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FOCUS // A LOOK INSIDE THE HUMAN ZOO WITH JONATHAN GIRALT AND BENYAMIN RUDOLPH OF STRESS POSITIONS

Michael Whiteside·April 18, 2025

When we first got an email from Three One G about Stress Positions in late 2023, before even...

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FOCUS // LOSING THE WAR INSIDE OUR HEADS: Weasel Walter of The Flying Luttenbachers Discusses the Band’s History, Their Brutal Prog Resurgence, and More

WILLIAM COVERT·April 17, 2025

It really can’t be overstated how significant the early 1990’s in Chicago were for creating a fertile ground...

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FOCUS // SWEET DRUNK EVERYONE: SEEING TRIPLE WITH CATS AND CATS AND CATS

Michael Whiteside·April 14, 2025

You know, some of the great speeches, performances, and general elations of the 20th century had a secret...

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FOCUS // BIG EARS SETS THE BAR HIGH FOR 2025’S IMPENDING FESTIVAL SEASON

WILLIAM COVERT·April 8, 2025

Over the course of 4 days in late March, it seemed as if the center of the experimental...

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FOCUS // ON A SUPERPOSITION: LOGAN VOSS OF SNOOZE DETAILS THE MAKING OF I KNOW HOW YOU WILL DIE

Michael Whiteside·April 8, 2025

If you haven’t already heard, Snooze dropped a strong contender for album of the year last Friday in...

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FOCUS // NO ONE’S GOING TO SAVE U.S.: A PLAYLIST FOR A TARGETED AUDIENCE

Michael Whiteside·April 3, 2025

As a writer living in the U.S., it’s difficult as hell when words lose their weight. We could...

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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 // LET THE DEVIL IN: JOSEPH SPILLER ON THE CATHARTIC CHAOS OF CARICATURE

FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

FOCUS // DRIPPING COLOUR: MAEBE’S MICHAEL ASTLEY-BROWN ON THE MUSICAL MUSES AND MIND-BOGGLING TOOLS BEHIND BRAIN PAINT

RELEASE-O-METER

NEW MUSIC // FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE UNLEASH ANOTHER BEAST WITH BITKNOT

NEW MUSIC // MAEBE ILLUSTRATES EXCELLENCE WITH THEIR VIVID NEW ALBUM BRAIN PAINT

NEW MUSIC // HEXAGON CAT CLAWS EVEN DEEPER INTO PROG WITH RED HEXAGON

REGULARS

TALES FROM THE ROAD // THE TOUR DIARIES: GREEN MILK FROM PLANET ORANGE EDITION

TALES FROM THE ROAD // THE TOUR DIARIES: CATHOLICS EDITION

Stage Kids – Recess (2020)

EXCLUSIVES

EXCLUSIVE // LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF WITH BIRTH (DEFECTS) AND THEIR NEW SINGLE “POSTCARD”

EXCLUSIVE // CLUTCH YOUR CHEST TO LUGUBRIOUS JUNIOR’S “COFFEE, STIMULANTS, AND OTHER HEART ATTACK TRIGGERS” FEATURING FAREZ SIDDIQUI

EXCLUSIVE // FLESH PRODUCE GET GLITCHED FOR THE WEEKEND (BUT ALSO THE FUTURE) WITH NEW VIDEO FOR “1040 RPM”

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ANNOUNCEMENTS // TOTORRO RELEASE NEW DOCUMENTARY AND IT IS SOFA KING GREAT

EXCLUSIVE // FLESH PRODUCE GET GLITCHED FOR THE WEEKEND (BUT ALSO THE FUTURE) WITH NEW VIDEO FOR “1040 RPM”

NEW MUSIC // DAZGAK! MIX POST-HARDCORE, NOISE PUNK, AND SKATING FOR NEW SINGLE + VIDEO

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FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

FOCUS // DRIPPING COLOUR: MAEBE’S MICHAEL ASTLEY-BROWN ON THE MUSICAL MUSES AND MIND-BOGGLING TOOLS BEHIND BRAIN PAINT

GEAR // TOP 25 PEDALS AND PLUGINS FOR MATH ROCK IN 2025, PART THREE

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FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

THE 2.0’S DAY MUSIC DUMP // GET PATCHED WITH THE LATEST OST HIGHLIGHTS FROM SAROS, PRAGMATA, REPLACED, APHELION, SCREAMER, MOUSE: P.I. FOR HIRE, AND MANY MORE

GAMES // COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT + INTERVIEW: ALEXANDER BRANDON (TYRIAN, UNREAL, DEUS EX, NEVERWINTER NIGHTS 2, STORMGATE, ETC.)

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FOCUS // A LOOK INSIDE THE HUMAN ZOO WITH JONATHAN GIRALT AND BENYAMIN RUDOLPH OF STRESS POSITIONS

FOCUS // LOSING THE WAR INSIDE OUR HEADS: Weasel Walter of The Flying Luttenbachers Discusses the Band’s History, Their Brutal Prog Resurgence, and More

FOCUS // SWEET DRUNK EVERYONE: SEEING TRIPLE WITH CATS AND CATS AND CATS

FOCUS // BIG EARS SETS THE BAR HIGH FOR 2025’S IMPENDING FESTIVAL SEASON

FOCUS // ON A SUPERPOSITION: LOGAN VOSS OF SNOOZE DETAILS THE MAKING OF I KNOW HOW YOU WILL DIE

FOCUS // NO ONE’S GOING TO SAVE U.S.: A PLAYLIST FOR A TARGETED AUDIENCE

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

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