2025 was an awesome year for us. We released our third studio album, Te Rā, and got to tour not only in our home country Aotearoa, but also the U.S. – twice! First with Kerry King and Municipal Waste, ...
Well, another year of soaking up much of what the entertainment world had to offer is just about in the books. I’ve compiled ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent years combing Jezero Crater for subtle traces of ancient microbes, but one of its most ...
Washoe Meadows State Park in South Lake Tahoe is where Californians in the know go to hit the mental reset button.
Wildlife watching at Fairy Stone offers opportunities to spot white-tailed deer moving gracefully through the underbrush, wild turkeys strutting with prehistoric dignity, and if you’re particularly ...
Billy Steele, Deputy Editor, Reviews I didn’t discover Bandsplain in 2025, but I definitely listened to it more than any ...
This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...