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
NEW MUSIC // IRAN IRAN KEEP A STEADY PACE TO WIN THE RACE WITH NEW RECORD Michael Whiteside·August 18, 2022It’s been five years since we heard from United Kingdom’s Iran Iran, but they surprised us this week...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZDARK AND HEAVYHEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·143 views
NEW MUSIC // TURIAN PULVERIZE US WITH AN INHUMAN STREAM OF CREATIVE RIFFAGE ON LATEST ALBUM Michael Whiteside·August 17, 2022You know, when we first heard Seattle’s Turian, we thought they were pretty sick. It was certainly on...DARK AND HEAVYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·38 views
NEW MUSIC // CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULES WITH THE HELP OF GENERAL ADMIN AND THEIR FORMIDABLE, COMMANDING NEW SINGLE Michael Whiteside·August 15, 2022On this side of the globe, Fall is on it’s way, with what we hope is the last...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·201 views
FOCUS // STAYING HUMBLE: ANDO SAN ON HIS LATEST EP, PRODUCTION VS GUITAR, AND THE RAPPER THAT INSPIRED HIM TO TAKE HIS CRAFT TO THE NEXT LEVEL Michael Whiteside·August 12, 2022It’s a breezy, heated morning over here in the desert, yet somehow it seems like a truly perfect...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·104 views
FOCUS // GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES! ON SURVIVING TOUR, MATH ROCK LONGEVITY, AND THE SONIC SIGH OF RELEASE BEHIND DEATH BREATH Michael Whiteside·August 10, 2022As many of you already know, math rock’s beloved Giraffes? Giraffes! set sail for an East Coast tour...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·251 views
NEW MUSIC // OF TWO MINDS TAKES US FOR A JAZZY DIP WITH NEW SINGLE Michael Whiteside·August 9, 2022Of Two Minds just put out a new single that really took us back to school when we...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·109 views
FOCUS // IN WHICH WE RECOVER THE LOST DELTA SLEEP INTERVIEW AND CELEBRATE ANOMALIA FEST Michael Whiteside·July 30, 2022When the pandemic was in full swing, Fecking Bahamas started doing livestream interviews on Instagram. On December 10th...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·81 views
FOCUS // KICKING OUT THE JAMS: MARCOS MENA ON KEEPING THINGS FRESH WITH THE LATEST STANDARDS RECORD Michael Whiteside·July 29, 2022Last week standards dropped their flavorful full length with Fruit Town, a tasteful smorgasbord of wacky guitars, melodic...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·176 views
EXCLUSIVE // PARANOID VOID CHARGE FEARLESSLY INTO THE FUTURE WITH NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “MASAYUME” Michael Whiteside·July 29, 2022As one of Japan’s premier math rock acts, Paranoid Void needs little introduction. The band’s 2017 debut Literary...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·125 views
NEW MUSIC // STANDARDS MAKE FRUIT TOWN THEIR NEW HOME, AND THE RESULTS ARE POSITIVELY JUICY Michael Whiteside·July 22, 2022For a math rock band, standards shot up pretty quickly. Since planting the seeds with their self titled...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·140 views