The Strat Chronicles (or how I modified my Strat for $12.50 a week) PART ONE My mission was to...
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Air Traffic Controller Demos the Blue Microphones Sadie Headphones
Our friends in Air Traffic Controller are currently testing out the entire range of Blue...
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The Home Studio Handbook is your blueprint to getting great acoustics and professional sounding...
Record Review: Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground Introducing Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground Seattle, WA “Dynamite Introduction” “Is this Animal Collective?” So Seattle group Kay Kay and His Weathered...
Live Review: Simon Spire
Where: All Asia in Cambridge, MA When: 9/16/11 Even though I haven't been to a show at All Asia in ages, when I received an email about checking out singer/songwriter Simon Spire's set there I just...
INDEPENDENT LABEL DISTRIBUTION LAUNCHES WITH INDIE RECORD LABEL OWNERS AT THE HELM
Call it punk, call it gangsta or simply call it good business - Independent Label Distribution (www.ildistro.com) announced today the formation of a new indie record label-run company for physical...
Record Review: James Nagel
James Nagel Soul Company San Francisco, CA “The heartwarming, genuine debut of a gifted singer/songwriter” What is not to love about a musician with a taste for strutting funk-rock riffs and...
Record Review: The Island Of Misfit Toys
The Island Of Misfit Toys Bear Hair Chicago, IL “Well-corrugated dissonance, draped in honesty” Windy City octet Island of Misfit Toys’ latest release, Bear Hair, is a heartfelt folk-rock moodscape...
Record Review: Fonda
Fonda Better Days Los Angeles, CA “Sparkling, shimmering, dreamy shoegazer” A gorgeous look into current shoegaze music, Fonda provides a sparkling gem of sound and scope. It’s nice to have a small...
Record Review: Endless Wave
Endless Wave Notes From the Compound Boston, MA “Bringing shoegaze to the non-believers” Although Boston’s Endless Wave have been getting a lot of attention as a shoegaze band, it wouldn’t be...
Record Review: Dum Dum Girls
Dum Dum Girls Only in Dreams Los Angeles, CA “Dum Dum Girls avoid sophomore slump with smart smart album” Anyone who ever said heartbreak was a bad thing hasn’t heard Only in Dreams, the latest...
Record Review: Derik Hultquist
Derik Hultquist Anthologies Nashville, TN “Easy listening songs of self-reflection” Anthologies, Derik Hultquist’s latest record, features ten gently flowing, catchy songs comfortably nestled in a...
Pro Tools Automation Made Easy
Pro Tools automation is setup like a lot of large format console automations. The basic operation, including modes such as Read, Write, Latch and Touch are uniquely similar. However, one thing...