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...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Dom
Dom Family of Love EP Worcester, MA “Sunburned indie-pop with an edge” Dom wastes no time getting right into the throws of good music with Family of Love EP. The Worcester, MA natives are another...
Record Review: The Duke & The King
The Duke & The King The Duke & The King Catskill Mountains, New York “Folk Rock meets Huckleberry Finn” If your music of choice includes overused synthesizers, highly amplified distortion,...
Record Review: The Demos
The Demos Lovely Rochester, NY “The soundtrack for a sunny summer afternoon” Lovely is certainly an appropriate title for The Demos’ latest album. This collection of light and breezy power-pop songs...
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....