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
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
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
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
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NEW MUSIC // CINEMA DELIVERS A COLLAGE OF ILLUSTRATED MADNESS WITH VIDEO FOR “POSE VS. TALENT” Michael Whiteside·September 23, 2023You know what they say, “there’s no business like show business.” We wouldn’t know much about it, so...HEADLINENEW MUSICVIDEO·0 Comments·0·64 views
NEW MUSIC // TRUST FUND OZU DECIMATES ALL TRACES OF NON-BELIEVERS WITH THE BRILLIANT FAYE DOUBT Michael Whiteside·September 22, 2023It might sound like a stretch, but somewhere between hyperpop, progressive IDM, and all-out sonic warfare, one can...MACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICNEWS FEEDRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·75 views
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NEW MUSIC // MOLD! GROWS AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE WITH THEIR LATEST LP Michael Whiteside·September 13, 2023You know, in the past, we’ve been asked to vacate premises by city officials on behalf of Mold!....BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·38 views
NEW MUSIC // MOCHITSUKI GET KOOKY WITH SUPERCHARGED NEW SINGLE Michael Whiteside·September 11, 2023Many moons ago, there was a contributor round these parts that went by the name of Carl Strum....BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·43 views
NEW MUSIC // THE ARMED UNLEASH PERFECT SAVIORS AND OFFICIALLY ENTER THEIR BENEVOLENT SUPERHERO PHASE Michael Whiteside·September 1, 2023Christ, where do we begin? Chances are, if you’re not new to the blog, you’re not new to...HEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·124 views
NEW MUSIC // CLOSURE IN MOSCOW HAVE US PRAYING FOR A SOFT HELL AFTER LATEST SINGLE, “KEEPER OF THE LAKE” Michael Whiteside·August 21, 2023If you stay out late enough, you can smell it in the air – the new Closure in...HEADLINENEW MUSICVIDEO·0 Comments·0·153 views