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MP3 Premiere: Bush Tetras’ “Heart Attack”

Nearly 15 years after it was recorded, Bush Tetras’ 1998 album Happy is finally getting a release. Take a listen…

Review: A Place to Bury Strangers’ Worship

With Worship, A Place to Bury Strangers’ core attributes still define it, emphasized by buzz-saw guitars, blistering feedback, airy vocals,…

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

The Metal Examiner: Liturgy’s Aesthethica

Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Liturgy: Aesthethica…

Guest Spots: Pop singer Liz Janes on her noisy, experimental past

Though her music might not immediately suggest it, adventuresome pop singer Liz Janes has a particular fondness for noise and drone music.…

The Groove Seeker: Free Moral Agents’ Control This

On a weekly basis, The Groove Seeker goes in search of killer grooves across rock, funk, hip hop, soul, electronic…

Posters & Packaging: Dan MacAdam’s Industrial Archetypes

Operating his printing and design practice under the name Crosshair, Dan MacAdam has taken a unique approach to poster art…

The Metal Examiner: Circle of Animals’ Destroy the Light

Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Circle of…

Scout Niblett: Raw Minimalism

Crossing the lines of minimalist performer and powerhouse artist, Scout Niblett is one of the strongest voices to emerge in…

Dysrhythmia: Hyperactive Technicality

Strip down, way down, the layers of the moody energy of Brooklyn post-rock metal trio Dysrhythmia’s fifth album, Psychic Maps,…

New York Night Train gets Chicago dancing

New York Night Train Happening, brought to you by ALARM and Panache, rocked Chicago’s Empty Bottle on Saturday, July 20.…

31 Knots: Worried Well

So tight that merely listening to it raises shoulders to ears, Portland trio 31 Knots mixes the dissonance of Sonic…