Matt Lambert

Juana Everett: Learning to Move On by Using Pain as Creative Fuel

Moving on is supposed to be an alleviating experience. It’s supposed to be about leaving what no longer serves us, abandoning the dark and stepping into the light, detaching from the past and embracing a brighter future. Sounds nice, but that’s rarely what it actually...

Watch New Video For The War On Drugs’ “Pain”

The War On Drugs’ A Deeper Understanding is out this Friday, August 25th, on Atlantic Records. The...

Vertex Effects Dynamic Distortion Pedal Review

There is a plethora of pedals out there based off of classics like Tube Screamers and Fuzz...

Acoustica announces RnB Loops and Samples featuring Soundtrack Loops

Last July, Acoustica and Soundtrack Loops announced the signing of a content licensing agreement...

Record Review: Brilliant Colors

by Justin Korn | Sep 16, 2011 | Reviews

Brilliant Colors Again and Again San Francisco, CA “Protect yourself with SPF ’60s sun tan lotion” Brilliant Color’s sophomore LP, Again and Again, landscapes California’s sandy-crazed sea urchins...

Record Review: A.A. Bondy

by Kat Coffin | Sep 16, 2011 | Reviews

A. A. Bondy Believers Birmingham, AL “Born to lose and born to win” Believers is the newest record by former Verbena front man A. A. Bondy. The ten folk/rock songs carry the listener along on...

Build Your Own Home Studio (Part 1)

by Zac Cataldo | Sep 16, 2011 | Home Recording

So you want to build a home studio? I own Night Train Studios in Westford, MA, a 1,000 sq. ft recording studio that I built in 2003 (that’s a 12’ x 15’ Control Room, 12’ x 18’ Iso Room A, 12’ x 10’...

Exploring the Future of Music Tech with Jolie O’Dell

by Keane Li | Sep 12, 2011 | Interviews and Features

Technology reporter Jolie O’Dell established herself as an industry expert with her work in publications like Mashable and ReadWriteWeb. She currently writes for VentureBeat and serves as a panel...

Vinyl Review: Grinder Nova

by Ben Nine-K | Sep 8, 2011 | Reviews

Grinder Nova 7-inch Singles Atlanta, GA “ATL voodoo-beach party (on vinyl)” My original tag-line for this review was “please send me my own a copy of this (on vinyl)”, but I opted to change it in...

Record Review: The New Mastersounds

by Ben Nine-K | Sep 2, 2011 | Jazz, Funk & World, Reviews

The New Mastersounds Breaks from the Border Leeds, UK “Attention DJs, sample this NOW!” The New Mastersounds are quite simply pure untouchable funky fire. Imagine digging through crates in a record...

UA Releases Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In

by Benjamin Ricci | Sep 1, 2011 | Industry News

Universal Audio (UA), a leading manufacturer of high-quality audio recording hardware and software, is proud to announce that the Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder –– considered by many...

The Echo Nest and eMusic Announce Partnership

by Benjamin Ricci | Aug 30, 2011 | Music Promotion

The Echo Nest, a music intelligence platform powering smarter music apps across the web and devices, announced a new type of partnership with eMusic, a digital music service for independent-minded...