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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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 Michael Whiteside·June 25, 2024Well gather ’round young children, because it finally happened – a solid 14 years after we narrowly avoided...FOCUSVIDEO·0 Comments·0·87 views
EXCLUSIVE // JUST HAMMERS DROP A WEIGHTY DEBUT WITH SELF-TITLED EP AND THEIR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO WILLIAM COVERT·June 1, 2024Just Hammers is one of the freshest bands coming out of Chicago. While the band is new, dropping...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·1·97 views
EXCLUSIVE // NEW JERSEY’S AMSKRAY GAIN MOMENTUM WITH LATEST SINGLE “META (GAINING LOSS)” Michael Whiteside·March 11, 2024It’s Monday and we’re screaming for Amskray and their latest single, “Meta.” The New Jersey based progressive indie...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·1·166 views
EXCLUSIVE // PARTY FRIENDS MAKE MYTHICAL MATH ROCK WITH “AMETHYST BASILISK” Michael Whiteside·March 8, 2024Cautionary tales, more often than not, involve risks you already kind of know about. Someone is already telling...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·48 views
NEW MUSIC // IN WHICH WE APPEAL TO PREDECEASED FOR A POSSIBLE “SCENE PAROLE” Michael Whiteside·January 4, 2024As you might have seen in our recent Top 50 of 2023 article, one of our favorite punk...NEW MUSICVIDEO·0 Comments·0·30 views
FOCUS // DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF, OR DO: A CLIP FROM OUR RECENT CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN PEARSON ON THE DOCUMENTARY THAT COVERS HIS CHILDHOOD, THE LOCUST, THREE ONE G, AND A HELL OF A LOT MORE Michael Whiteside·December 2, 2023Today, the soundtrack for Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself comes out, featuring tracks various highlights from Justin...FOCUSVIDEO·0 Comments·0·73 views
FOCUS // FORGET THE TURKEY: EVERY MOTHERFUCKER IS YOUR BROTHER IS A YEAR OLD, SO WE TALKED WITH OORT SMOG’S PATRICK SHIROISHI AND MARK KIMBRELL TO CELEBRATE Michael Whiteside·November 23, 2023Just over a year ago, a title might have caught your eye in the hailstorm of holiday releases...FOCUSVIDEO·0 Comments·0·31 views
FOCUS // REAL HOT GIRL SHIT: FAYE FADEM ON THE ORIGINS OF TRUST FUND OZU, HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER DAW, AND THE KICKSTARTER BEHIND ONE OF 2023’S MOST IMPRESSIVE RECORDS Michael Whiteside·November 19, 2023It feels like yesterday, but it’s actually been nearly two years since Trust Fund Ozu released her unintentionally...FOCUSVIDEO·0 Comments·0·116 views
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL Michael Whiteside·November 4, 2023Chorus is something of a deceptive concept. It’s a trifecta at its core, taking one’s dry or unaffected...GearHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·76 views