Noise Complaint How The Get Up Kids and an Xbox Demo Disc Changed My Life By Ben Sailer • December 3rd, 2024 One afternoon when I had nothing else to do, I popped in a sampler of the snowboarding game Amped, and discovered a couple tracks from The Get Up Kids.
Noise Complaint Marilyn Manson, Middle School Dances, and Small Town Fear By Ben Sailer • October 30th, 2024 I can’t remember if I left and went home after hearing the rules of the game, but I do remember refusing to play, without saying exactly why I didn’t want to join in.
Noise Complaint Exploring New Heaven with Inter Arma By Ben Sailer • August 29th, 2024 Richmond-based metal five-piece Inter Arma have long charted their own path between metal sub-genres. On their sixth record New Heaven, they may have transcended simple categorization altogether, and are much more interesting as a result.
Noise Complaint Better Vibes With Better Lovers By Ben Sailer • July 30th, 2024 Ben goes to see metalcore supergroup Better Lovers and comes away with a renewed affection for his city and the power of the riff.
Noise Complaint Kawaii, Kaiju, and Guitar Pedals: Window Shopping With Effects Bakery By Ben Sailer • June 28th, 2024 Ben falls in love with an impossibly cute guitar pedal company that brings kawaii style and rock and roll together.
Noise Complaint May 2024 By Ben Sailer • May 24th, 2024 There’s no reason to believe there’s some sort of age cutoff where your place on stage has to be replaced with a seat at the bar.
Noise Complaint My Google Home is Cursed: A Cosmic Horror Story By Ben Sailer • April 24th, 2024 When Ben’s smart speaker refuses to play music from specific artists, he begins to believe it’s cursed. Could his delusions of demonic possession be true?