There are tons of programmable pieces of guitar gear -- most are big and bulky, or have...
Benjamin Ricci
Audio-Technica Publishes New Video Tracing the Making of Its Flagship AT5047 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, continues its...
Finding Strength After Tragedy: A Conversation with MorganEve Swain
“Being the leader for a band was definitely not anything I ever thought I would be doing,” says...
Record Review: The Wheel Workers
The Wheel Workers Unite Houston, TX “New music with an old soul” Much like a certain kind of young person is said to have “an old soul,” so does the music of The Wheel Workers, a Houston-based band...
Record Review: Uh Huh Her
Uh Huh Her Nocturnes Los Angeles, CA “Feminist-approved, artfully textured electro-pop” Upbeat and infectious LA duo Uh Huh Her (named after PJ Harvey’s 2004 release) is facing a meteoric rise into...
Vinyl of the Month: Ty Segall
Ty Segall Singles 2007-2010 San Francisco, CA “Grungy lo-fi that amps you up” Ty Segall makes some truly exceptional lo-fi, garage rock; he always has. Singles 2007-2010 is an album that pulls...
Record Review: Spectrals
Spectrals Bad Penny West Yorkshire, UK "Intelligent, funny, soul-bearing album from singer/songwriter Louis Jones" Arriving on the back of some largely justified buzz, mostly inspired by an...
Record Review: Robert Deeble
Robert Deeble Heart Like Feathers Seattle, WA “A beautifully arranged album, finding light within darkness” Robert Deeble’s first full-length album in six years, Heart Like Feathers, is an honest...
Record Review: Rebecca Zapen
Rebecca Zapen Nest St. Petersburg, FL “Intimate and unafraid” When an artist manages to wrangle back most of your childhood memories - good or bad - along with theirs, it's almost uncomfortable....
Record Review: The Michael Williams Band
The Michael Williams Band Fire Red Houston, TX “Texas heat” Fire Red has a rather fitting title, because it’s on fire. This is truly an original work that gives you hints of various “classic”...
Record Review: Meg Baird
Meg Baird Seasons on Earth Philadelphia, PA “A stunning album of originals while keeping to her roots” Best known as the female singer in Philly psych-folk band Espers, Meg Baird also creates solo...
Record Review: Little Joe Ayers
Little Joe Ayers Backatchya Holly Springs, MS “Junior Kimbrough’s former bassist makes his own boogie” The deaths of Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside, the two figureheads of the North Mississippi...
Record Review: Lisa Jaeggi
Lisa Jaeggi Epic Epic Brooklyn, NY “Folk, soul and hip-hop come together better than manila folders and the X-Files” Brooklyn’s Lisa Jaeggi initiates a journey into introspection with soulful...