Our senior reviewer Chris Devine and vocalist Rob Kelley (of The Goodbye Theory) are testing out...
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VIDEO: Audio-Technica Drums Mics Live in the Studio
Last month, we selected Daniel Blume as the winner in our recent Audio-Technica Drum Mic Package...
VIDEO: Me Like Bees Road Tests Blue enCORE Microphones
Performer Magazine, in partnership with Blue Microphones, recently sent the band Me Like Bees a...
Celebrate Funk Friday with Johnny Hammond’s “Shifting Gears”
Ah, ain't it funky, now? Enjoy this awesome track from 1975, courtesy of Johnny Hammond! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3VNOcjFVSQ
Line 6 Updates Best-Selling POD HD500 Multi-Effects Processor with New POD HD500X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZJMSEZcS5o Line 6, Inc. today introduced the new POD® HD500X guitar multi-effects processor, the successor to the best-selling* POD HD500. With even more processing...
Top 10 Overlooked Rock Movies (and Why We Love ’Em)
Want to check out a cool rock and roll flick? Sure, you’ve got Quadrophenia and The Song Remains The Same, or maybe you could put on The Wall. But there’s a whole world of underappreciated and...
How Indie Artists Can Make Money with Shazam
This App is Saving the Music Industry While the music business glitterati is glorifying the rise of streaming, and crowning some new digital app or platform the next “savior of the industry,” let’s...
Emily Wells on Re-Evaluating Creative Choices & Stripping Songwriting To Its Core
Emily Wells is an amazingly talented multi-instrumentalist who, even after finding success, decided to go back and re-evaluate her creative process and artistic choices, culminating with the...
What Bands & Kickstarter Fail to Understand About Crowdfunding
Kickstarter replaces record labels! Kickstarter is panhandling! Kickstarter is only for people without access to other resources! The pervasive misunderstanding of the fundamental tenets of...
Spotlight on The Wild
Drawing influences from almost everywhere in the DIY scene, Atlanta (sort of) based band The Wild is an act to watch. With influences ranging from Phil Ochs, to Bright Eyes, to Crass, The Wild’s...
In the Studio with TEEN GIRL SCIENTIST MONTHLY
Tapping Into Performances From the Road for Recording Inspiration PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? We had our demos and Berger made a ton of lists with details and...
Save $50 on Electro-Voice Live X Powered Speakers!
Listen up! Our good friends at Electro-Voice are running a special rebate offer this month for $50 off their amazing Live X powered speakers (purchased now-July 31). Contact your local participating...
Happy 4th of July – Celebrate with James Brown!
Apollo Creed + Patriotic Satin = Movie Magic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzDDJm27vmc