Mind Equals Blown

New York’s Reaper Records and Pennsylvania’s Cold Cuts Merch have recently came out and accused the owner of DeadFormat.net, Nick Endle, of conducting an online scam worth around $1,300. They claim that he has been taking payment to build custom websites then disappearing.

Chip Maestro is a brand new MIDI cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), developed by Jarek Lupinski. The project has so far received an overwhelming amount of support from backers on Kickstarter. You can hear the cartridge in action in the embedded video. Jarek was kind enough to answer these questions.

Living With Lions have addressed the situation of their “controversial” Bible-like artwork for Holy Shit by returning a five figure grant from FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings), so they could keep the album “true to the original format”. The full statement can be read below.

UPDATE #2: After some investigation, it turns out that Lundy has a history of stealing music, and was known as Le Peg in 2009, caught having stolen a song from Breakbeat Heartbeat. UPDATE #1: Since posting this story, Lundy has taken down the Once We Were Robots band Facebook page, and her booking agent, David

When I was speaking to Mikey Erg, originally of the fantastic pop-punk band The Ergs!, he confirmed that he is planning a new solo release, and the release of not one, but two House Boat records this year.

Truer Living With a Youthful Vengeance is a masterclass in musical mediocrity. Hardcore at its best can provide generations with motivation, and lyrical messages that redefine their most fundamental belief structures. This record provides neither of those things. Instead, we are treated to a rehashing of the meat-and-potatoes style of hardcore; it’s not flashy, and

The fact that Evan Bailey‘s first self-titled record landed in my review pile was somewhat of a happy accident. The recent revival of this independent radio-rock sound with bands like Cheap Girls is one that I have welcomed with open arms. In a sentence, this record sounds like early Weezer if it was produced by Jeff Rosenstock

Tellison are back. You might not have noticed this, or you might be among the many that have never heard of the band at all. In 2007, they released their first album Contact! Contact! to much critical acclaim. They had a few tours, but have generally kept pretty quiet.