New Orleans singer/songwriter Nick Ray been selected as the winner in our recent Mackie Home...
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[VIDEO] Hands-On With the Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Kit
This kit rocks š„ I've really been digging the SD2000 so far, excited to dive into some of the more...
How To Set Up Studio Monitors
How do you set up studio monitors? What should I be looking for in the best home studio monitors?...
Record Review: Air
Air Le Voyage Dans La Lune Paris, France āFuturistic space-pop soundtrack to a century-old film masterpieceā Air, the electronic duo of Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, were asked to compose...
Sennheiser Partners with UniqueSquared to Bring Mobile Studio to Austin During SXSW
Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it has partnered with music retailer UniqueSquared to bring a 45-foot mobile recording studio bus to Austin during its world-famous music week between...
Gear Flashback: Otari MTR-90 2″ Tape Machine
Thanks to Eric Palmquist and Infrasonic in Los Angeles for this month's gear flashback - an Otari 2-inch tape machine. We think this is an absolutely beautiful machine, and agree that modern-day...
Tour Van Survival Guide
Prepare for Unexpected Bumps on the Road Going out on tour for the first time can be fun and exciting, but there are some important things to keep in mind before piling into the van and hitting the...
Record Review: Young Magic
Young Magic Melt New York, NY āExiting the chill wave for the new shambling, tribal electronic frontierā Following their You with Air EP, featuring the captive gem āSparkly,ā New Yorkās Young Magic...
Record Review: Toh Kay
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Record Review: The Supplement
The Supplement Self-Titled Los Angeles, CA āShort blasts of defiance and the return of SoCal punkā Just when you thought that the rip-roaring, shredding, and battering sounds of the punk scene had...
Record Review: The Soft Hills
The Soft Hills The Bird is Coming Down to Earth Seattle, WA āHauntingly dreamlike songs from the Cascadesā Itās easy to lump all these new harmony-singing bands from the great Northwest (I miss you...
Record Review: The Sexbots
The Sexbots Donāt Stop Portland, OR āJoanna Newsom, Bjƶrk and Peaches have a threesome in your wildest of wet dreamsā Itās official: Portlandās Ilima Considine is certifiably crazy. But, itās the...
Record Review: The Revelations (Featuring Tre Williams)
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