FOCUS // A Gateway into Math Rock: One Exemplary Song From Each Year In The Genre’s Timeline
Have you ever wanted to explore the ever widening circuit board of madness that is math rock but...
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The 50 greatest math rock albums of all time
In the late 1980’s, a bunch of kids in the Midwest, inspired by the booming indie rock movement,...
The 50 greatest math rock albums of all time (25-6)
25. Pretend – Bones in the Soil, Rust in the Oil (2009) With Bones in the Soil, Rust...
NEW MUSIC // Hyper Olympic embrace youth, spoof nostalgia with ‘Life is But A Dream Team’
Somewhere between the impenetrable stylings of Sonic Youth, the glorious mid-1980’s punk spasticity of Hüsker Dü, and the...
FOCUS // “Our Band Name Sucks”: the story of The Bulletproof Tiger
Seemingly overnight, The Bulletproof Tiger morphed from a non-descript local band to one of Canada's key math rock exports and exemplars of the genre's renaissance in the 00's. This is their story, featuring never-before-seen photos of the band and exclusive insight from the members.
FOCUS // MATH AND MACHINES: THE EFFECTS PEDALS AND DEVICES OF MATH ROCK
Pedals and other effects devices have slowly but surely become a staple in the math rock scene. Michael Whiteside explores the key effects that are used to take the math rock sound to new heights.
NEW MUSIC // Party Friends are delivering math rock anthems for the impending apocalypse
How does one go about writing a song for the end of the world? Do you make it a consoling swan song, or an upbeat, happy commemoration of Life that was?
THE END OF YEAR REPORT 2018 – RESULTS [30-11]
30. a-tota-so – a-tota-so a-tota-so by a-tota-so Read more about ‘a-tota-so’ on Fecking Bahamas 29. The Planet You...
FOCUS // A history of Rob Crow’s many (many) musical projects
Indie rock god Rob Crow has become somewhat of a demigod in the math rock realm. His collaborations have included Zach Hill, Spencer Seim, Carson McWhirter and Nick Reinhart. We take a proper dive into Rob Crow's back catalogue in this new focus feature...
Math Rock Releases of the Month // OCTOBER 2018
It wouldn't be an October monthly without any mention of Halloween. It all started with Samhain, an old Celtic festival where the townsfolk would light these big-ass fires and wear costumes to ward off spirits. Nowadays, its kids warding off nutrition by knocking on doors and begging for candy.