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Bass Music

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2011

What is it? Bass music is shorthand for the fast-moving micro-scenes that emerged in 2008 after the first wave of dubstep fractured into wo...

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Chillwave

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2011

What is it? Also known as glo-fi, chillwave is distinguished by its oft-forlorn, always hazy amalgamation of '80s synth-pop, lo-fi, and dan...

A Hawk and A Hacksaw For the People

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2011

"My take on folk music is that it's always evolving, it's not something to be put in a museum. We're rootless wanderers, we're affected by...

All Natural Cauldron

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2011

"I can't stand over-processing," asserts Jason Decay, bassist/vocalist for Toronto-based New Wave of British Heavy Metal-inspired trio Caul...

Hank Williams

The Complete Mother's Best Recordings… Plus!

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2011

Since Hank Williams' death at age 29 in 1953, the release of unknown recordings by country music's most revered figure has never ceased. No...

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Witch House

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2011

What is it? Witch house (also known as drag, screwgaze and haunted house) is defined by its sluggish tempo, skipping 4/4 beats, drugged syn...

Dread Serious

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2011

Call him Ras Wolverine? When Drew MacIntosh feels the power of his magical amulet, his talons sharpen and his enemies scatter. Dread and Al...

Graf Orlock's Doombox

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2011

L.A. cinema grind purveyors Graf Orlock have never shied away from jaw-dropping packaging. 2007's Destination Time Tomorrow featured an Ali...