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
FOCUS // QUIETLY APPROACHING: GASTR DEL SOL RETURN WITH NEW ARCHIVAL ALBUM, A FITTING CAPSTONE FOR THE ICONIC TWO-PIECE
FOCUS // PAYSON POWER ON THE INNER WORKINGS OF DAYDREAM PLUS AND ESCAPE AT YOUR OWN PACE, THE BAND’S SURPRISE NEW EP
NEW MUSIC // 8-BIT ENTHUSIASTS REJOICE AS SYDNEY CITY CHIPTUNE MINISTRIES RELEASE THE CHIPBREAK ALLIANCE COMPILATION
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
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
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW: MAYBE THE ONEDER EFFECTS ONEDERWALL IS GOING TO BE THE ONE TO SAVE FUZZ AFTER ALL
GAMES // BRIAN GIBSON OF LIGHTNING BOLT ON COMPOSING FOR THRASHER, THE PERILS OF VIRTUAL REALITY, AND HOW DEVELOPING GAMES CAN BE JUST AS FUN AS PLAYING THEM
GAMES // INTERVIEW: KELSEY JETTER OF GAME RAVEN REVIEWS ON THE HALLMARKS OF INDIE GAMING, STRUCTURES OF POWER IN THE INDUSTRY, AND HOW LIFE WAS NEVER THE SAME AFTER STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
NEW MUSIC // THINGS AMAZING AND ELDERS SPLIT SKULLS WITH NEW SPLIT EP Michael Whiteside·November 4, 2021Last week, Eastern seaboard math rock champions Things Amazing and Elders split skulls with a new split EP....BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·139 views
NEW MUSIC // EGOTONES USHER IN A TIDAL WAVE OF SURFY, SPAGHETTI-FLAVORED MADNESS Michael Whiteside·October 31, 2021In the spirit of our favorite holiday, this Halloween we’re diving into a record equal parts spooky, spunky,...LIGHT AND NOODLYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·185 views
NEW MUSIC // SEIMS ORCHESTRATE A BOLD SLICE OF CINEMATIC VISION WITH NEW ALBUM FOUR Michael Whiteside·October 14, 2021SEIMS has never been a band afraid to feck around and find out. From day one, the wildly...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·132 views
FOCUS // WHERE MAN KNOWS NOTHING: WE MAKE FIVE PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE ARMED’S ULTRAPOP LIVE Michael Whiteside·October 9, 2021Several months ago, The Armed dropped one of the most charismatic records of the year. Ultrapop has remained...FOCUSHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·348 views
EXCLUSIVE // THE REFECTORY RESTORE OUR FAITH IN CHAOTIC POST-HARDCORE WITH Noise Machine Repeater Michael Whiteside·September 16, 2021In case you didn’t know, The Refectory are here to faith heal your polyrhythmic post-punk blues. The band...EXCLUSIVESJAZZY AND WACKYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·319 views
NEW MUSIC // MASK OF THE PHANTASM REVEAL THEIR GROOVY, MYSTERIOUS DEBUT Michael Whiteside·September 13, 2021Mask of the Phantasm released a towering tome of prog last week, and we were all too happy...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·231 views
NEW MUSIC // ANIMALS AS LEADERS DELIVER A SINEWY SURPRISE WITH NEW VIDEO AND SINGLE Michael Whiteside·September 2, 2021Well, today we woke up to a pretty great surprise indeed, didn’t we? Animals as Leaders dropped a...HEADLINENEW MUSICUncategorized·0 Comments·0·23 views
FOCUS // MARCOS MENA OF STANDARDS ON THEIR NEW VIDEO, NEW DRUMMER, AND UPCOMING EP Michael Whiteside·September 1, 2021Last week, standards released a video for their juicy new single “Papaya.” With golden ‘nanners, cardboard cutouts, and...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·292 views
EXCLUSIVE // CHOKE ARTIST PREMIERS A BULGING GRAB BAG OF UNRELEASED GEMS Michael Whiteside·August 30, 2021This weekend we see the premier of Choke Artist’s artist compilation Your Breath Stinks Vol. 5, and lord...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·797 views
THIS IS YOUR LIFE // THIRTEEN INDISPUTABLY GREAT DRUM MOMENTS IN MATH ROCK Michael Whiteside·August 27, 2021At some point in your life, you most likely noticed that even classically trained musicians rarely play the...THIS IS YOUR LIFE·1 Comment·0·659 views