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Author: Miles Raymer

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January 4, 2018January 4, 2018
‘AdVenture Capitalist’ and Idle Gaming in the Attention Economy
By Miles Raymer / Editorial, Random, Video Games / Idle Games, Gaming
Cold weather has a way of shrinking down the scale of our worlds, and with the temperature staying well south of freezing recently I’ve been…
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December 8, 2017
Get in the Van: The Riot Fest Gift Guide for Touring Musicians
By Miles Raymer / Archive
If you believe the rock ‘n’ roll mythology, touring is a nonstop party on wheels. In reality, it’s usually a tedious, uncomfortable endeavor that will…
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December 5, 2017December 5, 2017
“It’s Okay to Be a Human Being”: A Q&A with Circa Survive’s Colin Frangicetto
By Miles Raymer / Interviews, Music / circa survive, thrice, CHON
If you pick up a dystopian vibe from Circa Survive's new album, The Amulet, that's no accident. On top of being recorded during a turbulent…
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December 1, 2017December 7, 2017
“We’re Not Afraid To Do What We Want To Do”: A Q&A With Riley Breckenridge from Thrice
By Miles Raymer / Chicago, Interviews, Music, Riot Fest Presents / circa survive, thrice, CHON
Thrice’s path from upstart melodic hardcore kids to elder statesmen of a whole movement of prog-indebted heavy music that grew up around albums like their…
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November 22, 2017October 10, 2018
From Time to Time, We All Get Seasonal Affective Disorder
By Miles Raymer / Random / SAD, Bright Lights
For a lot of people, the end of the year drags in a heavy blanket of dread that can stick around until spring finally breaks.…
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November 13, 2017November 14, 2017
In Honor of Dead Moon, Here are Five More Bands’ Bands From the Pacific Northwest
By Miles Raymer / Chicago, Music, News / Fred Cole, Dead Moon
Last week, Dead Moon founder Fred Cole died, and rock music lost one of its greats, although the vast number of rock fans on earth…
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November 9, 2017November 9, 2017
“We all love Ariana Grande”: Chon drummer Nathan Camarena on the prog band’s adventures in pop
By Miles Raymer / Features, Interviews, Music / Q&A, CHON, prog
SoCal quartet Chon has spent nearly a decade making high-energy, technically challenging music that's routinely gotten them filed as a prog and/or math rock band.…
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October 26, 2017October 30, 2018
Hey Slackers, You’re Going As A Vampire This Year
By Miles Raymer / Features, Random / halloween, goth AF, Vampire
When it comes to dressing up for Halloween, there are two types of people in this world: those who decided on a costume months ago…
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August 25, 2017August 25, 2017
In Order To Heal, We Must First Talk About Heels
By Miles Raymer / Archive, Features, Music, Sports / Taylor Swift, wrestling, conor mcgregor
For most of the past week two names have dominated entertainment headlines: Conor McGregor and Taylor Swift. On the surface, the two seem like they…
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August 22, 2017August 22, 2017
We’re Not Gonna Take It: Blacklisting White Power Music From Streaming Services Is Not Censorship
By Miles Raymer / Features, Music, Voices / spotify, Censorship, Free Speech
Last week, streaming services from industry leader Spotify down to lesser-known platforms like Deezer announced that in the wake of the white supremacist violence in…
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August 3, 2017August 3, 2017
Now Doesn’t It Make You Feel Better? The Five Dopest Nine Inch Nails Remixes
By Miles Raymer / Archive, Chicago, Features, Music, NIN Week
A lot of artists look down on remixes as a cheap way to extend the shelf life of a single or to pad out an…
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August 1, 2017
Nine Inch Nails Brought Dangerous Sexuality Back To Pop Music With “Closer”
By Miles Raymer / Archive, Chicago, Features, Music, NIN Week / nine inch nails, NIN Week
The Nineties were a very sexually confused time. On one hand, the Sixties sexual revolution had radically revamped American sexual standards, and the idea that…
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