Gear Reviews
2018: The Most Critical Year In Your Music Career
2018 will be the most important year in your musical career and you need to pay attention. It has nothing to do with your new release, or that mini-tour you booked. Nope, this is the nitty gritty, down and dirty, boring sausage making of the music business that you...
We want YOU to win and demo Elixir Strings!
Gear Test Challenge: Never tried coated guitar strings before? Here's your chance! If you've shied away from coated guitar strings in the past, it's time to kick old prejudices and outdated beliefs to the curb. Elixir's Optiweb coated strings rule; they feel more like...
VIDEO PLAYLIST: Bose S1 Pro In-Depth Review
Back in January, we had an opportunity to test out the new BOSE S1 Pro personal PA system. Trying it out hands-on, we could tell instantly see what the buzz was about. It was lightweight, ultra-portable, priced affordably, and had an easy-to-use, yet powerful, set of...
How To
Top Tips For Staying Healthy on Tour
Hint: It Doesn’t Involve Late-Night Drive-Thrus Touring in a fool’s paradise is an unparalleled venture: operating with little to no sleep, drinking without any repercussions, frequenting the McDonalds’ drive-thrus that occupy every known highway to man. But it’s a...
Think Twice Before Going on Tour Without These Items
Prepare for Unexpected Bumps on the Road Going out on tour for the first time can be fun and exciting, but there are some important things to keep in mind before piling into the van and hitting the open road. While we live in an age of modern conveniences, we often...
DIY Touring, or How to Make $14 the Hard Way and Disappoint Your Mom
Tour Advice From Billy Yost of The Kickback There are hard and fast touring rules. If you forgot to bring a towel, for example, cancel everything and burn your life’s possessions. You’re useless and nothing is ever going to change. Turn back now or face the real and...
Buying Guide
Mackie MR624 Monitors Review
We’ve tested out a number of Mackie studio monitors in the past, and for our money, they make some of the best affordable speakers you can get for a budget-conscious home studio build. Shortly before NAMM, we got our hands on some of the new MR Series monitors, namely...
VIDEO: A Closer Look at the Bose S1 Pro PA System
We recently got a hands-on look at the Bose S1 Pro at Winter NAMM, and were pretty impressed with the build quality, feature set, and smart controls it afforded to working musicians. So, we enlisted the help of filmmaker and musician MikelParis (touring keyboardist...
REVIEW: Amp Hook by The Wishbone Workshop
Placing a microphone in front of a speaker should be a simple task. But sometimes the actual logistics, as well as the fact that singers and drummers seem to get the better working mic stands at gigs and sessions, leave guitarists with a mic draped over an amp -- with...
Industry News
What The Future of SoundCloud Means for Indie Musicians
SoundCloud is struggling to revamp its business model. What could this mean for artists? When Chance the Rapper accepted the award for Best Rap Album at this year’s Grammys, he didn’t just thank his musical collaborators or his family. "Shouts out to every independent...
Audix Celebrates International Drum Month, Announces Giveaway of Gold D6 Drum Microphone
Audix, a leading manufacturer of application-specific vocal and instrument microphones has announced today that, in celebration of International Drum Month [May], the company will be giving away one custom-made, gold-plated D6, dynamic instrument microphone. The D6...
Galaxy Audio upgrades Hot Spot Personal Monitor to include Bluetooth
The Industry Standard Powered Hot Spot Personal Monitor from Galaxy Audio upgrades to include Bluetooth technology. Galaxy Audio pioneered the small PA/personal monitor category with the innovative product called the HOT SPOT. Now celebrating 40 years as the personal...