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PILE – Sunshine and Balance Beams | Well-Deserved Noise
Between nine albums and almost twenty years, Pile should by all rights be exhausted. They should be touring...
Rock & Roll
No Joy – Bugland | Compact, Alien, and Alive
An album called Bugland with a snail on the cover is the kind of sly misdirection that feels...
Pygmy Lush – TOTEM | The Transformation of Noise
“After nearly a decade shelved, TOTEM by Pygmy Lush finally sees daylight.” Doesn’t that read like a classic...
Pretty Bitter – Pleaser | The Power of Heartfelt Music
One of the highest compliments I can give a piece of music is playing an air instrument. I’ve...
Ozzy Osbourne 1948 – 2025 | Heavy Metal’s Prince of Darkness
If you grew up loving loud guitars and ever picked one up yourself, odds are Black Sabbath’s “Iron...
Thirty Years of Alanis Morissette – A Conversation With Selena Fragassi
Few albums have sparked as much cathartic release as Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette. Dropping into the...
Failure – Every Time You Lose Your Mind | An Essential Watch
When news first emerged of Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure, the reaction among...
Smut – Tomorrow Comes Crashing | Accessible Artistic Authenticity
I wanted to be in a rock band so badly during my college years. It would have been...
Model/Actriz – Pirouette | Chaotic Brutality Meets Nuance
Released in 2023, Model/Actriz’s explosive debut Dogsbody was one of the most gripping noise rock albums of the...
The Showcase – April 2025
I listen to a lot of music. No, really. If I’m not catching up on what my dudes...