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ENTER TO WIN a Cort G280 G Series Electric Guitar
We're looking for a unique guitarist to win and demo this gorgeous new G280 guitar from Cort in a...
Enter to win a Mojave MA-50 Microphone
We're looking for a killer artist to win and test out the Mojave MA-50. Need an awesome new tool...
FLASHBACK: 1950s Sony C-37A Microphone
Sony engineers created this microphone in the early 1950s. At first, it was used to record symphonies and quickly became a sought after vocal mic. Neumann’s studio microphones reportedly inspired...
Air Traffic Controller Rocks the Blue Microphones Baby Bottle SL
Our friends in Air Traffic Controller are testing out the entire range of Blue Microphones' 'Essential Series,' which they'll be using to record an EXCLUSIVE new version of one of the tracks off...
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...
TREVOR SENSOR on Capturing the Gritty, Sonic Roots of the Midwest
Trevor Sensor just dropped his debut album, Andy Warhol’s Dream on Jagjaguwar, a Midwestern-mishmash of dust-bowl anthems, acoustic ruminations and Melloncamp-inspired chutzpah. We sat down with the...
COVER STORY: Justin Townes Earle Opens Up About Latest Album
A Kinder, Gentler (But Still Tough and Innovative) Justin Townes Earle He sings Billie Holiday songs to his wife when she has trouble sleeping, and he plans on writing his soon-to-be-born baby...
DAVE DEPPER On Channeling Emotional Freedom Into His Musical Landscape
While staving off a sore throat with some tea, Death Cab for Cutie’s Dave Depper talks about his journey as a musician in various bands to writing his own music, with the release of his new album,...
Air Traffic Controller Tests the Blue Microphones Bluebird SL in the Studio
Our friends in Air Traffic Controller are testing out the entire range of Blue Microphones' 'Essential Series,' which they'll be using to record an EXCLUSIVE new version of one of the tracks off...
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...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Evil Dead II Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
VINYL OF THE MONTH Evil Dead 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Waxwork Records) Waxwork Records has made a name for themselves in two separate, yet equally obsessive realms: the vinyl community...
RECORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE With Fallow Land
Whit Fineberg: “With the help of my older brother, I wrote my first song when I was five. Starting in middle school I played in various bands - my first serious band was Bad Television. I played...