Starting September 1, Blue launches ‘Free For All’ sale; for a limited time customers can buy a...
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Absence of Ocean Demos The Galaxy Audio GPS-8
Our recent gear test winners, Absence of Ocean, have been hard at work these past few weeks...
The Difference Between Liability Insurance and Property Insurance for Musicians
We’ve run a number of articles in the past about insurance coverage for working musicians. Mainly...
Record Review: The New Mastersounds
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
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
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...
Festival Recap: High Sierra Music Festival
Quincy, CA // June 30-July 3 High Sierra Music Festival celebrated its 21st year this summer at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy, CA...
PERFORMER PRESENTS: Demonaut, Order of the Owl, Mice in Cars and Hail the Titans
Drunken Unicorn // Atlanta, GA // June 18 Someone once told this correspondent, “A metal show should make you feel like you just got blown out a...
PERFORMER PRESENTS: Sioux City Kid
Great American Music Hall // San Francisco, CA // June 16 Con Brio warmed up the audience with their up-tempo, soulful jazz. The band worked...
Gear Guide: Instrument Cases
Every musician can recall bringing home his or her instrument for the first time, and for many, it becomes more like a newborn than a valuable piece of wood and metal. But like any other proud (but...
Record Review: Woods
Woods Sun and Shade Brooklyn, NY “Transcendental pop-folk” The most striking thing about Sun and Shade is its ability to provoke and produce this transcendental pop folk aura that drips from the...
Record Review: Vieux Farka Touré
Vieux Farka Touré The Secret Bamako, Mali “World music that’s out of this World” On his third studio album, Malian musician Vieux Farka Touré, often called “the Hendrix of the Sahara,” has built on...
Record Review: Speed Kill Hate
Speed Kill Hate Out For Blood New York, NY "From the textbook of Thrash" Speed Kill Hate is an additional creative outlet for guitarist Dave Linsk of Overkill. This is a project where darker and...