Michael Whiteside, Author at Fecking Bahamas

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

Michael Whiteside·July 17, 2024

When it comes to gaming, “indie” is a bit of a buzzword at this point, but as is...

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NEW MUSIC // GET A NEW FAVORITE BACKPACK FROM VANR

Michael Whiteside·July 16, 2024

For clarity’s sake, we don’t know at press time if VANR are offering backpacks as merch to coincide...

BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZ HEADLINE NEW MUSIC RELEASE-O-METER

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GAMES // WE REVISIT THE UNLIKELY MATH ROCK ORIGIN STORY OF SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! MATH ROCK

Michael Whiteside·July 13, 2024

We’ve probably all heard it at some point, at least the millennial math rockers among us have –...

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NEW MUSIC // GET LUSH WITH COMPREHENDING AND THEIR NEW SINGLE “FLOURISH”

Michael Whiteside·July 12, 2024

Uppsala, Sweden’s Comprehending has long been, essentially, the music of John Pettersson as a solo artist. Solo projects...

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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)”

Michael Whiteside·July 5, 2024

Giraffes? Giraffes!, in case you’ve been living under a math rock, is one of the genre’s most influential...

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EXCLUSIVE // SURPRISE DROP: THE IX. U.S. EAST COAST // MIDWEST COMPILATION

Michael Whiteside·July 1, 2024

That’s right, it’s finally here – our ninth compilation: IX. U.S. East Coast // Midwest. It’s a veritable...

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NEW MUSIC // 8-BIT ENTHUSIASTS REJOICE AS SYDNEY CITY CHIPTUNE MINISTRIES RELEASE THE CHIPBREAK ALLIANCE COMPILATION

Michael Whiteside·June 28, 2024

In all fairness, 8-bit and chiptune make for some serious crossover content – come on, literal building blocks...

GAMES HEADLINE LIGHT AND NOODLY RELEASE-O-METER

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NEW MUSIC // FUUBUTSUSHI PUSH THE LIMITS OF DIY, AMBIENT JAZZ, AND TIME TRAVEL ON MERIDIANS

Michael Whiteside·June 27, 2024

DIY can be many things, and none of them are certain – maybe it’s more control, maybe it’s...

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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

Michael Whiteside·June 25, 2024

Well gather ’round young children, because it finally happened – a solid 14 years after we narrowly avoided...

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FOCUS // SUIT UP AND DIVE INTO THE STRANGE ODYSSEY OF SCUBA POP, THE NEW ALBUM BY SCUBA COP

Michael Whiteside·June 25, 2024

If you’ve ever experienced the fully tilted wonkiness of television show Pee Wee Herman, you might be interested...

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FOCUS

FOCUS // A WEEKEND WITH JUSTIN PEARSON’S INCREDIBLE NEW BOOK, GG ALIEN AND THE MYSTERY MEAT

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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

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REGULARS

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Standards – Fruit Island (2020)

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VIDEO

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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

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Michael Whiteside

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 // GET A NEW FAVORITE BACKPACK FROM VANR

GAMES // WE REVISIT THE UNLIKELY MATH ROCK ORIGIN STORY OF SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! MATH ROCK

NEW MUSIC // GET LUSH WITH COMPREHENDING AND THEIR NEW SINGLE “FLOURISH”

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)”

EXCLUSIVE // SURPRISE DROP: THE IX. U.S. EAST COAST // MIDWEST COMPILATION

NEW MUSIC // 8-BIT ENTHUSIASTS REJOICE AS SYDNEY CITY CHIPTUNE MINISTRIES RELEASE THE CHIPBREAK ALLIANCE COMPILATION

NEW MUSIC // FUUBUTSUSHI PUSH THE LIMITS OF DIY, AMBIENT JAZZ, AND TIME TRAVEL ON MERIDIANS

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 // SUIT UP AND DIVE INTO THE STRANGE ODYSSEY OF SCUBA POP, THE NEW ALBUM BY SCUBA COP

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