Earplugs are a necessity for musicians, as well as people around loud, live music. The reason that...
Michael St. James
VIDEO: War Twins to Tour with New Cloudlifter Products
LA's War Twins are about to head out on tour, so we sent them some new Cloudlifters (the CL-1 and...
Common Exclusions From Entertainer Insurance Policies
OK, let’s address the elephant in the room. Insurance isn’t the coolest topic to discuss when it...
Cas Haley Video Premiere
We're super pumped to be premiering the music video for "La Dah" from Texas singer/songwriter Cas Haley. Check it out below, and pick up Haley's new LP, La Si Dah, available now on Easy Star...
Oxymorrons: June 2013 Cover Story
On Regrouping After the Loss of a Frontman & Creating Collaboratively to Evolve Their Genre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCU_ZvsIfqg Oxymorrons push the boundaries of what it means to be...
Performer’s iPad Essentials for Musicians
Tablet schmablet. You can have the fanciest lookin’ device on the planet, but if there are no killer apps for it, it’s just a useless hunk-o-junk. So now that you’ve got that shiny new iPad, how are...
I Read the News Today… (Oh, Boy): Charlie Farren
In the early days Ahmet Ertegun drove through the streets of New York in a station wagon peddling records; he would eventually create one of the most iconic...
Twitter #Music for Indie Artists (part 2 of 2)
Why the Social Media Giant Will Become Your Most Essential Promo Tool Twitter #Music is officially in the wild and available as an app in your favorite store or you can visit the standalone web...
Interview with Nora Jane Struthers
On Her Successful Kickstarter Campaign & The Future of Crowdfunding Nora Jane Struthers has just self-released Carnival with a new band, The Party Line, formed just prior to heading into the...
Electro-Voice announces launch of EVDJ – a new online destination for DJs
Electro-Voice is pleased to announce the launch of EVDJ, a new website created for the DJ community. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRx9PW1IGkI&feature=player_embedded “EV enjoys a great working...
New Okkervil River LP art, tracklist & more revealed
Today on OkkervilRiver.com, Will Sheff revealed the artwork and tracklist of 'The Silver Gymnasium' (out September 3, ATO). Although he has long been known as a character-driven songwriter, Sheff...
Enjoy “I’d Rather Be With You” by Bootsy Collins
Enjoy the loosest rubber-band bass around in this clip for Bootsy's 1978 classic. Dig? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nph4Ln9BX2E
Audio-Technica AT2020+ USB Condenser Microphone
PROS: Quality construction and sound, easy to use. CONS: Included tripod is a bit flimsy. PRICE: $149 Since USB devices have become standard, a lot of companies have flocked to use this technology...