ALBUM REVIEW: Pixel Grip – Perceptide: The Death of Reality


Are you feeling sexy? If the answer is no, that is about to change once you press play on Pixel Grip’s Perceptide the Death of Reality. The grooves on this album will stir your loins in a way that will have you side-eying that jar of Vaseline you’ve been too depressed to touch in weeks. There is a bit of foreplay to set the mood as it opens with an atmospheric pop song that simmers with introspection. Rita Lukea is very aware that singing is a lot like sex, as it requires putting your heavy breathing in all the right places, which she has mastered on “Bet You Do.” This gives the song a sensual slither that licks your ears and tells you to turn the lights off.  Continue reading


Mastodon, Pavement, Boy Harsher, The Dandy Warhols, TV On The Radio, and More Booked for Levitation


Levitation festival is back, but at the new location of Palmer Events Center, with additional venue programming across Austin’s Downtown Red River District. The event delivers lineups spannning psych, dream pop, punk, indie, metal, darkwave, electronic and all genres in between. This year’s edition – taking place September 25-28 – features The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Mastodon, Acid Bath, Pavement, TV On The Radio, A Place To Bury Strangers, Blood Incantation, and more. Keep reading below for further information.
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Turnstile Drop a Double Video for Their Tracks “Seein’ Stars” ft. Hayley Williams (Paramore) and “Birds” – New Album Coming Soon


Turnstile have shared a double music video for “Seein’ Stars” / “Birds,” directed by the band’s own Brendan Yates and Pat McCrory. “Seein’ Stars” also features guest vocals from Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes and Paramore’s Hayley Williams. Now live across all streaming platforms, the two new songs are taken from the band’s upcoming album, Never Enough, due out June 6th, 2025 via Roadrunner Records. Check out the new video below.
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