Locking tuners seem like a no brainer when it comes to any guitar with a tremolo; ease of...
Benjamin Ricci
Ehrlund EHR-H Microphone Review
When it comes to live vocals, condenser mics are really starting to make their presence known....
DrumCore 4 Ultra Review
Performer reviews DrumCore 4 Ultra from Sonoma Wire Works. Is this the killer app for songwriters?...
New Video from The Breton Sound – “Standing On The Edge of the World”
In this month's "My Favorite Axe" column, we highlighted Jonathan Pretus (pictured below) of The Breton Sound out of New Orleans. Today we're happy to premiere their new video for the...
Elusive Parallelograms – “Fragments” Review
The newest release from Milwaukee’s Elusive Parallelograms, Fragments, is a raw, energetic representation of the band’s DIY spirit and approach to producing records. Opening with “Lucidity,” a...
Coke Weed – “Back to Soft” Review
Bar Harbor, ME quintet Coke Weed could be a Velvet Underground cover band and devastate the tribute band circuit. The group is fronted by singers Nina Donghia and Milan McAlevey’s catchy interplay,...
Balancing Booze and Adrenaline to Record an LP With “Huge Balls” – In The Studio with Sandrider
PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? We didn't really do the traditional pre-production. In fact we never have for any of our albums, this band or otherwise. It's not...
Make Money on YouTube with ONErpm
There's a saying in the startup world by founder Marc Barros of Contour Cameras: "The best product does not always win, the product everyone knows about does." I often repeat this when I speak at...
Typhoon: How the 11-Member Group Used its Numbers to Create Their Own Scene
Typhoon has moved away from the vernacular music traditions of their early recordings, which had song titles like “Sea Shanty,” “Sea Shanty 2” and “Gypsy Song,” to a relatively more pop sound. My...
Jacuzzi Boys Open Up About Recording New LP
They sound how a warm summer night feels... Maybe that’s because Jacuzzi Boys are a trio from Miami. Or maybe it’s because when Gabriel Alcala, Diego Monasterios, and Danny Gonzalez get together,...
Holograms Premiere New Video for “Meditations”
This week Holograms celebrate the release of Forever, their sophomore album that eMusic calls "invigorating and slightly dangerous at the same time" and praised by Pitchfork for "how they transform...
Celebrate Funk Friday with Isaac Hayes’ “Theme From Shaft”
He's a complicated man, but I think I understand him. Then again, I suppose I don't. Not fully, anyway. According to Hayes, the only one who can manage that is is woman. Who'm I talking about? Just...
Spotlight on Ajae Moore
Memphis born singer/songwriter Anthony “Ajae” Moore exposes us to his interpretation of love through music and video. We take a moment to find out why the world needs “Moore” Ajae at a local coffee...