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When Radiohead released Kid A, it was such a bold departure from their sound that it stunned the world. Fueled by a disdain for making alternative-rock music and a nervous breakdown that loomed large over Thom Yorke’s mental state, Kid A was the antithesis of everything they’d accomplished up until that point. It was as […]

We tip our hats to the British rock-critic cabal of yesteryear. Or maybe just to the person who coined the term “shoegaze.” In a pejorative sense, the term derives from musicians too introverted or weary to participate in the more animated aspects of “rocking out.” In the utilitarian mode of the word, it reflects the […]

On their 2017 album, RARE, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based hardcore band Hundredth did a complete 180. Trading their melodic hardcore raving for a more atmospheric spin with effected guitars and even more melodic singing from frontman Chad Johnson. By the sounds of “Iridescent,” the new song we are premiering today, they don’t plan on looking […]

A woman now known as Ms. Chen has been diagnosed with a rare hearing condition. Hong Kong doctors have officially ruled that her loss of hearing is from “low-frequency hearing loss.” According to the Daily Mail, only 13,000 people are affected by this hearing condition in the world. Even so, it often goes undiagnosed as […]