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There’s a new supergroup on the block: Alphanumeric. Grindcore fans, take note: the band members are Paul Pavlovich (from Assück fame) on vocals, Criss Messina (from Swamp Gas) on guitar, Lee Continue reading Song premiere from Alphanumeric: new band from old Assück singer
An anti-fascist fest played out at Brooklyn Bazaar in January, and one of the bands wrecking heads on day two was Morne. The band is worth checking out on Facebook Continue reading Morne playing Black Flags Over Brooklyn: photos
Looking for advice on what to do with your band’s Instagram feed? Over at Hypebot, Hugh McIntyre shares four best practices for getting the most out of it: Use pro Continue reading Instagram advice for bands
D.U. interviewed Mick Harris about Scorn back in 1994 (posted on the blog), and took the opportunity to ask about another one of his bands, Painkiller. D.U.: Are you still Continue reading Painkiller interview with Mick Harris: From the Vault
Scorn has been getting a lot of spins at the D.U. desk lately, so it’s a good time to clean up an old Scorn interview, and add some detail, from Continue reading Scorn interview with Mick Harris: From the Vault
A few years ago, Elizabeth Stinson wrote for Wired about SolarBeat, an interactive data website that “uses the real orbital frequencies of the major bodies of our solar system, and uses Continue reading SolarBeat lets you play the solar system
At the Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins in Laurel, Maryland, the New Horizons space probe team rang in 2019 at midnight and then called Dr. Brian May (that’s right, Continue reading Brian May of Queen premieres new song for New Horizons
We interviewed Assück back in 1993 for archive zine issue #8. Here’s a cleaned-up version of that interview. If you like classic grindcore, keep reading. Here’s an interview with Assück Continue reading Assück interview: From the Vault
Graven is back after a long hiatus with another five-song EP (plus a Human Remains cover). We reviewed the band’s first recording favorably back in 2013, and this new one, Continue reading Graven “Heirs Of Discord” review
File under: source material. In December, NASA posted audio captured by the Mars InSight lander of Martian winds blowing on it. This should be of interest to noise artists or Continue reading NASA releases audio of winds on Mars