I managed to track down Yiannis via SKYPE while he was on the last leg of “The Space Between the...
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AHI Crafts Songs of Truth to Comfort our Complex World
Ahkinoah Habah Izarh, otherwise known by his stage name AHI, is an antidote to the hyperconnected,...
COVER STORY: Yola
The Soulful Powerhouse Who Literally Emerged From The Flames to Create Stunning New LP “Sitting...
WILD THRONE SHARE “HARVEST OF DARKNESS” MUSIC VIDEO
Bellingham, WA trio Wild Throne has shared their new music video for “Harvest of Darkness,” the title track off their forthcoming debut LP which is now set to arrive on October 2nd....
Mackie ProFX8v2 Mixer Review
Mackie ProFX8v2 Mixer PROS: Small enclosure, great preamps, good fx, low price. CONS: None. PRICE: $229 In music analogies the ProFX8v2 we’ve been testing out is like the Mark II lineup of Deep...
JBL EON 615 Two-Way Speaker Review
JBL EON 615 Two-Way Speakers PROS: Phenomenal sound, versatility and control options. CONS: None. PRICE: $499 each JBL engineers decided to build the 600 series from the ground up, and just when you...
Harbinger L1202FX Mixer Review
Harbinger L1202FX Mixer - $109 PROS: Ridiculous price, no frills, easy to use. CONS: None. PRICE: $109 Less is more - it seems a lot of companies’ cram so many features into a product to fill any...
John Vanderslice Takes Us Behind The Scenes of Tiny Telephone Recording
John Vanderslice on Tiny Telephone: Giving Independent Bands Access to the Craft of Analogue Recording “This is what everyone gets wrong,” John Vanderslice explains as he prepares a pot of organic...
Jessicka from Jack Off Jill Opens Up About the Band’s Reunion
In the 90's Goth-Riot-Grrls Jack Off Jill used to terrorize audiences from coast to coast with their glamorous bride-of-Chucky look, foul-mouthed lyrics and loud and obnoxious music. Fifteen years...
The 4 Elements That Separate a Good Mix From a Great Mix
The first thing to understand about music is that it's completely subjective. You might make music for yourself, you might make music for an audience, but the audience will always form their own...
B.C. Rich Mockingbird Contour Deluxe Guitar Review
B.C. Rich Mockingbird Contour Deluxe PROS: Great sounds, excellent playability, quality construction. CONS: None. PRICE: $449 In the 1980s B.C. Rich was one of the standard hair metal, day glow,...
Cut The Crap: What is a Filter & Why is it Your Most Important Mix Tool?
Cut The Crap: What is a Filter & Why is it Your Most Important Mix Tool? Welcome to the wonderful world of music mixing! Your assignment today is to make everything sound great: huge drums,...
Crystal Bright Teaches Us Why The Accordion Rules Supreme
MY FAVORITE AXE with Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands BACKGROUND Bright has an eclectic, haunting yet whimsical, carnivalesque world folk sound, dubbed "kaleidophrenic cabaret." She plays...