Chris M Junior

OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Review

We’ll make this one short and sweet. You’ve just upgraded to a new laptop for the home studio. And you’ve got a bunch of gear, accessories and peripherals to plug in (not to mention SD cards from your digital camera). OK, hotshot – you’re out of ports. What do you do?...
Yamaha HPH-MT8 Review

Yamaha HPH-MT8 Review

How do the Yamaha HPH-MT8 Studio Monitor Headphones stack up against their lower-priced MT5 lineup...

Record Review: Mermaids

Mermaids Tropsicle Atlanta, GA The cover of Tropsicle contains a weird, collage-like image of summertime pictures from long ago. The sounds within the album perfectly fit this image.  The 11 tracks...

Record Review: Kordan

Kordan The Longing Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn natives Kordan provides a lush backdrop to a winter night, just right for a cruise through downtown NYC. Full of fierce passion and insight, the band’s...

Record Review: Kim Taylor

Kim Taylor Little Miracle Cincinnati, OH Written and recorded in just three days, Kim Taylor’s Little Miracle captures raw emotion. The lyrically driven album features sparse instrumentation,...

Record Review: Jon Lindsay

Jon Lindsay Escape from Plaza-Midwood Charlotte, NC Jon Lindsay dazzles his way into the limelight as one of Charlotte’s premiere musical poets, delivering his first full length, Escape from...

Record Review: John Vanderslice

John Vanderslice Green Grow the Rushes San Francisco, CA Few musicians have given as much to the Bay Area indie scene as John Vanderslice. The former frontman of MK Ultra in the latter half of the...

Record Review: The Honored Guests

The Honored Guests Please Try Again Chapel Hill, NC The last time The Honored Guests put out a full-length record was in 2006 with the experimental pop sounds of Tastes Change. Decidedly a “grower,”...

Record Review: Glass Notes

The Glass Notes Dust and Hours Seattle, WA Produced and mixed by Robb Benson // Recorded in the Shelk project studio, Seattle, WA // Mastered by Nate Yaccino, Robert Lang Studios, Shoreline, WA...

Record Review: Festizio

Festizio Hot City San Francisco, CA Recorded and mixed by Scott McDowell at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco // Mastered by Justin Weis at Trakworx in South San Francisco // Produced by Festizio...