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
EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER
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 // ANGEL HAIR TOP OUR TREES WITH BLISSFULLY INFLAMMATORY SKRAMZ ON NEWLY REMASTERED INSECT IMMORTALITY EP Michael Whiteside·December 23, 2023San Diego’s mid 90’s musical scene was incredibly vibrant, and discerning fans of math rock or hardcore need...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·71 views
NEW MUSIC // GARRETT GLEASON DISSOLVES US COMPLETELY WITH A REVISIONIST FULL ALBUM TRIBUTE TO ADAM GUETTEL’S TIMELESS CLASSIC MYTHS AND HYMNS Michael Whiteside·December 12, 2023Listen, the holidays get harder every year. We assume they’ve been doing that since the dawn for the...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·72 views
NEW MUSIC // SQUID PISSER, BUÑUEL, AND HYPER GAL ALL SIGN TO SKIN GRAFT RECORDS IN ONE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT Michael Whiteside·December 1, 2023Since 2020, we’ve been putting more effort into working with labels for a variety of reasons. In a...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·68 views
EXCLUSIVE // INOCULOUS INSPIRES YET AGAIN WITH NEW SINGLE “INSPO SONG” Michael Whiteside·November 29, 2023It’s been a pretty stellar year for projects with smaller numbers on their rosters – solo projects and...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·33 views
EXCLUSIVE // PEJ MON CREATES SATYASENA AND CASTS THE DEMONS OUT WITH THE EXPLOSIVE “SPLIT VIBRATIONS” Michael Whiteside·November 27, 2023There are a lot of records out there where the press teases them out to be deep, philosophical...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·80 views
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL Michael Whiteside·November 4, 2023Chorus is something of a deceptive concept. It’s a trifecta at its core, taking one’s dry or unaffected...GearHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·89 views
EXCLUSIVE // ANATOMY OF A KILLER COVER: SEVEN)SUNS RECONSTRUCT THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN’S “ONE OF US IS THE KILLER” WITH TENSE NEW VIDEO Michael Whiteside·November 3, 2023In retrospect, The Dillinger Escape Plan’s One of Us is the Killer is potentially their most progressive album....EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·62 views
NEW MUSIC // NYOS BRING US TO OUR KNEE-OH’S WITH WATERFALL CAVE FANTASY, FOREVER Michael Whiteside·October 27, 2023NYOS, one of our favorite Finnish exports, have a grip on vivid storytelling that doesn’t come around very...HEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·107 views
NEW MUSIC // CLOSURE IN MOSCOW FULFILL ANCIENT PROPHECIES OF JOY, SORROW, AND ABSOLUTE MADNESS WITH SOFT HELL Michael Whiteside·October 27, 2023By even just opening this article, we can make a pretty safe assumption that you are one of...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·119 views