If a player has a hankering for some of that classic Filtertron tone, there aren’t a lot of...
Benjamin Ricci
Logitech Agrees to Acquire Blue Microphones
Big news from our friends at Blue Microphones. From their site: Logitech has announced plans to...
REVIEW: Mackie MP Series In-ear Monitors (MP-120, MP-220, MP-240)
Read our expert review of the new MP Series in-ear monitors from Mackie. Along with the MBD...
Studio Lessons: Quality vs. Quantity (Part 2 of 2)
In part one (read it here), we examined how artists can spend their time in the studio unwisely, and how session days/hours can be broken down into parts (arranging, tracking, mixing, overdubbing,...
MY FAVORITE AXE: Epiphone Casino
Jonathan Pretus is the lead singer/guitarist of New Orleans indie rock band The Breton Sound. They recently played the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Milwaukee Summerfest and curated...
Australia’s New Empire release video for single “Say It Like You Mean It”
Australian rockers New Empire have released the breathtaking video for the debut single "Say It Like You Mean It" off their upcoming LP In A Breath. They will also be hitting the road this October...
PreSonus Acquires Notion
PreSonus® is delighted to announce it has acquired the assets of Notion Music, Inc., a leading developer of music-notation software located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Notion Music's products...
Flashback: 1980s Fostex A-2 Reel-to-Reel
BACKGROUND My best friends and I grew up playing music in the middle of Iowa in a small town where there was a small college. We would play shows at this college as high school students and got to...
Mike Cavanaugh – “Besides” Review
Boston’s own Mike Cavanaugh recently released his newest album, Besides, a collection of unreleased tracks as well as demos from his previous albums, Hold On and Lovely Lonely Place. The 10-track...
Infanem Second Voice Review & Builder Profile
If you're into weird noises and pedals that can transport you into a strange and delightful world of fuzz and modulation, Portland, Oregon seems like a good town to be in. This is mostly because Ken...
SHURE BLX24/B58 Handheld Wireless System Review
Wireless systems used to be complicated, and at times the sound quality suffered; Shure’s new BLX system has solved those issues, with a simple, easy-to-use unit. Connect the receiver to the PA...
Estrangers – “Season of 1000 Colors” Review
Winston-Salem sextet singer Philip Pledger of the Estrangers bares the warm characteristic tone of Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold. Pledger takes on the backing whimsical, shambling...
Watch Superchunk’s bizarre new video for “Staying Home”
Superchunk premiered the new video for "Staying Home" from I Hate Music today. Directed by Taiyo Kimura, ARTINFO describes the video as, "a surreal, frenzied, and hilarious interpretation of the...