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COVER STORY: Georgi Kay Opens Up About the Road to Self-Production
It’s been four years since a confident 22 year old, wearing a leopard pattern button-up and wide...
Enter our MASSIVE Mitchell Guitars Giveaway!
We're looking for 12 awesome axe-slingers to win, demo and record with new guitars from the...
Spice Up Your Tone With Rosemary Pierro Glass Guitar Picks
PROS: Expands creativity; unique sound. CONS: A tad pricey. PRICE: $20 There are so many custom, one-off items for guitarists - from guitars and amps to straps and pedals, but picks seem to always...
How Contests Are Killing Your Band’s Career
And Why Bullshit Prizes Make You Lose Out On Real Opportunities... Not a week goes by where I am not inundated with breathless posts and emails from bands and artists spamming me with requests to...
Keep Your Acoustic Guitar Safe with the Humitar
PROS: Professional option for preventive maintenance. CONS: None. PRICE: $13.99 Acoustic guitars are living things; despite the fact the tree has been cut down, the wood still interacts with its...
WATCH: Tips for Miking Your Toms From Audio-Technica
Our friends at Audio-Technica are releasing a series of videos on basic recording techniques. Today we share tips for miking your toms - let us know if you find these recording how to videos helpful...
Sam Morrow “War” Video Premiere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocNkLRyqJZQ Performer is excited to premiere the new video for "War" by the incredibly talented Sam Morrow. "War" is directed by feature filmmaker Ezra Gentle (Let...
Vinyl of the Month: Split Screens 7-inch
"Jubilant, simmering vocals poised with softened rhythms and a humming Wurlitzer" The Sinner by Split Screens Singer and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Cafiero has the soft, playful quality one finds...
WATCH: How to Turn Lethal Weapons into Musical Instruments
We would all like to see violence give way to peace, and killing to creation. Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes wants to show the world that this is possible by transforming confiscated weapons into...
PreSonus Unveils the All-New Nimbit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezQBOhArqKU Nimbit, the musician's direct-to-fan marketing and promotions platform by PreSonus, has been completely reinvented to focus on what today's musicians need...
The Afghan Whigs – “Do To The Beast” Review PLUS Video
“The highly-anticipated new release from Cincinatti’s own Afghan Whigs, every bit as musically and lyrically ferocious as 1998’s 1965." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovhzeqIaggY Don’t dare call it...
Lux Lisbon – “Get Some Scars” Review
“The love child of The Killers and Fleetwood Mac...and some Bruce Springsteen, too.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D13lu3aajjo Lux Lisbon’s most recent EP, Get Some Scars, is one that should be...