thirty seconds of whatever it...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·248 views
NEW MUSIC // PARANOID VOID DELIVER AN IMAGINATIVE, SPACE FILLED JOURNEY WITH TRAVELS IN MY UNIVERSE Michael Whiteside·August 28, 2022In 2017, Paranoid Void delivered a critical hit to the math rock community with their visionary debut Literary...JAZZY AND WACKYLIGHT AND NOODLYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·167 views
NEW MUSIC // GINJI GETS EARTHY WITH NEW ALBUM IN MAUVE Michael Whiteside·August 27, 2022Ginji drops one of the most entertaining and original records of the summer with In Mauve, the project’s...JAZZY AND WACKYLIGHT AND NOODLYNEWS FEEDRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·75 views
FOCUS // SUNFLO’ER GIVE US THE BEAT ON RECORDING WITH URIAN HACKNEY, PERFECTING THEIR SOUND, AND THE DENSITY OF NEW YORK MATHCORE Michael Whiteside·August 25, 2022Potsdam’s punky mathcore stalwarts Sunflo’er release all these darlings and now me on Dark Trail Records any minute...DARK AND HEAVYFOCUSRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·111 views
NEW MUSIC // CHAT PILE LIGHTS UP SOMETHING FIERCE ON THEIR CHALLENGING, MESMERIZING LATEST ALBUM Michael Whiteside·August 21, 2022Listen, we wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve already seen it making headlines at other blogs, and for good...DARK AND HEAVYNEWS FEEDRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·49 views