Actual Pain

We love listening to Tearist, and we love wearing Actual Pain. Combine the two and it’s a whole lotta love….soaked in bad vibes, of course. The LA band, infamous for their confrontational live shows and brutal synthpunk sounds, have crafted a fantastic mixtape for the Seattle label. With artwork by Denver’s SHAMS, the mix not – more

Shoutout to Pendu‘s Ekstatic Vision for hooking us up with a few of these rarities. I saw Salem and Gatekeeper play a show for him in early ’10 and it was sick as hell. Promoters need to understand that these are bands that you can’t just stick on any old stage. They need confined space, – more

Actual Pain always seems to make me tilt my head, sigh, and say in a soft, loving voice “You complete me.” The Seattle-based label always kills it with their cheeky, occultish clothes, but this year they’ve truly outdone themselves. Borrowing more from pop culture than ever, their Spring 2012 collection is entitled ‘Sympathy For The – more

King Dude may be busy stocking (and perpetually re-stocking) his wonderful Actual Pain store, but he hasn’t been slack releasing new music either. The charismatic Seattle singer, TJ to his friends, has just released a brand new LP called Love, previously released only as a limited cassette to celebrate his recent European tour. Celebrate your – more

Haunted Horses are one of our favorite Seattle bands right now. Their distorted melodies cling to you, noisy dronescapes that speak to the natural desire to freak the hell out. Their track ‘Wands’ has now been set to video by Actual Pain‘s Emily Denton, with dreamlike visuals of urban nature and cloaked figures. Watch it – more

Our usual Videodromer Moritz is out of the office this week, so today I’ll be your guide to some of EB’s favorite new videos! You got something cool to drink and maybe snack on? Sweet, let’s do this. 1. M83 – Midnight City Finally, a video for the best track off Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. – more