Ever since the first installment of Kill Screen, Decibel’s co-nerds have sought a consensus among our player characters on the parameters of what makes a game or console “retro”—and have failed miserably. Some have proclaimed that the demarcation for gaming’s modern era started as early… Read More »KILL SCREEN 052: Victor Love of MASTER BOOT RECORD and the Humanity of Dehumanization
Where they from? Chicago, Illinois. The New York Jets actually won a football game Sunday against a totally depleted and checked-out Jacksonville Jaguars team. It was the first Jets win in the state of Florida since 2014. That’s an entire decade if you couldn’t do… Read More »Blast Worship: Sick/Tired
Cult Never Dies, the U.K. metal publishing house founded by renowned author Dayal Patterson, has just unveiled their latest extreme music tome. Dark Dungeon Music: The Unlikely Story of Dungeon Synth is an exhaustive new hardcover book on the dungeon synth genre, written by Jordan… Read More »Read an Exclusive Excerpt from the New ‘Dark Dungeon Music: The Unlikely Story of Dungeon Synth’ Book!
A few years ago, many of K-pop’s best tracks were buried as b-sides. This year was different, with most of my favorite music promoted as title tracks. I certainly prefer this approach. After all, great songs should be paired with great visuals/choreo whenever possible. However,… Read More »The Top 40 K-Pop Album Tracks & B-Sides of 2024 (40-21)
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Smile (from Fever Season – 2019) This is one of those songs you put on during a summer road trip. It’s mildly diverting and stuffed with good vibes, but doesn’t steal attention… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Smile