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Collision Detection
A portrait of the band Mogwai, lined up shoulder-to-shoulder and staring blankly yet directly into the camera, true indie-cover style.

In the Spaceship Over Glasgow With Mogwai

By Ben Sailer • January 4th, 2023

Mogwai are often pigeonholed as the elder statesmen of post-rock. The real story about their roots and influences is much more interesting.

The Beat Box
Selection from Danger Mouse and Black Thought's Cheat Codes album. Several black-and-white photographs of mens' heads have been altered to have red and green bullseyes over their eyes.

Noteworthy Hip Hop – November 2022

By Noah Springer • November 28th, 2022

Noah shifts his focus from monsters and the hip hop of the past to focus on the here and now.

Halcyon + On + On
A crop of the cover of Oribtal's 30 Something, a collection of greatest hits. A descending series of lines in a circle, mimicking a common computer element indicating that time is passing and the computer is still functioning, if taking its time

Keeping it in the Loop

By Dan Solberg • November 9th, 2022

Electronic duo Orbital celebrate 30 years with a compilation of new tracks, self-reworks, and guest remixes of their classics. It’s more lively than most “greatest hits” albums, but can’t fully buck convention.

The Beat Box
The triple-headed dragon/monster/alien King Ghidorah in flight.

Aliens and Monsters

By Noah Springer • October 24th, 2022

Aliens and monsters both have roots in the history of pop music, but it’s hip hop in which the two are combined most effectively, specifically in the work of Kool Keith and MF DOOM.

Exploits Feature

Dies Irae

By David Shimomura • October 3rd, 2022

Four dreadful notes.

The Beat Box
In a still from the movie Men in Black, Will Smith's character prepares to use his memory-erasing device.

Noteworthy Hip Hop – September 2022

By Noah Springer • September 27th, 2022

1997 was a good year for hip hop and an even better one for Noah.

Casting Deep Meteo
Detail from Blind Girls' The Weight of Everything album cover art, featuring a spiderweb of cracked glass.

The Meat Box: Four Quick Bites

By Levi Rubeck • September 12th, 2022

With nary a word of acknowledgement, Levi casts such deep meteo he ends up mimicking Noah Springer’s “The Beat Box” column. Good picks, though.

Rookie of the Year
Detail from Shearwater's "The Great Awakening" album cover, featuring a black and white rendering of several animals circling a giant egg.

I’m a Record Producer Now

By Matt Marrone • September 9th, 2022

Until now, Matt’s musical credits have amounted to little more than a one-night-only metal taco performance at Mercury Lounge.

The Beat Box
A drawing of a man opening his face on a hinge, revealing colorful circuitry in place of flesh and bone.

Noteworthy Hip Hop – August 2022

By Noah Springer • August 30th, 2022

Well, it’s August and boy is it hot! But this column isn’t about the heat that comes from the atmosphere, just the heat that comes off these fresh drops.

Casting Deep Meteo
In a painting done in the style of 70s fantasy/sci-fi artwork, a group of robed nomads and their camels make their way across a desert landscape. A mysterious object floats in the distant sky.

Riff and Tear

By Levi Rubeck • August 5th, 2022

Levi comes not to bury the DOOMs, but to praise doom metal.

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