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Shure Introduces Axient Digital Wireless System
Today, at the 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Shure debuted its Axient® Digital Wireless System. As...
D&A Gig Strap Review
Does the new D&A Gig Strap actually help guitarists soften the blow to their shoulders and...
Record Review: Pile
Pile Magic Isn’t Real Boston, MA “A heaping pile of bold, brilliant rock” Standing on the cross lines of rock, punk, and post-rock, this trio of brash Bostonians has recorded an album of lavishly...
Record Review: Phantom Glue
Phantom Glue Phantom Glue Boston, MA “You are DOOMED!” Thunder rakes across a darkened sky. This is the hour the sun should rise, but today there will only be the light of hungry flames as they...
Record Review: Natalia Zukerman
Natalia Zukerman Gas Station Roses Brooklyn, NY “Made of steel” A big departure for folk favorite Natalia Zukerman, Gas Station Roses is sure to please longtime fans and newcomers alike. There’s...
Record Review: The Narcicyst
The Narcicyst Mr. Asthmatic Montreal, QC “Socially conscious, international hip-hop from the soul” Let me unearth some truth - Mr. Asthmatic is not an album, it’s a mixtape. Nonetheless, Narcy...
Record Review: Monotonix
Monotonix Not Yet Tel Aviv, Israel “Simply intricate” In a time where electronics, accessories and excess have permeated almost every aspect of our lives, particularly music, Monotonix have decided...
Record Review: Mogwai
Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will Glasgow, Scotland “A return to their roots” Mogwai has been around the block and back again, and their latest offering, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You...
Record Review: Lori McKenna
Lori McKenna Lorraine Stoughton, MA “Put your mama in your songs” After hearing from Mary Gauthier that the only way to get to heaven was to“put your mama in your songs,” singer-songwriter Lori...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers Drain You b/w Bonnet of Briars Portland, OR “One baby says we’re lucky to have met them…” Portland’s Horse Feathers take a pretty big risk by covering the Pacific Northwest’s biggest...
Record Review: The Go! Team
The Go! Team Rolling Blackouts Brighton, UK "Genre-busting release from schizoid auteurs" The Go! Team, a musical representation of ADD since 2004, have returned with Rolling Blackouts, their third...
Record Review: French Miami
French Miami Motor Skills Brooklyn, NY “Mind-twitching and light-bending” Here's a legitimate theory: those who listen to French Miami's mind-twitching and light-bending EP, Motor Skills, react with...