From the moment you walked into the theater, each of the bands already had a presence on stage. Lustsickpuppy's funhouse inflatable, Show Me the Body's ginormous coffin banner, and Machine… Read the rest of the article: Machine Girl's show promised chaos and delivered a demolition
In the 1990s, American video game players had it made for supplemental reading. Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro, and Nintendo's flagship Nintendo Power were the premier choices, but there were plenty of smaller monthlies too.… Read the rest of the article: 1990s game got a rave review thanks to LSD in office coffee pot
The moment the first note was played, it was as if Moses himself had parted the crowd. Launching into Destro's Secret, the band's setlist was centered around their 1999 legendary… Read the rest of the article: Dillinger Escape Plan's reunion tour hits San Francisco with original lineup
Show Me the Body is an industrial hardcore band I first saw opening for the experimental post-punk twins The Garden in Oakland. Their emotional, synth-centered song, "Out Of Place" played solemnly… Read the rest of the article: Show Me the Body goes hard with Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" cover
Last Saturday at the Bowery Ballroom in NY, stoner rock legends Fu Manchu took to the stage to deliver a crushing set of distorted, loud, punches-you-in-your face guitar riffs and beat… Read the rest of the article: Footage reveals fans stealing gear after Fu Manchu's Bowery Ballroom show in NYC
Right now, if you were to walk into your local Target, Walmart, or Costco, you likely wouldn't be able to find any Pokémon TCG (trading card game) products. Scalpers buy… Read the rest of the article: Gotta Scam 'em all: father and son caught red-handed scamming Pokémon fans
The Ohsees, Thee Oh Sees, Oh Sees, Osees—their name is about as consistent as their sound. Psych rock, garage rock, surf rock, post-punk, Osees have done it all and continue… Read the rest of the article: Osees unleash "Tidal Wave" of psych-punk energy at San Francisco residency
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
