Death Grips' seminal debut, Exmilitary, will see its first ever official vinyl reissue since the original 2011 vinyl release via Ormolycka, who is also handling the reissue. The new reissue,… Read the rest of the article: Death Grips "Exmilitary," with Jane's Addiction, Bowie, and Manson samples, sees official (maybe?) vinyl reissue
Hattiesburg, Mississippi post-punk synth outfit MSPAINT is set to release a new five-song EP, "No Separation," on May 23. Marking their first release since their 2023 debut LP "Post-American, the… Read the rest of the article: Synthy post-punk from MSPAINT (no, not from Microsoft)
In a galaxy far, far away… (or about half an hour from Skywalker Ranch) lies the world's largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia. Known as Rancho Obi-Wan, this legendary collection… Read the rest of the article: Adam Savage lands in the Star Wars universe (of collectibles)
Since 2010, C418's pivotal Minecraft soundtrack become etched into the minds of the game's massive player base—now over 200 million active monthly users. Beyond its origins in videogame culture, the… Read the rest of the article: Minecraft music released on appropriately blocky format
The assigned seating felt more like a TED talk than an electronic music concert, as 8,000 people calmly filled Berkeley's magnificent Greek on Friday night for a one-night-only performance by… Read the rest of the article: Postcards from Kraftwerk's computer world
Super Snõõper by Snooper "No stage diving, no crowd surfing," read a sign at the side of the stage—half facing the audience, half posted in the band's domain. Neither side… Read the rest of the article: Snõõper's "egg punk" musical madness
In 2017, RadioShack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, for the second time, and shut down the vast majority of its stores. The chain, a long standing mecca for DIY electronics… Read the rest of the article: One of the last RadioShacks is inside a literal shack in remote Alaska
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! In 1973, Roland released the Space Echo, a tape delay machine that delivered that delivered a distinct repetitive, rhythmic,… Read the rest of the article: How to make extra-long, strange, and trippy tape loops inside a standard cassette
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Digital hardcore duo Machine Girl, with the late-October release of their new album MG Ultra still echoing, is making… Read the rest of the article: Machine Girl meets Game Boy: an 8-bit photo gallery
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! "Steamed Hams" is a segment from the 1996 anthology episode of the Simpsons, "22 Short Films about Springfield." Considered… Read the rest of the article: Steamed Hams and the beautiful degradation of copying VHS tapes (video)
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Recently, retrosound77, an Instagram account about interesting vintage stereo gear, posted a video about the Toshiba AS-10, a portable… Read the rest of the article: Weird walkman-style cassette players that played Tetris and Blackjack
No smoke, just water in the Sherman Oaks, California location of Guitar Center yesterday after two cars collided outside the store and knocked over a fire hydrant. The broken pipe… Read the rest of the article: Rushing rapids and staircase waterfall inside massively flooded Guitar Center (video)
During the pandemic, digital hardcore pioneers Machine Girl, comprised of producer and vocalist Matt Stephenson and drummer Sean Kelly, experienced a massive surge in popularity. At the time, their album… Read the rest of the article: Machine Girl refines and redefines digital hardcore yet again
Green Day, continuing this years 30th anniversary celebration of the band's critically-acclaimed 1994 LP, Dookie, released Dookie Demastered—a collaboration with Brain.wtf to provide each of the album's songs on a… Read the rest of the article: These are the 8-bit punk roots of Green Day's new "Dookie Demastered"
On September 6, 1993, punk legends Green Day took the stage at Gilman Street, their last full show at the tiny Berkeley, California club at the center of the Bay… Read the rest of the article: Punk legends Green Day sell out hometown stadium
The Teenage Engineering OP-1 is a cult synthesizer used by countless electronic musicians across genres. Launched in 2011, it was out of stock from 2018-2019, restocked with a 35% price… Read the rest of the article: This hidden warning inside Teenage Engineering's hugely popular product has no teeth
Atari announced today that it has acquired Intellivision Entertainment, acquiring all of the rights to the branding and "certain games," according to the announcement. The first product they're launching with?… Read the rest of the article: Atari acquires Intellivision, 45 years too late
On May 7, the world of underground (and not-as-underground) music suffered an incredible loss. Steve Albini, pioneering recording engineer and artist, died at 61 from a heart attack. A multitude… Read the rest of the article: Steve Albini's incendiary final album with Shellac is his Bowie "Blackstar"
Southern California's retro game scene is impressive, with dozens of stores catering to every gamer's retro needs, weekly swap events, and one of the largest video game conventions in the… Read the rest of the article: Retro game store robbed in California—and another attempted
In the 90s, comics were competing harder than ever for consumers' attention and publishers needed a new way to grab attention on the shelf. After all, we often do judge… Read the rest of the article: Glow-in-the-dark inks, real bullet holes, and other gimmicky comic book covers (video)
