Gear Reviews
RAT Tail Distortion and Vcable Reviews
RapcoHorizon Vcable Review Simply plug in an instrument, and this extra volume control is easily accessible right on your cable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEuKF9cRh98 There are plenty of applications of one of these. There are some acoustic guitars that,...
IK Multimedia iRig Keys I/O 49 REVIEW
The IK Multimedia iRig Keys I/O 49 is everything you need to jump-start a home studio, all in one affordable package. We recently sent one of these to Tiny Dinosaurs (aka musician Julie Jay) to create some videos for our YouTube channel, but this is the first time...
AKAI Fire FL Studio Controller REVIEW
For beat makers and home studio enthusiasts, there is no shortage of great controllers on the market. Whether you’re crafting synth-based toplines or putting an entire EDM project together from scratch, having a physical, tactile control to play with enhances the...
How To
Ryan Adams and Butch Walker Live in Boston
As the designated opener for Ryan Adams on his latest tour, Butch Walker proved to be his perfect touring companion. Like Adams, Walker knows how to deliver charismatically and play wholeheartedly. "21+," the first song of his set, was draped in quivery vocals and...
Why Twitter Should Not Be the New Press Release
Twitter is a critically important social media tool for every band. If you're not using it, you're missing out. Twitter is fast, efficient, and gets the point across in 140-character transmissions. It cuts through the digital ether, and God knows we're all wading in...
Taylor Swift, Spotify and the Musical Food Chain Myth
I cannot tell you how happy I am that the conversation about Taylor Swift and Spotify is happening. Maybe people will start listening to what independent artists like me and my peers have been saying for years now. A little background for those who don’t know me: I’ve...
Buying Guide
Song Premiere: Holding Out [Spire Studio Version] by Handsome Jack
We tasked the gritty rock band Handsome Jack with the job of recording a track from scratch using the ultra-mobile Spire Studio recording device. They filmed a series of behind-the-scenes videos for our YouTube channel documenting the process (see below) and the final...
PaMu Scroll Bluetooth Earbuds Review
If you’re like us, you’ve likely been bombarded with a never-ending barrage of the “latest and greatest” earbuds, headphones, and other such devices vying for your attention since the dawn of the iPod (who are we kidding, since the dawn of the Walkman for us old...
Phred DockStar Koa Review
A few years back we had an opportunity to review the Phred Ernesto VH3, which was a hollow-body thinline guitar reminiscent of the instrument Trey Anastasio plays in Phish. While there’s a several-years long waiting period for one of those guitars, and a starting...
Industry News
Win a Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Set!
We're looking for two drummers to demo these awesome new SD2000 electronic kits from Simmons (total value $1299). Got what it takes to take your drumming to the next level? Enter below... Designed for tomorrow’s drummer, the new Simmons SD2000 Mesh-Head Electronic...
ENTER TO WIN Audio-Technica System 10 PRO Wireless System
Win and test out this amazing System 10 PRO Wireless rig from Audio-Technica! Performer is looking for a dynamic band to win and demo the Audio-Technica System 10 PRO Rack-Mount Digital Wireless System live, on stage. The winner will receive a complete wireless system...
Enter to win THREE new Sterling Microphones
We're looking for two studio testers to demo these awesome new mics in the Sterling lineup (total value $999). Got what it takes to win the "Sterling Mic Locker Challenge?" Enter below... Can your studio use some new additions to the stale, tired mic locker you're...