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
FOCUS // QUIETLY APPROACHING: GASTR DEL SOL RETURN WITH NEW ARCHIVAL ALBUM, A FITTING CAPSTONE FOR THE ICONIC TWO-PIECE
FOCUS // PAYSON POWER ON THE INNER WORKINGS OF DAYDREAM PLUS AND ESCAPE AT YOUR OWN PACE, THE BAND’S SURPRISE NEW EP
NEW MUSIC // 8-BIT ENTHUSIASTS REJOICE AS SYDNEY CITY CHIPTUNE MINISTRIES RELEASE THE CHIPBREAK ALLIANCE COMPILATION
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)”
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
FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW: MAYBE THE ONEDER EFFECTS ONEDERWALL IS GOING TO BE THE ONE TO SAVE FUZZ AFTER ALL
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
GAMES // INTERVIEW: KELSEY JETTER OF GAME RAVEN REVIEWS ON THE HALLMARKS OF INDIE GAMING, STRUCTURES OF POWER IN THE INDUSTRY, AND HOW LIFE WAS NEVER THE SAME AFTER STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
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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·0·121 views
NEW MUSIC // GENTLEMAN PIG SQUEAL LIKE DISTINGUISHED MATH ROCK DENIZENS WITH DEBUT EP Michael Whiteside·July 30, 2023If you’ve been on the hunt for a salty, high protein math rock that goes on just about...HEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·90 views
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
NEW MUSIC // FORMER ANIMALS RETURN WITH THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE SINCE 2012 Michael Whiteside·April 4, 2023Folsom, California’s busy math rock bees Former Animals are back, and they’re finally making it official with their...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·1 Comment·0·71 views
FOCUS // FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT AND READY YOURSELF FOR TURBULENCE WITH SPACE COROLLA’S NEW FULL LENGTH Iván Maldonado·January 13, 20232022 has ended with a rather large and superb list of new releases in the math rock (and...FOCUSMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSIC·1 Comment·0·221 views
NEW MUSIC // TRIGGER CUT FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE ON SOOT Michael Whiteside·December 10, 2022Fire. What a word, especially today – it’s got so many meanings. For instance, earlier this year, Trigger...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·139 views
NEW MUSIC // POLYPHIA PULL UP WITH A DARING VISION OF THE FUTURE ON REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL DIE Michael Whiteside·October 31, 2022No matter what you think of them, Polyphia have at the very least established themselves as one of...HEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·93 views