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The old Caustic Factory is fired up and ready to go for another exhilarating edition of New Music Friday. Our conveyor belts have been cranked up, and our fine machinery has been tweaked in order to keep up with the prolificness of 2026, but just like always, we’re more than happy and prepared to deliver […]

It wasn’t long ago that finding a movie score or TV soundtrack entailed some work. You either had to watch the whole credits to get the track list, track down the physical album, or cross your fingers that the song gets airtime on the radio. The music in films was a great storytelling tool, but […]

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You already know that a strong entertainment habit can snowball. The album leads to the forum, the concert leads to the group chat, and the series finale leads to one more hour of clips, reactions, and side talk. Digital leisure keeps expanding through that pattern. Recorded music revenues reached $31.7 billion in 2025, according to […]

With thirty-five years of hindsight, R.E.M.’s Out of Time (released 3/12/91) sounds like even more of a vast stylistic departure from its predecessors than at the time of its original issue. The quartet’s decision to eschew touring at this point was perhaps logical, at least to an extent, but it was no less courageous a […]

Every genre has a select few albums that pushed their beloved sound beyond a niche corner of the world. Albums like Nas’s Illmatic and The Clash’s London Calling sent these anti-establishment genres right to the industry’s doorstep, leaving an undeniable mark on pop culture, pushing their genre to new heights of popularity while maintaining an […]

You know that feeling when a meeting ends and half the discussion is just… gone? Not in memory exactly, not in notes either—just floating somewhere between your brain and the chat log. You think you caught it all. You wrote some notes. Maybe a couple of bullet points. But something’s always missing. Always. And then, […]

Walk into any casino, and you’ll notice the lights first. But close your eyes for a moment and you’ll discover the real magic trick: a carefully crafted symphony of bells, chimes, shuffling cards, and background music that somehow makes three hours feel like thirty minutes.  This invisible architecture of sound doesn’t happen by accident. The […]

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Over the last few years, there has been a massive surge in the popularity of sweepstakes and social casinos across the US. There are numerous reasons for this, ranging from filling a gap in states where direct real-money gambling online is not allowed to the increasing popularity of gambling games as entertainment.  But if the […]

We here at the Old Caustic Factory are cracking open the windows to a whiff of the incoming Spring to aid in our sonic searches for each week’s best new music. 2026 has proven to be an exhilarating one, and the first New Music Friday of March keeps the trend alive. This week, we have […]

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Time flies when you’re having fun, or more so, we’re just too busy to keep track of the preverbal river that rushes us from one moment of life to the next. Either way, it’s hard to believe February is coming to a close. The month was already packed with exhilarating releases that continued to prove […]

Gorillaz have proven to be one of the most beloved, consistently entertaining, and ever-evolving bands of their generation, maneuvering through their nuanced fusion work with grace and ease. Since their 2001 self-titled debut proved to be a massive hit with fans and critics worldwide, Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, and Remi Kabaka Jr., the main trio […]

California has long been a global capital for both music and poker. From the bright lights of Los Angeles to the legendary card rooms of the Bay Area, creativity and calculated risk often go hand in hand. It is no surprise that many California musicians have found a second passion at the poker table. The […]

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Online poker has changed dramatically over the past decade. What used to be a niche hobby is now a thriving, multi-billion dollar global industry. Players no longer need to travel to casinos or local poker clubs to enjoy the game. With just a computer or a smartphone, they can compete against opponents from all over […]

We are coming to you live from the Old Caustic Factory, and we are working overtime to bring yet another bustling week of fresh releases. Since the new year, there has been a waterfall of wildly impressive and exhilarating releases from across the musical spectrum, and this week shows no sign of that trend slowing. […]