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Month: January 2013
Marilyn Manson live in Boston
WHERE: House of Blues WHEN: January 26, 2013 The self-proclaimed AntiChrist finally returned to...
Miles Davis’ “Calypso Frelimo”
Some of the most far-out Davis stuff for you to enjoy on this glorious Funk Friday. Dig?...
Ricky Skaggs: Bluegrass Icon on Choosing The Right Producer & Honoring His Past
http://youtu.be/meMZNiHURe0 Ricky Skaggs, the multi-instrumentalist, neo-traditional bluegrass ambassador has been out on the road in Europe this year, going from an all-acoustic set crossing over...
Mystical Weapons on Improvisation, Vintage Gear & Weirdo Synths
http://youtu.be/z_YMK4U9nmM Mystical Weapons is the brainchild of Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier and Sean Lennon, who recently teamed up to form and record an album of the same name. The two met...
Spotlight on ExDetectives
http://youtu.be/KsrXrOpF6kk GENRE: Indie Rock HOMETOWN: Richardson, TX ARTISTIC APPROACH: Overcoming artistic limitations to generate prolific output. farismcreynolds.blogspot.com Faris McReynolds’...
No Synths Allowed! Recording Authentic, Piano-Based Rock with Hey Now, Morris Fader
Good Times Ne'er Forgot by Hey Now, Morris Fader PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? We had a direction and an idea for where we wanted the album to go. We...
Recording With Reverb: An Evolutionary Advantage (Part 1 of 2)
Reverb isn’t echo exactly and it’s not delay, even though it’s in the same family of effects. Reverb is a psycho-acoustic phenomenon. Turns out that just like our ability to tell one human face...
Spotlight on The FountNHead
GENRE: Hip-Hop & Rock Fusion HOMETOWN: Atlanta, GA ARTISTIC APPROACH: To fuse metal guitars with live hip-hop. www.thefountnhead.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk0KHqD5VAw Starting out as...
Twin Cities Funk & Soul
One of the best hidden gems collections in the history of pop music, you've GOTTA check out this double-LP of Twin Cities funk and soul from the '60s & '70s. http://youtu.be/2GnXIIoUdC8 More...
GEAR FLASHBACK: API 550 EQ
"Hand-Wired, Simple Design Minimizes Phase Shift” YEAR: Late 1960s HISTORY: The API 550 EQ was designed by Saul Walker in the late 1960s and was first used in API and custom console designs. It has...
BUILDER PROFILE: Dave Smith Instruments
New Analog for a Digital World Dave Smith is your greatest influence whose name you don’t know. Since 1977, his work has opened up new frontiers in music technology and created entire industries...
REVIEW: CUBEDGE EDGE.sound Wireless Speaker
PROS: Small size, plenty of connectivity, eco-friendly design. CONS: Sound quality isn’t that great. PRICE: $149 Small companies still exist, and with new designs and concepts, CUBEDGE got started...