by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 18, 2016 | News, That's Unfortunate, Touring, Updates
A lot of things can go wrong when you’re on tour, like getting your van broken into in St. Louis, MO or getting your visa denied to get into Canada, but something we don’t hear much but can happen is suffering a house flood while gone. Scale The Summit is...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 22, 2016 | News, Touring, Video
The last time we saw a video from Intronaut, it was one of the funniest and most bizarre videos we’ve seen in a while. “Fast Worms” followed a drunken lovelorn dolphin’s pursuit of the perfect woman. It was kind of like a reverse Splash, but we...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 14, 2016 | In The Studio, News
Before Deafheaven was combining metal and shoegaze, there was Hum. The Champaign, IL band had a radio and MTV semi-hit with “Stars” from their 1995 album You’d Prefer an Astronaut. Really, they were more shoegaze than heavy, but they had a really...
by Matt Brown | Jan 27, 2016 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Like last week, the final week of MBN for January involves five new debuts and continues what looks to be a steady stream of albums for the early part of 2016. The...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jan 25, 2016 | Crime, News, Updates
How many times have you heard about bands getting robbed of their gear after a gig by someone breaking into their van? We should have an entire category of stories dedicated to that and probably label it as “St. Louis,” but this one is a new one for us,...