Benjamin Ricci

Top Pick: USB Microphone – AKG LYRA

The AKG LYRA might just be the perfect stocking stuffer for the musician on your holiday shopping list. If ease-of-use is the name of your game, look no further than the AKG LYRA USB Microphone. One of the best USB mics we've ever tested (watch our video series here),...
D&A Gig Strap Review

D&A Gig Strap Review

Does the new D&A Gig Strap actually help guitarists soften the blow to their shoulders and...

Mojave MA-50 Review

Mojave MA-50 Review

Let's see how the Mojave Audio MA-50 Condenser Microphone stacks up against the competition. ...

Record Review: Weekend

Weekend Sports San Francisco, CA “Slow burn with no shortage of noise” For a debut album, Sports makes an assured statement that’s equal parts No Age and shoegaze. Like their Slumberland label...

Record Review: Tristen

Tristen Charlatans at the Garden Gate Nashville, TN “An artist to watch, an album to savor” Illinois native and current Nashville resident Tristen Gaspadarek offers yet another example of Music...

Record Review: Torture Division

Torture Division Evighetens Dårar Sweden “Not your grandpa’s metal” Torture Division has proclaimed themselves as “the world's best death metal band” and with their freshman effort Evighetens Dårar,...