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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
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NEW MUSIC // ANGUS BAYLEY HITS THE GROUND SPRINTING WITH DEBUT EP EVERYTHING’S DANGEROUS Michael Whiteside·June 24, 2024We spoke to Angus Bayley not long ago after being blown away by the tightly wound robo-fusion of...EDITORS' PICKSHEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·1·42 views
THE END OF THE YEAR REPORT // THE TOP 50 MATH ROCK RELEASES OF 2023 Michael Whiteside·January 3, 2024Today, a cigarette butt fell out of my sleeve straight onto the dining room table in front of...EDITORS' PICKSHEADLINE·0 Comments·1·1215 views
FOCUS // THE PREQUEL: OUR TOP TEN RECORDS OF 2023 AND/OR AN ODE TO PHYSICAL FORMAT Michael Whiteside·December 31, 2023Wait, top… ten? Gotcha! Don’t worry, this isn’t the impending Top 50 Math Rock Releases of 2023. That...EDITORS' PICKSFOCUS·0 Comments·1·275 views
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FOCUS // 21 RECORDS THAT MADE ME A BETTER LISTENER IN THE YEAR THAT CHALLENGED EVERYTHING Michael Whiteside·December 15, 2020It boggles the mind that it’s actually been one whole year since I was texting Nikk my selections...EDITORS' PICKSFOCUS·0 Comments·1·723 views
EXCLUSIVE // Vasudeva pack light but venture far with new single ‘Yamaha’ NIKK HUNTER·March 29, 2020Vasudeva, a band that for many underground aficionados requires no introduction. Over their near-decade span, the band have...EDITORS' PICKSHEADLINE·0 Comments·5·373 views
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