by Vada Mercer The walls of D.C. record store Joint Custody are lined with flyers for past and present underground punk shows, vintage apparel, and old magazines. A record player fills the store with an employee’s favorite album, whether that be ambient jazz or avant-garde noise. More than

by Jasper Parks WMUC, the University of Maryland’s student-run radio station, is home to over 30,000 vinyl records, including some of the most coveted music of the Black Power movement.  With a campus so close to the nation's capital, the university has managed to accumulate a

by Vada Mercer Born from extreme aggression and rigorous musicianship and inspired by bands like Vitriol and Angelcorpse, Obliviator is a young technical black thrash band from Maryland. What was conceptualized as a cosmic, dissonant death metal project would evolve into the Obliviator seen today, blending modern technicality with classic