No Chambers

Make Room For New Faces

Brazilian metal, Durban dance, and Indonesian girl groups from 1966 to 2026

Oct 2 • Collin Smith

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September 2026

Unintentional Motifs

Zambia, Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa... are you sensing a theme?

Sep 4 • Collin Smith

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August 2026

Thank You For Flying With Us Today

South African bass, Korean folk-rock, and the not-so-unlikely connections between Brazilian funk and UK garage

Aug 7 • Collin Smith

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K-Pop vs. Reggaeton

A movie gimmick, a soft power case study, and a battle for the soul of music itself

Aug 2 • Collin Smith

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July 2026

Let's Get Right Into It

Argentinian punk, South Asian soul, and the latest conquests by P-pop and konpa

Jul 3 • Collin Smith

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June 2026

Thankfully, There's Bandcamp

Japanese house, Latin folk, Norwegian trad, Polish classical (and that's just one site)

Jun 5 • Collin Smith

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May 2026

No Time For Short Letters

The start of an era in China, the end of one in Vietnam, and the fraught future of Afrobeats

May 1 • Collin Smith

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April 2026

Scratching The Surface

Jake Newby on journalism, gig coverage, and chronicling the rise of China's underground music scene

Apr 12 • Collin Smith

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Guides In All Directions

Welsh reggae, Brazilian funk, and hip hop from the Middle East and Pacific Northwest

Apr 3 • Collin Smith

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1

March 2026

Stacks And Lists And Histories

Chinese emo, Soviet punk, and marginalized scenes from the US of A

Mar 6 • Collin Smith

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February 2026

Keeping Up With The Times

Mexican regional, Japanese hardcore, and a check-in with the Nigerian underground

Feb 6 • Collin Smith

3

2

January 2026

Addison Rae and the Marketplace for Greatness

On best-of lists, attention disparities, and the imperfect pursuit of the Perfect Pop Album

Jan 18 • Collin Smith

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