Slime music and noise wars at the tippy top of the world
Archie rides a prop plane to the edge of the Arctic Circle to hang with slime lords, noise freaks, and a crew of festival organizers keen to pop the Reykjavik bubble.
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Raw thoughts (Jay-Z edition)
A three-hour delay didn’t hold back one of the most star-studded concerts of the decade.
The rise and fall of Strappnasti
The brainrot baron and Canadian gem known as Strappnasti reveals everything about his rise and recent return.
Peace, love, and the poetics of beatpacks with Skoolio
On beatpacks, Gigi D’Agostino, budots, Paulon Records’ iconic producer map, and the meaning of art amid platforms and precarity.
We own everything inside the London screamo squat
Archie spends a night in the dank den of a squat show dedicated to new hardcore bands and raising money for Palestine.
Irish boy summer
A new Irish scene is trying to create a distinctly local culture against a backdrop of club closures and a history of persecution.
Our next show: Bickle & friends in NYC
Catch Bickle, Liim, zayALLCAPS & more in the East Village this Thursday.