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The Showcase – September 2026
I listen to a lot of music. No, really. If I’m not catching up on what my fellow...
Rock & Roll
Greet Death | A Conversation at Riot Fest
Riot Fest has a reputation for chaos. And for Logan Gaval and Harper Boyhtari of Greet Death, that...
Protomartyr – Hotel Usona | Political Noise Rock Never Sounded So Good
Sure, it never really went away, but we might be in the middle of a noise rock revival....
Dinosaur Jr – There Near | The Curse of Consistency
I first heard Dinosaur Jr the way a lot of people my age did: “Feel the Pain” on...
Russian Circles – Nine | The Pursuit of Long-Term Artistry
Long-running artists tend to follow two trajectories: crash-out or cliché. With the former, you can almost give them...
Failure – Location Lost | The Tapestry of Legacy and Mortality
There’s always a not-so-quiet expectation with legacy artists. It’s this unfair demand to perpetually inhabit the space of...
Friko – Something Worth Waiting For | The Joys of Artistically Mature Rock
I thought about starting this review with a bit about the death of rock in aggregate, but that...
Before The World Caves In – An Interview with Good Riddance Lead Singer, Russ Rankin
Good Riddance originally came to be in 1990. Formed in 1990 in Santa Cruz, CA, Good Riddance is...
Sunn O))) – Self-Titled | Transcendent Environmental Texture
Emerging from the fuzz and fog, Sunn O))) have returned with their tenth studio album. This release marks...
Neurosis – An Undying Love for a Burning World | A Seismic Rebirth
I could spend a thousand words debating “art vs. artist” here. We’ve had far too many times to...