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
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
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
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
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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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·0·1277 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·0·63 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·0·253 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·0·180 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·0·76 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·0·113 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·0·52 views
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·0·146 views