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Konflict were a drum and bass duo from Glasgow, United Kingdom. most of their music was released from 1999 to 2002. their music has been heavily influential to the neurofunk subgenre, which has been said by artists such as Phace.
May 16, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Konflict were a drum and bass duo from Glasgow, United Kingdom. most of their music was released from 1999 to 2002. their music has been heavily influential to the neurofunk subgenre, which has been said by artists such as Phace.
National Wake were a multiracial punk band from South Africa who were created to protest the South African Apartheid. they were South Africa's first multiracial band. their sound was a mix of punk and reggae, but also incorporated African rhythms and ska.
May 15, 2024 at 1:38 PM
National Wake were a multiracial punk band from South Africa who were created to protest the South African Apartheid. they were South Africa's first multiracial band. their sound was a mix of punk and reggae, but also incorporated African rhythms and ska.
Suis La Lune were a swedish Screamo band from Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden. They were active from 2005 to 2018, when they announced they broke up on social media. They've toured with Pastel and Pianos Become the Teeth before.
May 14, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Suis La Lune were a swedish Screamo band from Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden. They were active from 2005 to 2018, when they announced they broke up on social media. They've toured with Pastel and Pianos Become the Teeth before.
monday switchup: sangria is a slightly dusky, cool dark pink.
May 13, 2024 at 7:48 PM
monday switchup: sangria is a slightly dusky, cool dark pink.
Madrugada are a Norwegian americana band from Stokmarknes, Norway. their sound can be described as a mix of alternative rock, folk, indie, americana, and dark country. they formed in 1993 but were inactive from 2008 to 2018.
May 11, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Madrugada are a Norwegian americana band from Stokmarknes, Norway. their sound can be described as a mix of alternative rock, folk, indie, americana, and dark country. they formed in 1993 but were inactive from 2008 to 2018.
Gal Costa was a Brazilian singer from Salvador, Bahia. she has been described as "one of Brazil's greatest singers." she was active from 1965 to 2022 when she died at aged 77. she was one of the pioneering figures of the "tropicalia" music scene in Brazil in the 1960s.
May 10, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Gal Costa was a Brazilian singer from Salvador, Bahia. she has been described as "one of Brazil's greatest singers." she was active from 1965 to 2022 when she died at aged 77. she was one of the pioneering figures of the "tropicalia" music scene in Brazil in the 1960s.
Fed Ash is a noise and grindcore band from Syracuse, New York. they have released 5 albums including Walls Become Cages (split with Crystal Methodist, 2019), and Diurnal Traumas (2020). they also have an EP, Grief as a Prison (2018).
May 9, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Fed Ash is a noise and grindcore band from Syracuse, New York. they have released 5 albums including Walls Become Cages (split with Crystal Methodist, 2019), and Diurnal Traumas (2020). they also have an EP, Grief as a Prison (2018).
Steve Albini was an American audio engineer and musician. he was the founder and owner of Electrical Audio. he had released several albums over several projects including Shellac and Big Black. he also produced Surfer Rosa (1988) and In Utero (1993.) rest in peace Steve Albini, 1962-2024.
May 8, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Steve Albini was an American audio engineer and musician. he was the founder and owner of Electrical Audio. he had released several albums over several projects including Shellac and Big Black. he also produced Surfer Rosa (1988) and In Utero (1993.) rest in peace Steve Albini, 1962-2024.
Glitterer is an American rock band from Washington, DC. it was originally a solo project of Ned Russin, the guitarist and vocalist of the band Title Fight. they released their first EP in 2017 and their first LP in 2019. they've since released another EP and two other LPs, one on February 23, 2024.
May 7, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Glitterer is an American rock band from Washington, DC. it was originally a solo project of Ned Russin, the guitarist and vocalist of the band Title Fight. they released their first EP in 2017 and their first LP in 2019. they've since released another EP and two other LPs, one on February 23, 2024.
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Angelo Badalamenti was an American composer and actor from Brooklyn, New York. he composed Mulholland Drive (2001), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and Lost Highway (1997). he died at age 85 on December 11th, 2022. he wrote the very famous Twin Peaks theme.
May 6, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Angelo Badalamenti was an American composer and actor from Brooklyn, New York. he composed Mulholland Drive (2001), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and Lost Highway (1997). he died at age 85 on December 11th, 2022. he wrote the very famous Twin Peaks theme.
Zeni Geva is a Japanese noise rock group formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1987. the band's name translates to "money violence" roughly. they perform as a trio of two guitars and drums. they incorporates punk, math rock, death metal, and psychedelia into their sound. they've collaborated with Merzbow.
May 6, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Zeni Geva is a Japanese noise rock group formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1987. the band's name translates to "money violence" roughly. they perform as a trio of two guitars and drums. they incorporates punk, math rock, death metal, and psychedelia into their sound. they've collaborated with Merzbow.
Loathe is an English heavy metal band from Liverpool. their music is a mix between metalcore, nu-metal, and shoegaze. they've also been described as melodic hardcore by critics. they've been cited as being influenced by acts such as Slipknot, Deftones, and Korn.
May 4, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Loathe is an English heavy metal band from Liverpool. their music is a mix between metalcore, nu-metal, and shoegaze. they've also been described as melodic hardcore by critics. they've been cited as being influenced by acts such as Slipknot, Deftones, and Korn.
