All in one bedroom/home/practice amps often get a bad rap -- yes, they have effects, but usually...
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A Word With M. Ward on Migration Stories
One hundred years ago M. Ward’s grandfather crossed into the United States from Mexico at the...
Marcus King Opens Up About His New Record & Life on Tour
Marcus King is quickly becoming one of the hottest names in the guitar community – and with good...
LISTEN NOW: Aircraft – 7 Gems From The Sparkling Void
Aircraft 7 Gems From The Sparkling Void Buffalo, NY (Admirable Traits Records) 7 Gems from the Sparkling Void by Aircraft Buffalo’s Aircraft mixes surf rock and psychedelic influences to pump out a...
WATCH NOW: Personal Monitor System Earphones & Safe Listening Practices
Our friends at Shure have a helpful video series up on YouTube that all musicians and pro audio users should watch. Next up is a helpful clip that goes over PSM earphones and safe listening...
RECORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE with Taylor Northern
RECORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE My name is Taylor Northern and I am the guitarist for the band Gryffin; I also have a solo project called the Artful Dodger. I've been playing guitar and bass for 15...
MUST LISTEN: Lael Neale “I’ll Be Your Man” Album Review + Video
Lael Neale I’ll Be Your Man Los Angeles, CA (Liberal Arts) Neale sparkles and shines here with her new full length, I’ll Be Your Man, conveying moods and sounds of the west, with country twang and...
Shimmeo of the Week: True Pair of Eyes — Coco Dame
This week we've selected True Pair of Eyes by Coco Dame as our Shimmeo of the Week. Shimmeos are short music videos that are great for promoting your music. With the Shimmeo app, you can grab your...
Yamaha AG06 Audio Interface/Mixer Review
Yamaha AG06 Audio Interface/Mixer - $199 PROS: Small size, good price, plenty of I/O configurations. CONS: None. Interfaces have gone from desktop-sized to smaller than a laptop, and Yamaha’s AG...
MY FAVORITE AXE: Gibson ES-125T with Dustan Louque
MY FAVORITE AXE with Dustan Louque MAKE & MODEL Vintage Gibson ES-125T WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU This is my dad's guitar that was stored in a closet in our house. I never touched it ’cause it meant...
FLASHBACK: Vintage 1977 Fender Telecaster Thinline
FLASHBACK: 1977 Fender Telecaster Thinline “Post-CBS Offering Beefs Up The Tone” BACKGROUND I bought this guitar from Pete Klett, guitarist of the band Candlebox. Production ran from 1968-1980 and...
PHOTO GALLERY: The Jesus and Mary Chain Live in Boston
The Jesus and Mary Chain September 29th, 2015 House of Blues Boston, MA The Jesus and Mary Chain were "just like honey" on their Psychocandy 30th anniversary tour. Lead by founding members and...
5 Key Concepts in The Quest For Better Studio Monitoring
Recording and The Quest for Better Monitoring WHAT’S YOUR WEAKEST SIGNAL LINK? One of the most important aspects of engineering that you have to grasp is that quality can only be as good as the...