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Fans Donate More Than 100K To Support EDM Artist With Untreatable Brain Tumor

Optimo DJ JD Twitch has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor and is in urgent need of financial support.

07.18.25

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
How Optimo’s JD Twitch Shaped the ‘Beats’ 90s Rave Soundtrack

05.21.19

By Megan Wallace
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Hey Pot Head, Waste Another 90-Minutes With This Dub Dedication to Adrian Sherwood and On U Sound

04.19.17

By Tim Scott
Music

Legendary Electronic Duo Yello Talk Us Through Their 10 Favourite Madcap Geniuses

11.23.16

By Josh Baines
Music

Optimo Member JD Twitch’s Remix of Jagwar Ma’s New Single Sounds Like Driving Down the Highway on Acid

08.15.16

By Angus Harrison
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Seven Hard and Fast Heaters We’ve Been Burning Out This Week

07.22.16

By Angus Harrison
Music

New York’s Favorite Techno Summer Camp Sustain-Release Announces 2016 Lineup

06.13.16

By THUMP Canada Staff
Music

Unsound 2016 Announces First Acts Including Moritz von Oswald, Matmos, and More

05.30.16

By Alexander Iadarola
Music

Optimo’s Manzana Kicks Remix is a Rattling and Rumbling Roller

03.22.16

By Josh Baines
Music

Optimo’s JD Twitch Reflects on the Nihilism and Hedonism of His New Industrial Compilation

02.08.16

By Josh Baines
Music

JD Twitch’s ‘New So Low’ Mix is a Creeping, Crawling, Late Night Masterpiece

02.04.16

By Josh Baines
Music

Eclair Fifi and Optimo Head Up a Stellar Schedule for NTS in 2016

01.06.16

By THUMP Staff

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Ja Rule Takes High Road in Feud With 50 Cent, Still Says He’s the ‘Better Rapper’

Ja Rule shares his take on fans picking sides in his beef with 50 Cent, still maintaining that he’s the better rapper.

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3 Types of Mainstream 20th Century Rock Bands Who Would Struggle to Break Through Today

Classic rock bands of the 20th century enjoyed mainstream success that I’m not sure they would find if they were emerging today.

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By Lauren Boisvert
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3 Hardcore Punk Bands From the 1990s That Don’t Get As Much Love As They Should

Hardcore punk of the 90s was home to many bands that didn’t get the recognition they deserved beyond the scene. Here are our three picks.

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Brazilian Gamers Are Playing as Their Favorite Favela Gang Members

We spoke to the creators of ‘Squad,’ a first-person shooter that allows gamers to escape the reality of Brazil’s civil war by playing a simulation of Brazil’s civil war.

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By Fritz Pinnow
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Oscar Isaac Was in a Ska Band That Played Warped Tour With Green Day and Limp Bizkit in the ’90s

Oscar Issac played in punk and ska bands as a teen. One of those bands, The Worms, even played Warped Tour.

4 hours ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher