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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EXCLUSIVE // Watch Memory of Elephants play “I Just Karate Shit My Pants” Tiagx Morelli·December 22, 2020Season’s greeting everyone. We hope you are keeping warm with a nice hot drink this year, ready to...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEVIDEO·0 Comments·0·368 views
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FOCUS // NOTES ON THE UNIVERSAL GUITAR LANGUAGE OF ZETA’S DANIEL HERNANDEZ SAUD Michael Whiteside·June 25, 2020(Editor’s Note: In lieu of a more traditional intro, I wanted to try something a little different here....FOCUSHEADLINE·0 Comments·1·113 views
EXCLUSIVE // GAZELLE(S) KEEP FANS GUESSING, ACTIVATE STAR POWER ON NEW ALBUM Michael Whiteside·April 30, 2020In 2017, Gazelle(s) released There’s No One New Around You, an emotionally complex debut that cleverly transported audiences...DARK AND HEAVYEXCLUSIVESHEADLINEORCHESTRAL AND AVANT GARDERELEASE-O-METER·1 Comment·0·255 views
NEW MUSIC // Get your juice on with TANG Michael Whiteside·March 13, 2020TANG, Central Oregon’s newest math-heavy export, find themselves aptly named on their newest EP, Tiny Daniel. The importance...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYLIGHT AND NOODLYMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEWS FEED·0 Comments·0·226 views
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