Elixir Strings, the leading innovator in coated guitar string technology, has expanded its lineup...
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The Best Drum Mics For Your Home Studio
Performer Magazine and Audio-Technica team up for a primer on the best drum mics for your home...
Announcing the ‘Shure Signal Path’ Podcast Series
Shure today announced its new podcast series, “Shure Signal Path.” Shure will host members of the...
Cory Branan Captured Live in Boston
Last Wednesday night, Summer kicked off with a great lineup at TT the Bear's Place in Cambridge, MA. Nashville TN's Cory Branan was...
Get Brands to Pay Your Band
A Conversation with My Love Affair’s Renaud Skalli In April 2011, Cathy Guetta (wife of musician David Guetta) and ad exec Raphael Aflalo launched My Love Affair in Europe as a way to connect...
Record Review: VilleBillies
VilleBillies Appetite for Dysfunction Louisville, KY (Island Earth Music ) “Boozy, beat-laden, twangy hip-hop” If there ever was a need to record an album that glorifies the art of...
Record Review: S. Carey
S. Carey Hoyas EP Eau Claire, WI (Jagjaguwar) “Electronic post-folk done right” It’s been a big year for Bon Iver but we can only assume that band member Sean Carey’s experience contributing to Bon...
Record Review: The River Neva
The River Neva Chemistry of Holocaust Worcester, MA (Self-released) "Modern melodic progressive metal" The River Neva is just releasing their first EP, Chemistry of Holocaust, but the material...
Record Review: The Real McKenzies
The Real McKenzies Westwinds Vancouver, BC (Fat Wreck Chords) “Bagpipe punk from the Great White North” Aging gracefully is a tough thing to do, and is even more difficult when you wear a kilt and...
Record Review: The Plastic Arts
The Plastic Arts Academy Clonez San Francisco, CA (Self-released) “Serenading acoustic ballads from poetic a troubadour” “Waiting For You (To Come Dance)” opens up with a serenading master. The...
Record Review: Misja Fitzgerald-Michel
Misja Fitzgerald-Michel Time of No Reply Paris, France (Universal Music France) “Heavenly acoustic tribute to Nick Drake” This eleven-song release is a variety of primarily instrumental works that...
Record Review: Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson Born Villain Los Angeles, CA (Cooking Vinyl/Downtown) “A vicious and vibrant absinthe-drenched tale” Freshly independent Marilyn Manson has been among the few artists who has always...
Record Review: Jaill
Jaill Traps Milwaukee, WI (Sub Pop) “’90s Britpop on a California coastal summer drive" The infectious Milwaukee trio lends the listener something incredibly uncommon - the larkish third release...