A Reader staffer shares three musical obsessions, then asks someone (who asks someone else) to take a turn.

  • Composer and performer Andrew Tham attempts to explain the Big TEEN manifesto.

Salem is curious what’s in the rotation of . . .

Darrell is curious what’s in the rotation of . . .

YouTube effects-pedals demos I’ll help you move for a MASF Thornoscillator! After a year or so of embracing current and older effects pedals (noise, glitch, modulation, etc) via YouTube demos, I feel extra inspired! Mutant pedals existentially threaten cultural immune systems maintained by blues lawyers/sheepish shredders/tone puritans. Resistance to rejuvenated global reactionaries arrives in the rush of confrontational utopian soundscapes—pedals as weapons of mass seduction!  v