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NEW MUSIC // MEMBERS OF SLOTH AND TURTLE SQUAD UP AS GOOD DEATH AND RELEASE A FIESTY EP Michael Whiteside·March 25, 2025Every once in a while, it just sort of sneaks up on you that you genuinely miss a...DARK AND HEAVYHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·30 views
NEW MUSIC // THE ROBOT AND ME RETURN WITH A BANGER JUST IN TIME FOR BEDTIME Michael Whiteside·March 25, 2025Alright, who’s ready for a bedtime banger? Sorry, what? Excuse me? Where did you learn those words? Who...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·6 views
NEW MUSIC // YWHWH NAILGUN DISHES OUT 45 POUNDS OF FLAMMABLE SONIC MATERIAL WITH NEW RECORD Michael Whiteside·March 24, 2025As it stands, there are a few ways you could interpret what a YHWH NAILGUN is… well, at...HEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·21 views
NEW MUSIC // LISTEN NOW TO DO IT LATER, THE BAND FEATURING MEMBERS OF TOTORRO AND MERMONTE Michael Whiteside·March 21, 2025Just before the pandemic, members of Totorro had teased they were at least in talks about doing something....BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·27 views
NEW MUSIC // PEOPLE FOOD ARE BACK WITH AN OPUS OF PREPOSTEROUS PROPORTIONS Michael Whiteside·March 18, 2025Well, this was unexpected – People Food, friends from the Philadelphia area known for purveying tasty prog and...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·17 views
NEW MUSIC // “START A BAND” WITH ADEBISI SHANK AND THEIR ECSTATIC NEW SINGLE Michael Whiteside·March 17, 2025You know, there was never a world in which Adebisi Shank wouldn’t live in our hearts forever, but...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·55 views
GEAR // WHERE ARE ALL THE SIGNATURE PEDALS FOR MATH ROCK? Michael Whiteside·March 14, 2025The world of effects pedals is a place of limitless expression: from multi-effecting, genre-splattering units to hyper-specific, single-use...GearHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·53 views