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
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
EXCLUSIVE // ELDERS BRING THE FLORIDIAN HEAT TO THE MASSES WITH SURPRISE EP Michael Whiteside·July 13, 2023We’d hazard a guess that wherever you are, it’s kind of insanely hot, or least, slightly above the...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·106 views
EXCLUSIVE // RIGHT CHIPPER CUTS DOWN TO THE BONE WITH DEBUT SINGLE “PUT ME DOWN” Michael Whiteside·July 11, 2023We love it when a band you know and love as an instrumental act decides to throw in...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·118 views
NEW MUSIC // PROTOMARTYR DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND WITH FORMAL GROWTH IN THE DESERT Michael Whiteside·June 30, 2023Thus far, it hasn’t got nearly the hype that it deserves, but Michigans Protomartyr dropped one of the...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZDARK AND HEAVYHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·55 views
NEW MUSIC // GIDDY ON UP TO SECRET COWBOY AND THEIR ROOTIN’ TOOTIN’ DEBUT Michael Whiteside·June 29, 2023Cowboys and cattle prods, we’ve got a live one for you that’s sure to sure wrangle in your...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·103 views
EXCLUSIVE // LOWER AUTOMATION RELEASE SOME SWEATY VISUALS FOR “INFORMATION ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR LIPSYNCHING CHOIRS” Michael Whiteside·June 29, 2023If you have what it takes to lip sync, you have most of what it takes to sing,...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·1·91 views
NEW MUSIC // WE ALL SCREAM FOR AMSKRAY AFTER HEARING “HEAVENERS” Michael Whiteside·June 26, 2023When it comes to post-hardcore few coasts have a better handle on it than the ones touching the...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·119 views
NEW MUSIC // SQUIRM IN YOUR SEAT WITH SQUID’S MONOLITHIC MASTERCLASS OF A SOPHOMORE LP Michael Whiteside·June 22, 2023In 2021, UK’s Squid made a pretty big bang with their otherworldly debut, Bright Green Field. It’s off-kilter...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYRELEASE-O-METER·1 Comment·0·55 views
EXCLUSIVE // MIRAKLER MAKES A CONVINCING CASE FOR THE DEVIL ON THEIR CHILLING DEBUT Michael Whiteside·June 22, 2023Oh boy, oh boy, what a time to be alive. At this point, what hasn’t the last few...DARK AND HEAVYEXCLUSIVESHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·126 views
NEW MUSIC // BEYOND THIS POINT LIES MOUNTAINS MOST EXCITING RECORD YET Michael Whiteside·June 17, 2023If you weren’t aware, there’s a little channel out there on YouTube called Let’s Talk about Math Rock....BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·86 views
NEW MUSIC // TAKH LOBS A MYSTERIOUS MONOLITH OF PROG-Y POST-METAL WITH SELF-TITLED DEBUT Michael Whiteside·June 16, 2023For anyone into heavier music, the grim, cerebral space that exists between bands like Swans, ISIS, Daughters, and...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·81 views