Canadian tech death outfit Apogean are looking to make 2024 their year. Three years after releasing debut EP Into Madness, the Toronto-based band have a retooled lineup featuring former Decrepit Birth live vocalist Mac Smith and new guitarist Jack Post. Their debut album, Cyberstrictive, is scheduled for release in… Read More »Track Premiere: Apogean – ‘With Which Ear You’ll Listen’
The end of the year countdowns are finally here! As always, we’ll kick off with the big one: The Bias List’s top 50 songs of the year! Each day this week, I’ll be counting down ten of the year’s best, until number one is revealed… Read More »The Top 50 K-Pop Songs of 2023 (Day One: 50-41)
The Alternative Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety of new releases in a concise, streamlined format. Albums, singles, videos, and live sets. Check back each Monday to see what we were jamming the week prior. Le Sacerdotesse dell’Isola del Piacere… Read More »The Alt Weekly Roundup (12/11)
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (December 10, 2023)
As per tradition, the next few weeks on The Bias List will be stuffed with all sorts of year-end countdowns, mostly concerning the year in K-pop but also encompassing J-pop, global pop and even Japanese dramas! Basically, it’s a chance for me to take stock… Read More »2023 Year-End K-Pop Recap (& Honorable Mentions)