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
EXCLUSIVE // MEMBERS OF TOWN PORTAL AND TRADER FORM INVENTORY, SIGN TO SOFA BOY RECORDS, AND RELEASE ETHEREAL NEW SINGLE
EXCLUSIVE // GET LOST IN THE HYPNOGOGIC HORRORS OF HAUNTED HORSES AND THE PREMIER STREAM OF DWELLER, THEIR MONUMENTAL NEW ALBUM
EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER
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
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
NEW MUSIC // AS LIVING ARROWS LET LOOSE A SOARING NEW SINGLE WITH “OUR MERIDIAN” Michael Whiteside·August 2, 2024Formerly known as Dead Bird, As Living Arrows is a high-intensity post-hardcore group with close ties to math...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·1·72 views
NEW MUSIC // FOX LAKE OFFICIALLY EMBARK ON “THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY” WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO Michael Whiteside·August 1, 2024Winnipeg’s Fox Lake is one of those bands that needs little introduction if you’re a consistent reader here,...HEADLINENEW MUSICVIDEO·0 Comments·0·26 views
GEAR // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES Michael Whiteside·July 31, 2024Marcos Mena, who many of us know from standards, is generally known for two things – one, playing...GearHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·37 views
GAMES // BRIAN GIBSON OF LIGHTNING BOLT ON COMPOSING FOR THRASHER, THE PERILS OF VIRTUAL REALITY, AND HOW DEVELOPING GAMES CAN BE JUST AS FUN AS PLAYING THEM Michael Whiteside·July 22, 2024Brian Gibson is a name a lot of our readers are already familiar with – as half of...GAMESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·110 views
NEW MUSIC // GET A NEW FAVORITE BACKPACK FROM VANR Michael Whiteside·July 16, 2024For clarity’s sake, we don’t know at press time if VANR are offering backpacks as merch to coincide...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·39 views
GAMES // WE REVISIT THE UNLIKELY MATH ROCK ORIGIN STORY OF SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! MATH ROCK Michael Whiteside·July 13, 2024We’ve probably all heard it at some point, at least the millennial math rockers among us have –...GAMESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·83 views
NEW MUSIC // GET LUSH WITH COMPREHENDING AND THEIR NEW SINGLE “FLOURISH” Michael Whiteside·July 12, 2024Uppsala, Sweden’s Comprehending has long been, essentially, the music of John Pettersson as a solo artist. Solo projects...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·60 views
EXCLUSIVE // JOSEPH ANDREOLI OF GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES! DROPS INTO SOLO BANGER MODE WITH “KICKFLIP THAT COFFIN AND ASCEND!!! (THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING TOTALLY FUCKING GHOSTED)” Michael Whiteside·July 5, 2024Giraffes? Giraffes!, in case you’ve been living under a math rock, is one of the genre’s most influential...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·358 views
EXCLUSIVE // SURPRISE DROP: THE IX. U.S. EAST COAST // MIDWEST COMPILATION Michael Whiteside·July 1, 2024That’s right, it’s finally here – our ninth compilation: IX. U.S. East Coast // Midwest. It’s a veritable...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·0 Comments·0·199 views
NEW MUSIC // 8-BIT ENTHUSIASTS REJOICE AS SYDNEY CITY CHIPTUNE MINISTRIES RELEASE THE CHIPBREAK ALLIANCE COMPILATION Michael Whiteside·June 28, 2024In all fairness, 8-bit and chiptune make for some serious crossover content – come on, literal building blocks...GAMESHEADLINELIGHT AND NOODLYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·1·34 views