The drive control on the new Ampeg Scrambler deliver the perfect amount of grit, and the blend is...
Benjamin Ricci
AEA R84 Ribbon Mic and RPQ2 2-Channel Mic Preamp Reviews
AEA R84 Ribbon Mic and RPQ2 2-Channel Mic Preamp Reviews Ribbon mics have been around for about a...
How to Hot-Rod Your Strat For Under $20 a Week
The Strat Chronicles (or how I modified my Strat for $12.50 a week) PART ONE My mission was to...
Tour Van Survival Guide
Prepare for Unexpected Bumps on the Road Going out on tour for the first time can be fun and exciting, but there are some important things to keep in mind before piling into the van and hitting the...
Record Review: Young Magic
Young Magic Melt New York, NY “Exiting the chill wave for the new shambling, tribal electronic frontier” Following their You with Air EP, featuring the captive gem “Sparkly,” New York’s Young Magic...
Record Review: Toh Kay
Toh Kay Streetlight Lullabies New Brunswick, NJ “Upbeat acoustic versions of Streetlight favorites” Streetlight Manifesto frontman Toh Kay (aka Tomas Kalnoky) tones down his traditional ska sound...
Record Review: The Supplement
The Supplement Self-Titled Los Angeles, CA “Short blasts of defiance and the return of SoCal punk” Just when you thought that the rip-roaring, shredding, and battering sounds of the punk scene had...
Record Review: The Soft Hills
The Soft Hills The Bird is Coming Down to Earth Seattle, WA “Hauntingly dreamlike songs from the Cascades” It’s easy to lump all these new harmony-singing bands from the great Northwest (I miss you...
Record Review: The Sexbots
The Sexbots Don’t Stop Portland, OR “Joanna Newsom, Björk and Peaches have a threesome in your wildest of wet dreams” It’s official: Portland’s Ilima Considine is certifiably crazy. But, it’s the...
Record Review: The Revelations (Featuring Tre Williams)
The Revelations (Featuring Tre Williams) Concrete Blues Brooklyn, NY “Songs for the mind, heart, and spirit” Concrete Blues, the sophomore release from The Revelations (featuring Tre Williams),...
Record Review: Red Wanting Blue
Red Wanting Blue From The Vanishing Point Athens, OH “Straightforward rock and roll – no BS” From The Vanishing Point, the ninth release from Ohio’s Red Wanting Blue, offers an abundance of...
Performer’s Guide to Lunchbox Amps
The past two years have seen an explosion in an exciting new product category – the lunchbox amp. There have been a lot of questions about just what, exactly, a lunchbox amp is, and what it can do...
Record Review: Naked Gods
Naked Gods No Jams Boone, NC ”Mountain rock for the warm at heart” The North Carolina quintet coalesce a homespun blend of warm-hearted hopefulness and experiential folk-pop ballads in their latest...