There is a plethora of pedals out there based off of classics like Tube Screamers and Fuzz...
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Acoustica announces RnB Loops and Samples featuring Soundtrack Loops
Last July, Acoustica and Soundtrack Loops announced the signing of a content licensing agreement...
Peavey MiniMEGA Review
We review the Peavey MiniMEGA Bass Head. Turns out, great things really do come in small...
CENTURY MEDIA Pulls Music from Spotify
In a press release, Century Media has made it known that they are pulling their artists' music from the new-to-the-States Spotify. Full statement below: Century Media and its associated labels...
Record Review: Cuckoo Chaos
Cuckoo Chaos Woman San Diego, CA “The Coronas are always half full” Cuckoo Chaos’s newest endeavor, Woman, hinges on a separation of church and melody while toying with tales of unrequited love -...
Record Review: Big D and the Kids Table
Big D and the Kids Table For the Damned, the Dumb, and the Delirious Allston, MA “Ska-punk from Boston raises a toast to the bar” Remember when ska ruled the world? Yes for a few short years...
Record Review: Banana Phonetic
Banana Phonetic The Facts of Evolution Allston, MA “…or are you just happy to see me?” Coming off their excellent 2010 debut EP, The Western End, Banana Phonetic is back with another 5-song taste...
Live Review: RAQ at The Big Up 2011
RAQ's high-energy, psychadelic, prog-rock and roll is genius. Made up, much in the same way (and with many of the same members) as Kung Fu, RAQ is a supergroup of talent. The...
Studio Diary: Oranjuly
Below is out interview with Oranjuly's Brian E King, discussing the recording process behind their upcoming sophomore release. For more info on the...
Live Review: Kung Fu at The Big Up 2011
Kung Fu is an eclectic outfit of seasoned, well-played, innovative musicians - a super collective hailing ties to The Breakfast, RAQ, Deep Banana Blackout, and Scofield....
Live Review: Consider The Source at The Big Up 2011
Before their set, Consider The Source wasn't entirely sure what kind of crowd they would draw at 2pm on the last day of the festival. By the time they took the stage, people...
Live Review: The Werks at The Big Up 2011
The Werks channel the best part of classic jam rock, they just do it their way. Slightly psychedelic synthesizers and electro-dance beats integrate unnoticeably into their...
Live Review: Lollapalooza Day 1
It’s the seventh year since the rebirth of Perry Farrell’s brainchild Lollapalooza as a three-day festival in the heart of downtown Chicago (it was formerly a festival that traveled from city to...