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FOCUS // FROM SWEAT ROCK TO CYBERPUNK: AN INTRODUCTION TO V1DEOBOY

Michael Whiteside·March 10, 2025

As people grow, it happens to everyone – tastes change, perspectives shift. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, sometimes...

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FOCUS // MICHAEL NACE OF DRILL FOR ABSENTEE ON BECOMING HISTORY, THE UNDERGROUND OF 1990’s POST-HARDCORE, AND THE PROCESS BEHIND THEIR UPCOMING EP, STRANDS OF A LAKE: VOLUME II

Michael Whiteside·February 21, 2025

Despite the absolute chaos of the last few years, the music has been relatively kind. Not the business...

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

Michael Whiteside·January 25, 2025

When it comes to writing about music and doing press for bands, one of the richest goldmines you...

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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

Michael Whiteside·December 10, 2024

As we close the year out with some our best interviews yet, whether it’s Damon Che and Kristian...

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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

Michael Whiteside·December 9, 2024

At the risk of sounding a little pretentious, we’re pretty sure this is one of the coolest, most...

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FOCUS // JASON BARTELL REVISITS THE SHORES OF FANG ISLAND

Michael Whiteside·November 28, 2024

A few weeks ago, we were knee deep in the editing process for our big interview with Damon...

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FOCUS // THE INIMITABLE GARETT GLEASON AND NIKO WOOD TAKE US BEHIND THE SCENES OF THEIR NEXT CHAPTER OF PURE SONIC WONDERMENT, WHEN ABUNDANCE FAILS

Michael Whiteside·November 15, 2024

Honestly, we’d hesitate to say we’ve recovered per se from the impact of Garrett and Niko’s last collaboration,...

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FOCUS // DAMON CHE AND KRISTIAN DUNN ON FORMING YESNESS, ESCAPING MATH ROCK, AND THE STORY OF THEIR UPCOMING DEBUT, SEE YOU AT THE SOLIPSIST CONVENTION

Michael Whiteside·November 15, 2024

“I am dedicating the rest of my life to being called anything other than math rock.” Just before...

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FOCUS // TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY PART THREE: THE RECKONING

Michael Whiteside·November 14, 2024

At the start of this year, we were thinking a lot about punk rock – actually, we think...

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FOCUS // VENUS TWINS ON THE TEN MOST INFLUENTIAL BANDS AND RECORDS FOR THE MAKING OF THEIR UPCOMING EP, /\/\/\/\/

Michael Whiteside·October 8, 2024

It wasn’t long ago that we were first made aware of Venus Twins by our friends at Mathcore...

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FOCUS // FROM SWEAT ROCK TO CYBERPUNK: AN INTRODUCTION TO V1DEOBOY

FOCUS // MICHAEL NACE OF DRILL FOR ABSENTEE ON BECOMING HISTORY, THE UNDERGROUND OF 1990’s POST-HARDCORE, AND THE PROCESS BEHIND THEIR UPCOMING EP, STRANDS OF A LAKE: VOLUME II

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

RELEASE-O-METER

NEW MUSIC // GET DRAINED BY TUNIC AND THEIR SWELTERING NEW ALBUM, A HARMONY OF LOSS HAS BEEN SUNG

EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER

NEW MUSIC // FANG ISLAND ANNOUNCE REISSUE BOXSET COMPLETE WITH A FINAL SONG AND VIDEO

REGULARS

Stage Kids – Recess (2020)

Standards – Fruit Island (2020)

Delta Sleep – Younger Years (2019)

EXCLUSIVES

EXCLUSIVE // WITNESS EVOLUTION AS TATSUYA YOSHIDA AND ZU ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF RUINSZU

EXCLUSIVE // GET GREASY WITH PYRAMID MASS AND THEIR NEW SINGLE “ABHORRENT PASSAGE”

EXCLUSIVE // MEMBERS OF TOWN PORTAL AND TRADER FORM INVENTORY, SIGN TO SOFA BOY RECORDS, AND RELEASE ETHEREAL NEW SINGLE

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NEW MUSIC // FOX LAKE OFFICIALLY EMBARK ON “THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY” WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO

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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FOCUS // FROM SWEAT ROCK TO CYBERPUNK: AN INTRODUCTION TO V1DEOBOY

GEAR // TOP 25 PEDALS AND PLUGINS FOR MATH ROCK IN 2024

GEAR // TEN TIMES GLENN FRICKER CALLED US A DUMBASS WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED TO HEAR IT

GAMES

FOCUS // FROM SWEAT ROCK TO CYBERPUNK: AN INTRODUCTION TO V1DEOBOY

GAMES // INTRODUCING THE 2.0’S DAY MUSIC DUMP: A PLACE FOR OST’S

GAMES // THE TOP 64 MOST CREATIVE AND INTERESTING VIDEO GAMES OF 2024

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FOCUS // FROM SWEAT ROCK TO CYBERPUNK: AN INTRODUCTION TO V1DEOBOY

FOCUS // MICHAEL NACE OF DRILL FOR ABSENTEE ON BECOMING HISTORY, THE UNDERGROUND OF 1990’s POST-HARDCORE, AND THE PROCESS BEHIND THEIR UPCOMING EP, STRANDS OF A LAKE: VOLUME II

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

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

FOCUS // JASON BARTELL REVISITS THE SHORES OF FANG ISLAND

FOCUS // THE INIMITABLE GARETT GLEASON AND NIKO WOOD TAKE US BEHIND THE SCENES OF THEIR NEXT CHAPTER OF PURE SONIC WONDERMENT, WHEN ABUNDANCE FAILS

FOCUS // DAMON CHE AND KRISTIAN DUNN ON FORMING YESNESS, ESCAPING MATH ROCK, AND THE STORY OF THEIR UPCOMING DEBUT, SEE YOU AT THE SOLIPSIST CONVENTION

FOCUS // TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY PART THREE: THE RECKONING

FOCUS // VENUS TWINS ON THE TEN MOST INFLUENTIAL BANDS AND RECORDS FOR THE MAKING OF THEIR UPCOMING EP, /\/\/\/\/

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