Chris Devine

Kanye’s Twitter Blast About Artist Contracts Wasn’t Extreme Enough

Even for the native Twitter-ites with their high tolerance for bombast, rage, and histrionics, most of @KanyeWest’s tweets are just plain extreme. But if you’ve been following his Tweet storm over the past few months about music labels and their exploitative business...

REVIEW: Taylor Academy Series Acoustic Guitars

Learn what the new Taylor Academy Series brings to the mid-range acoustic market. Taylor Guitars...

Galaxy Audio 600MHz Buyback Program

Galaxy Audio now has a trade-in program available that will allow you to trade in any brand of...

Soundcraft Ui24R REVIEW

Trying to find a PA mixer/rig that works in a live setting and as a recording interface is a tough...

Live Review: Bad Rabbits

by Candace McDuffie | Apr 17, 2012 | Concerts & Festivals, Reviews

Where: at Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA When: March 20 Highlight: Electrifying performance of new material. Musically, Bad Rabbits can...

Live Review: Say Anything

by Candace McDuffie | Apr 16, 2012 | Concerts & Festivals, Reviews

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,...

How To Build Your Own FX Pedals

by Spence Koehler | Apr 16, 2012 | Best Guitar Picks, Effects Pedals, & Accessories, Live Sound, Music Recording Plugins & Apps

WHY WE USE FX PEDALS Guitar effects pedals, or stompboxes, are something that just about every guitar player has at least one of. Purists may say they only need the volume knob on their guitar and...

Live Review: The War on Drugs

by Candace McDuffie | Apr 9, 2012 | Concerts & Festivals, Reviews

Seeing The War on Drugs live for a second time was way more gratifying than my first time around. Granted, I did get a one-on-one interview with lead singer Adam Granduciel moments before their...

In The Studio With The Lights Out

by Benjamin Ricci | Apr 3, 2012 | Music Production

Mixing Modern Production with Stadium Rock Ambience Band Name: The Lights Out Rishava Green: vocals, guitar Matt King: bass, vocals Jesse...

Gear Review: Planet Waves Guitar Rest

by Chris Devine | Apr 3, 2012 | Best Guitar Picks, Effects Pedals, & Accessories

Pros: Simple, inexpensive, does the job. Cons: None to speak of. Price: $12.99 So many times a player rests an instrument on the edge of a countertop or table. As soon as the hand leaves the...

Gear Review: MXR Custom Badass ’78 Distortion Pedal

by Chris Devine | Apr 3, 2012 | Best Guitar Picks, Effects Pedals, & Accessories

Pros: Great price, simple controls, solid housing, wide range of distortions. Cons: None. Price: $79 MXR has been making pedals since the beginning, and with their new Custom Badass '78 distortion...

Record Better Drum Tracks (Part 1 of 2)

by Dustin Lefholz | Apr 3, 2012 | Industry News

Drums are one of the trickier instruments to record due to the fact that multiple microphones will be used on a single source. Bleed has the potential to creep in, so reducing it to the best of...

Manufacturer Profile: iZotope

by Garrett Frierson | Apr 3, 2012 | Best DAW Software, Music Production, Music Recording Plugins & Apps

Making Home Studios Sound Like The Hit Factory Many DIY musicians find themselves at a loss when it comes to that perfect sheen heard on major label recordings. The secret? iZotope. No other company...