The 10 Most Important British Synthpop Songs of 1980
It’s been 46 years since the first explosion of synthpop songs revitalised the UK charts. These are the Moog-infused tracks of 1980 that had the biggest impact.
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ElectroMatters: The Best Electronic Music of July 2026
While there seemed to be less distance between regular life, pop culture, and the best electronic music of July 2026, there might be more variation on the list itself.
MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of July 2026
In July’s best metal, Witches Hammer deliver their final chapter, Emptiness return to their dark ways, and Sex Prisoner unleash powerviolence with heavy groove.
Every Christopher Nolan Film Ranked from ‘Batman’ to ‘The Odyssey’
Christopher Nolan, today’s most ambitious director, lets us have our cake and eat it too by mixing avant-garde daring and maximalist spectacle.
Outbreak Festival 2026’s Best Performances
Outbreak Festival is the most consistently hailed event in European hardcore. Now, four years into that title, how can it possibly live up to the hype?
ElectroMatters: The Best Electronic Music of June 2026
Much of June’s best electronic music reflects the long days and sultry nights of early summer, becoming a kind of elevated new age/ambient hybrid.
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The Best Albums of 2026 So Far
We scoured the planet to find some of the best albums of 2026. As usual, our gaze is cast across many different styles, but some our very favorites mash-up genres.
MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of June 2026
In June’s best metal, Warning return to full doom metal gloom, Brånd’s reach extends their outsider post-punk, and Thy Killing Hand produce a primal, pre-human ritual.
MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of May 2026
In May’s best metal, Spirit Adrift close their heavy metal journey, Funebrarum return to cryptic death metal, and Godthrymm proceed with their epic doom/death.
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Twenty 1990s Songs That Time Forgot
Here’s a salute to the 1990s songs that stopped “mattering” once the calendar flipped to the year 2000, and some that were forgotten much, much sooner.
15 Underrated Albums of the 1990s
With every “Best of the 1990s” list comes predictable entries. Here are 15 underrated albums that are often overlooked for inclusion in these features.
MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of April 2026
In April’s nest metal, Iron Firmament return to lo-fi, Cascadian alchemy, Lividus set up progressive foundations, and Evil Warriors reach new heights.
