Gear Reviews
If I Were a DIY Artist Today, This is How I’d Spend My Money
First, you’ve got to figure out some source(s) of money. Since this likely means your own pocket(s) to start, you need to work out a band agreement. It doesn’t have to be complex, but should cover basic stuff like: what’s the band name, who owns it, who owns the...
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[Flashback] Vintage Boss CE-2 Chorus Pedal
This month we check out a vintage Boss CE-2 Chorus Pedal. YEARS MANUFACTURED The original Boss CE-2 chorus pedal was produced from 1979-1992. BACKGROUND Boss is a Japanese company that was founded by Roland in the 1970s. They released their first pedal in 1976 and it...
How Prisma Guitars Recycles Skateboards into One-of-a-Kind Instruments
MEET YOUR MAKER with Nick Pourfard of Prisma Guitars As an avid skateboarder, I was always naturally curious about using skateboards as a material for anything. I had no idea what to expect, but I did know that I had to try. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the...
How To
Additional Thoughts and Criticisms on SXSW 2012
A colossal vending machine stocked with bags of Doritos towers over the Austin cityscape; a stage the size of a small high-rise. The streets are flooded with the traffic of cars, crowds, street musicians, and...
Live Review: Bad Rabbits
Where: at Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA When: March 20 Highlight: Electrifying performance of new material. Musically, Bad Rabbits can be considered bona fide Boston legends. For over a decade, the boys...
Live Review: Say Anything
Where: House of Blues Boston When: April 14, 2012 I have been fortunate enough to see Say Anything live prior to this three times. My first experience was when ...Is a Real Boy was first released, and they played at a tiny New York club to a max of 30 disgustingly...
Buying Guide
Steinberg Announces Nuendo 8
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today announced the upcoming release of Nuendo 8. At next week’s 2017 Game Developers Conference, taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, United States, Steinberg will be showing the first preview of Nuendo 8 at the...
Watch as we review every model in the Mitchell Guitars lineup
This fall, we put out a call for guitarists to win and test out the entire new range of electric guitars and basses from Mitchell Guitars. After the entries were sifted through, we selected six kick-ass guitarists from around the country to demo these awesome new axes...
My Favorite Axe: Pamela Hute’s 1972 Fender Mustang
Music always being a part of her life, Pamela Hute formed The Mashed Potatoes before creating her own solo project in 2006. Hute draws influences from artists like Sleeper, Elastica and Breeders. Releases include Turtle Tales From Overseas (2010), Bandit (2013) and...
Industry News
Tour Test Video: Go In-Depth With the Mitchell Element and Acoustic A40
A more in-depth video from our friends in A Breath Away as Tim continues testing out the Mitchell Element acoustic guitar and the Acoustic A40 amp. Watch below, and let us know what you think!
Meet Chicago’s New Music Relationship Factory
Fort Knox Studios and 2112: Meet Chicago’s New Music Relationship Factory It’s Monday at the 2112 Music Incubator in Chicago’s Fort Knox Studios, and the place is absolutely packed. 2112 director Scott Fetters and I survey the wide-open landscape of desks, couches,...
Bands, Know Your Data! Or, How Not To Botch an A&R Meeting
A First-Hand Account by Matt Urmy, CEO of Artist Growth Looking back, the outcome of our final meeting could have easily been predicted. However, at the time, I was completely disappointed. Our first meeting had gone very well, a lunch at a nice restaurant in midtown,...