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COVER STORY: How GA-20 Infuses Vintage Tone Into Their Modern Sound
If you want to know what GA-20 is all about, just let them tell you about their gear: “We have...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Raibard
Raibard Dark Realm of the Daylight Boston, MA (Self-Released) Sometimes music comes into your life...
Catching up with Steve Caballero of Urethane
Urethane: Legendary Skateboarder Steve Caballero is Back with the Raddest New Punk Band We’ve Heard in Years https://youtu.be/YfXnT9hdOYk I can remember a time when my skateboard was covered from...
Nick Vivid on His Creative Process and Crafting New-School Videos with Old-School Tech
Editor’s note -- we recently asked New York indie artist Nick Vivid to give the mag an exclusive look inside his brain, to learn just how the creative process of one of today’s most unique,...
Find Your Signature Sound: How Metal Guitar Players Can Stand Out From The Crowd
An Interview with Luc Lemay of Gorguts For metalheads like me, it’s no secret that the genre as a whole has evolved considerably over the last couple of decades—not only is there a much larger swath...
COVER STORY: Snail Mail Delivers the Quintessential Post-Breakup Album
When I talk to Lindsey Jordan, the woman behind the band Snail Mail, at noon on a weekday, she has a lot going on. “I am very busy right now,” she tells me, “but making it work for myself in a way,...
BOOK REVIEW: Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting
Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting by Mary Gauthier (St. Martin’s Essentials) "A powerful exploration of the inspiration and struggles behind a true troubadour" On a recent,...
LYRIC VIDEO PREMIERE: “High” by John DeNicola
Performer is excited to premiere the new track "High" by iconic songwriter John DeNicola (if you ever had 'the time of your life,' you'll know what we mean). More info after the video... About the...
“I’ll Sing Myself Back”: An Interview with Suzanne Santo
Suzanne Santo couldn’t sleep. She’d tried everything one tries to bring about sleep when it is elusive, when it won’t come, and had no luck. What she could do, however, was write about it, write it...
Sub-Radio Prove POP is Not a Dirty Word
We had the pleasure of working with indie pop-rock act Sub-Radio recently as part of a larger video promotion with Elixir Strings, and the sheer amount of fun the boys projected through the screen...
Efterklang: Redefining Their Process Through the Pandemic
Childhood school friends Casper Clausen, Mads Brauer and Rasmus Stolberg grew up on the tiny Danish island of Als, sharing their love of electronic and classical music. Now known as Efterklang, the...
COVER STORY: Eric Burton of Black Pumas Interview
Black Pumas’ Eric Burton on Keeping it Simple and Being the Man of the People In the middle of Black Pumas’ dynamite Austin City Limits performance from early last year, lead singer Eric Burton...