WAD. To the uninitiated, this sounds like something to be discarded. Something to be disregarded. Maybe even something gross. A wad of what? Snot? Toilet paper? To those of us with some culture, WAD stands for “Where is All the Data?” It's the file extension and format
The synthwave queen NINA is back with her sophomore album, "Synthian!" Filled with sensational vocals and perfectly produced synths (courtesy of Oscillian, Richard X, Ricky Wilde and Till Wild,) "Synthian" is stunning synthpop and dreamwave release. We featured the fantastic single, "Automatic Call" back on our youtube
Diving into the 90s is Generaction X's "Forget Me Tango," a smokin' hot new release from holoJamz records! An expert mix of house, italo disco, and synthwave, "Forget Me Tango" is an album in-between decades. The bandcamp page reads "Inspired by 1990's TV, Malls, Arcades, Discotheques
Terra Genesis is storming onto the soundscape with his debut album, "Aurorium!" This album is a fantastic tribute to classic 16 bit video game soundtracks. Especially - you guessed it - the Sega Genesis. Instead of relying on 80's sounds, Terra Genesis' "Aurorium" instead finds inspiration
What makes a film art? Is it subtext? The collage of mediums blanketed onto film with music and mood layering the textures, emotions and the suspension of disbelief? Well, the time has come. Yes, I did forget but, I remember now. This month's Retro Movie is
After their fantastic 2019 album "Electric Dreams," Berlin-based Siamese Youth is back with a tasty new single, "Take On Me Too!" "Take On Me Too" is the first single from another album in the works - planned to release some time in 2021 on NRW Records. This
“Hey, do you still play D&D?” I've heard this more often lately. A lot of my friends and acquaintances suddenly have a much more open-minded opinion about my hobby now that everyone's been forced into bored desperation. But one thing I've never been is a gatekeeper.
One of Trevor Something's side projects, Staring At Screens, has just released a truly remarkable full-length album, "Room!" The previous Staring at Screens album grabbed our hand and pulled us down into a glitched-out, frenetic, and glossy world of sex hotline samples with "Fantasy Hotline," but this
Let Em Riot is back with an all new album, "Years Later" - releasing here on August 7th! It's been a while since our last Let Em Riot release, "The Futurist," back in 2018. With his signature dreamy synth and laid-back Californian vibes, it was long overdue
Peter Zimmermann is back with yet another astounding authentic 80s release - "PornCoreSynthRock2!" He's also giving a shout-out to our fans - offering a crazy 25% discount on all his releases (including vinyl) with the code "NRW"! This album sounds incredibly authentically retro - but that's
"Magnatron 3" is finally here! After months of waiting since the first announcement, the album was finally released today. We had heard some fantastic singles ahead of release from Waveshaper, Wice, and Powerglove with PYLOT, and I am pleased to report that the rest of the
Pumping straight from New Jersey is EchoDDT with "Ultra Zone Skate Complex!" - out now via Virtua94 Records. This explosive project is the bedroom brainchild of Zac Eisenstein, formerly of the pop-punk band Man Overboard. Now, yours truly is not particularly a fan of pop-punk, or of