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By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor The Athens DIY music scene has shown itself to be sonically differing; You can go to a house show, the Skull or Casa any night of the week and you’re guaranteed to see a local folk, indie, metal, experimental or jam act tearing up Athens. One of the biggest Athens-made acts is Wished Bone, the indie-folk duo of Ashley Rhodus and Brian Kupillas, whose debut EP pseudio recordings has been getting attention from all over the country. After their Lo

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor [Mass Appeal; 2016] Rating: 6.5/10 Key Tracks: “The Anthem,” “The Shining, Pt. 1 (Diamonds),” “Gangsta Boogie” A posthumous record is a hard thing to create. While there are albums that perfectly respect a deceased artist’s sounds and ideas (like this year’s tribute to DJ Rashad Afterlife), too many are created just to make money off the performer’s death. J Dilla, the legendary hip-hop producer who tragically died of a blood disease in 2006, ha

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor [Secretly Canadian; 2016] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “Instrument,” “Brainwash,” “Paralyzer” Montreal-based band Suuns have always been difficult to get into. Their sound is simultaneously abrasive and funky, with previous albums Zeroes QC and Images Du Futur that can only be described as loud and abstract, making it a challenge to group them into a basic genre. On their newest record Hold/Still, Suuns holds onto their funkier sounds but still ex

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor [Naïve; 2016] Rating: 5.5/10 Key Tracks: “Do It, Try It,” “Go!,” “Solitude” 2011 was a great year for French electronic act M83. Since the release of the double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming and the breakout hit “Midnight City,” indie fans and music blogs alike haven’t shut up about the eventual day M83 would drop new material (excluding the Oblivion soundtrack that came out in 2013). Now, five years later, Anthony Gonzalez and company have com

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor [Teklife; 2016] Rating: 8.5/10 Key Tracks: “Roll Up That Loud,” “Let’s Roll Out,” “Ratchet City” The 2014 death of DJ Rashad was a huge tragedy for the entire footwork/juke genre. The 34-year-old pioneer of Chicago’s footwork scene made several juke anthems during his lifetime including “Pass That Shit” and “Feelin,” which have been essential to the Teklife crew and the entirety of juke music. Since his death two years ago, we’ve seen countless

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor [Rough Trade; 2016] Rating: 7/10 Key Tracks: “Outside,” “Steady On My Mind,” “Two Dead Cops” Last year, post-punk band Parquet Courts released the EP Monastic Living which, for many, felt like the sonic equivalent of the middle finger. It had some interesting moments, but too much of it felt like a non-experimental band making an experimental release just to seem “edgy” or “cool.” Fortunately, this year the band lands back on track with its fift

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor [Hardly Art; 2016] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “Dana Katherine Scully,” “I Hate the Weekend,” “Horse Grrls” Even though summer is still months away, it’s never too early to prepare in advance, so you know what to do when the hot and humid weather finally rolls in. You need to get your beach bod in shape, stash plenty of Bud Light Limes in your neon-colored mini-cooler and (most importantly) have to make the best summer playlist. 2016 has already

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor [Self-Released; 2016] Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: “Intro (Just Keep Swimming),” “Up Next 2,” “1Night” Every now and then, an album comes along that challenges the minds of fans of a particular genre by tinkering with familiar sounds to create something new and different. Deafheaven did it to the metal community with Sunbather, St. Vincent’s self-titled record did it for indie lovers and now Lil Yachty has done it to rap with his debut mixtape Lil B

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor [Neurot; 2016] Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: “One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache,” “Bottled Urn,” “The Little Death” A genius collaboration brought to us straight from the deepest bowels of Hell, sludge metal act The Body and power-violence band Full of Hell have come together to make One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache, an album that will haunt your nightmares and make you squirm from start to finish. While there are moments here and there that feel a

By Jonathan Fuchs, Copy Editor For decades, movies, TV, music and other forms of media and entertainment have been more open than ever about portraying the LGBT community in a positive and accepting light. We’ve seen more and more LGBT characters in popular movies and TV shows and LGBT people are beginning to dominate the entertainment industry, inspiring people to be the truest versions of themselves. At the same time of the rise of LGBT awareness in media, the stigma and st