FOCUS // ALL ABOUT BANGS: SEBASTIAN AND JÖRG OF TEEN PRIME ON CONQUERING THE CHAOS OF MATH ROCK AND JAZZ
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FOCUS // NO ONE’S GOING TO SAVE U.S.: A PLAYLIST FOR A TARGETED AUDIENCE Michael Whiteside·April 3, 2025As a writer living in the U.S., it’s difficult as hell when words lose their weight. We could...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·42 views
FOCUS // FROM SWEAT ROCK TO CYBERPUNK: AN INTRODUCTION TO V1DEOBOY Michael Whiteside·March 10, 2025As people grow, it happens to everyone – tastes change, perspectives shift. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, sometimes...FOCUSGAMESGear·0 Comments·0·175 views
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, 2025Despite the absolute chaos of the last few years, the music has been relatively kind. Not the business...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·101 views
FOCUS // A WEEKEND WITH JUSTIN PEARSON’S INCREDIBLE NEW BOOK, GG ALIEN AND THE MYSTERY MEAT Michael Whiteside·January 25, 2025When it comes to writing about music and doing press for bands, one of the richest goldmines you...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·88 views
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, 2024As we close the year out with some our best interviews yet, whether it’s Damon Che and Kristian...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·63 views
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, 2024At the risk of sounding a little pretentious, we’re pretty sure this is one of the coolest, most...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·137 views
FOCUS // JASON BARTELL REVISITS THE SHORES OF FANG ISLAND Michael Whiteside·November 28, 2024A few weeks ago, we were knee deep in the editing process for our big interview with Damon...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·162 views
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, 2024Honestly, we’d hesitate to say we’ve recovered per se from the impact of Garrett and Niko’s last collaboration,...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·40 views
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...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·244 views
FOCUS // TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY PART THREE: THE RECKONING Michael Whiteside·November 14, 2024At the start of this year, we were thinking a lot about punk rock – actually, we think...FOCUS·0 Comments·0·107 views