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
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
EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER
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EXCLUSIVE // American Draft Celebrate 25 Years Together With New Single Premiere and Album Announcement
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
GEAR // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES
FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS
GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #2: HOW VALVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE MARKETPLACE WITH HALF LIFE 2 AND THE LAUNCH OF STEAM
GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #1: A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF A BRIEF STINT WRITING FOR A POPULAR GAMING PUBLICATION
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NEW MUSIC // ILYA POPENKO DIGS DEEP INTO THE COLLECTIVE PSYCHE WITH VIDEO FOR “ZOMBIE CV” Michael Whiteside·August 23, 2024It’s been a bit too long since we heard from Ilya Popenko’s collective Mad Meg, but Popenko is...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·10 views
GAMES // TEN MOMENTS FROM GAMESCOM 2024 THAT HAD US LEGITIMATELY EXCITED, PART ONE Michael Whiteside·August 23, 2024Gamescom 2024 has been a pretty interesting run, and it’s not over yet – that being said there...GAMESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·17 views
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NEW MUSIC // BUMPY SOUP MAKE A CASE FOR SOUTHWEST EMO ON THE BUMPY ALBUM Michael Whiteside·August 16, 2024For years, no, decades now, Midwest Emo has remained a constantly referenced and objectified sound in math rock....HEADLINELIGHT AND NOODLYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·70 views
EXCLUSIVE // CATHOLICS CELEBRATE THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY WITH A NEW SINGLE AND A HOST OF FANTASTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Michael Whiteside·August 15, 2024We’re not actually too familiar with the correlations that may or may not exist between regional math rock...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·29 views
NEW MUSIC // AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR CONTINUE TO ASCEND WITH MEGAFAUNA Michael Whiteside·August 13, 2024If there’s been a band in or around our dear old math rock that’s ever seen a legitimate...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·38 views
NEW MUSIC // LITE BASSIST JUN IZAWA MAKES FUTURISTIC, IDM-FLAVORED MATH ROCK FOR CITIZENS OF CYBERTRON WITH MILESTONE Michael Whiteside·August 13, 2024Fans of LITE don’t need us to tell them – Jun Izawa’s percussive, heavily stylized bass lines have...HEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·56 views