Monthly Archives: December 2015
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Thousands of fans filled London's Wembley Arena this past November to support Jono Grant of British dance act Above & Beyond (together with fellow members Tony Mcguinness ...
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The latest version of Ozone 7 Advanced has been fully expanded to include four new modules for a total of 10 processors available in the standalone ...
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Rolff Zwiep has been named manager of Blackbird Studio, a studio with clients including Adele, Green Day, Bon Jovi, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, ...
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Material: When you write your first song at the age of eight and by the time you hit 22 (provided you have songwriting talent), your ...
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Formerly incorporating genres like funk, blues and punk into their garage-centric mélange, the fourth studio effort from Bowling Green, KY’s alternative radio standouts features a surf-punk flavor as their ...
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Tenacious D has opened an auction of prized and historic memorabilia to raise funds for The Sweet Stuff Foundation and their effort to aid victims ...
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Intronaut is one of the least pretentious bands in progressive metal—but their fifth album is far from innocuous. Rather, it’s undeniably one of the genre’s standout releases of the ...
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Godlyke, Inc. has the TWA TK-02 Triskelion Mk II. Triskelion is a variable-state band pass filter with adjustable gain and is based on the rare Systech ...
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From Vancouver, War Baby channels the spirit of ‘90s Pacific Northwest grunge while somehow keeping their attack modern enough to avoid tribute-act territory. Their recent ...
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Fronted by Katarina Auster (“Gwen Stefani’s evil twin”) this duo’s synth-driven songs have dark, edgy overtones that at times are reminiscent of Evanescence, especially on ...
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Nothing conventional here as archly clever pop-culture maven Nick Noro has a spare-yet-effective tech-hop sound that can be sinister (“Laura Croft”), catchy and perceptive (“Zegna ...
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It is easy to hear why this crafty songstress has garnered TV placements that include ABC Family channel and brands such as Cheerios. In fact, ...
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It doesn’t take long to realize that Hunter and his band are crisp, bold, spot-on players who can turn on a dime when necessary—and these ...
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Seattle artist Marquis Wright brings a natural touch to his tracks, which never whack you upside the head in an attempt to dazzle—they just sound ...
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With their crafty new tunes, this guitar-driven Huntington Beach, CA, trio (formerly a signed act) show themselves to be worthy once again of some label ...
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At 16, Jordan JAE is perfectly situated to tap the source of good-natured, youthful rebellion with infectious tracks whose production quality is near perfect. “Teenage ...
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Call her a modern-day hippie chick, Gonzales is unusual by today’s standards, with material that is infused with plenty of organic, hi-touch instrumentation (electric 12-string, ...
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There is a definite commercial appeal to this duo, who exhibit well-trained vocal mechanics, with Jude emitting some especially dreamy tones (including falsetto) that can ...
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An alluring air of mystery, sensuality and danger oozes from these songs on which Maui-born Meola is bathed in a cavernous pool of reverb. Not ...
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We’re impressed by this country act’s catchy material—and the rest of their skills ain’t bad either. Singer Billy Craig exudes a husky, hangdog pathos on ...