Asian Glow is a rock musician from Seoul, South Korea. He's released four albums, Nosferadoof (2020), Cull Ficle (2021), Stalled Flutes, Means (2022) and Unwired Detour (2024). In February, he announced the retirement of his stage name Asian Glow. In 2022, he collaborated with Weatherday on an EP.
May 4, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Asian Glow is a rock musician from Seoul, South Korea. He's released four albums, Nosferadoof (2020), Cull Ficle (2021), Stalled Flutes, Means (2022) and Unwired Detour (2024). In February, he announced the retirement of his stage name Asian Glow. In 2022, he collaborated with Weatherday on an EP.
Destruction Unit are a psychedelic noise rock band from Phoenix, Arizona. They formed in 2000. They have 8 studio albums including Self Destruction of a Man (2004), Deep Trip (2013), and Negative Feedback Resistor (2015.) They started as a solo project of Ryan Rousseau before other members joined.
May 3, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Destruction Unit are a psychedelic noise rock band from Phoenix, Arizona. They formed in 2000. They have 8 studio albums including Self Destruction of a Man (2004), Deep Trip (2013), and Negative Feedback Resistor (2015.) They started as a solo project of Ryan Rousseau before other members joined.
Team Sleep is an American experimental rock group from Sacramento, California. it's led by Deftones' front man Chino Moreno. Zach Hill of Death Grips and The I.L.Y's was a past member. They were active from 2000–2006, before reuniting in 2014, but have been on hiatus since.
May 1, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Team Sleep is an American experimental rock group from Sacramento, California. it's led by Deftones' front man Chino Moreno. Zach Hill of Death Grips and The I.L.Y's was a past member. They were active from 2000–2006, before reuniting in 2014, but have been on hiatus since.
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Once again, it is important to understand the NYPD not as a law enforcement organization, but as an occupying army of suburbanites attempting to force their views on a city that they see as resistive and unruly at best
May 1, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Once again, it is important to understand the NYPD not as a law enforcement organization, but as an occupying army of suburbanites attempting to force their views on a city that they see as resistive and unruly at best
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Cops in America's biggest city are beating, stomping, gassing, and clubbing kids protesting a moral atrocity, to protect a university's money and property. That's happening right now. We're not the ones engaging in accelerationism. The fast track this country is on is to fascism, not communism.
May 1, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Cops in America's biggest city are beating, stomping, gassing, and clubbing kids protesting a moral atrocity, to protect a university's money and property. That's happening right now. We're not the ones engaging in accelerationism. The fast track this country is on is to fascism, not communism.
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You don't get to say 'we regret that the protesters escalated' and 'community safety is our top priority' when the protesters are students who haven't hurt anybody and your response was calling in, like, a hundred unaccountable guys with guns
May 1, 2024 at 1:52 AM
You don't get to say 'we regret that the protesters escalated' and 'community safety is our top priority' when the protesters are students who haven't hurt anybody and your response was calling in, like, a hundred unaccountable guys with guns
No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG, is an Uruguayan rock band from Montevideo, Uruguay. They've experimented with genres such as punk and murga, a popular form of musical theater performed in Argentina, Panama, Spain, and Uruguay during Carnivals.
April 29, 2024 at 12:39 PM
No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG, is an Uruguayan rock band from Montevideo, Uruguay. They've experimented with genres such as punk and murga, a popular form of musical theater performed in Argentina, Panama, Spain, and Uruguay during Carnivals.
Jacintha Abisheganaden, also known as Jacintha, is a Singaporean actress and jazz and bossa nova singer. she's a founding member of Theatreworks, a performance company. She has multiple albums, including Silence (1983), Tropicana (1987), Dramamama (1991), and Jacintha Goes to Hollywood (2007).
April 25, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Jacintha Abisheganaden, also known as Jacintha, is a Singaporean actress and jazz and bossa nova singer. she's a founding member of Theatreworks, a performance company. She has multiple albums, including Silence (1983), Tropicana (1987), Dramamama (1991), and Jacintha Goes to Hollywood (2007).
Divine Styler is an alternative hip hop artist from Brooklyn, New York. His music is pioneering of the Experimental Hip Hop genre. He first emerged as part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate. He has 4 albums, including but not limited to Word Power (1989)
and Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light (1992).
and Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light (1992).
April 23, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Divine Styler is an alternative hip hop artist from Brooklyn, New York. His music is pioneering of the Experimental Hip Hop genre. He first emerged as part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate. He has 4 albums, including but not limited to Word Power (1989)
and Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light (1992).
and Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light (1992).
Ambar Lucid is a singer-songwriter from New Jersey. she started by uploading covers on Youtube, then put out her debut album Garden of Lucid in 2020. she is an advocate for immigrant rights and performed at the Selena For Sanctuary concert in 2019 to raise money for immigrant advocacy groups.
April 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Ambar Lucid is a singer-songwriter from New Jersey. she started by uploading covers on Youtube, then put out her debut album Garden of Lucid in 2020. she is an advocate for immigrant rights and performed at the Selena For Sanctuary concert in 2019 to raise money for immigrant advocacy groups.