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Artist Profile: Toad the Wet Sprocket—Four Decades of Ditties
Santa Barbara legacy alt band Toad the Wet Sprocket (TTWS) formed in 1986 when, at 15, guitarist Glen Phillips was scarcely a teenager. Inspired by ... -
Artist Profile: Heavenly
In the 30 years since Heavenly released what had been their last album, Operation Heavenly, the world changed plenty. That wasn’t really the case for ... -
Out Take: Myrkur
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist Web: myrkurmusic.bandMost recent: “Touch My Love and Die” In February, composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Myrkur (AKA Amalie Bruun) performed at the Dansk ... -
New Toys: Martin 000 Jr E Jeff Tweedy Electro-Acoustic Guitar-FSC Certified
Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has a long-standing partnership with C.F. Martin & Co., originating from his use of a 1930s Martin 0-18 during the Mermaid ... -
New Toys: Sony C-100 High Resolution Studio Condenser Microphone
Sony has been making superior studio microphones since the release of the C-37A tube mic in 1958. This was followed in 1970 by the C-38B, ... -
DIY Spotlight: Claudia Hoyser
Country singer-songwriter Claudia Hoyser has been writing and singing for as long as she can remember. “It started as little rhymes in diaries and journals, ... -
Sounds and Visions: Jewel in Venice
Jewel kinda likes it in her brand new place. Even on the eve of opening her second large-scale art exhibition—this time amid the hubbub of ... -
Exec Profile: Evange Livanos
Co-Owner/Co-FounderAlternate Side Management Years with Company: 13Address: Nashville, Philadelphia, N.Y.C., L.A.Web: alternatesi.deEmail: info@alternateside.coClients: Hot Mulligan, Beach Bunny, Citizen, Dayseeker, Knuckle Punk, Bad Suns, Carseat Headrest, ... -
New Toys: Rhodes Vari-Amp Plug-in—A Collection Of Rhodes Historic Preamps
The Harold Rhodes and Rhodes electric piano story dates to 1942 when Rhodes devised a portable piano aimed at rehabilitation therapy for wounded soldiers in ... -
Up Close: Sean Healy Presents
webookbands.com An Actor Championing Musicians: Armed with his BFA in Acting from Arizona State University, Sean Healy moved to L.A. in the early ‘90s to ... -
Book Store: "Live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop" By Peter Alan Lesser
McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA is a beloved local store, and it’s been hosting live shows since 1969. Their room is just spacious ... -
Book Store: "Slow Stories" By Bette A.
Dutch artist, activist and author Bette A. has released this book of short stories, simultaneously dropping a vinyl record 2 Short Stories that sees the ... -
Book Store: "Pete's Beat" By Matt Robinson
Drummers like to get young drummers drumming early, or at least that’s what we can take from Matt Robinson’s Pete’s Beat, a children’s book about ... -
Book Store: "Raised On Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine, and Payola" By Paul Rees
Paul Rees has penned well-received biographies of Robert Plant, John Entwistle, John Mellencamp, and Elliott Smith, and he was previously the editor at Kerrang! and ... -
Book Store: "Tastykakes, Soul Songs & Shining Stars" By Joe McEwen
Industry veteran Joe McEwen has long had a passion for all things jazz, soul, and R&B, and that calling led him to write for the ... -
Book Store: "Screen Gems: Pop Music Documentaries & Rock and Roll TV Scenes" By Harvey ...
Frequent MC contributor Harvey Kubernik is a well-respected music historian across the genres, a scholar with a firm grasp for what makes these characters, the ... -
New Toys: Soundtoys 5 Ultimate-Effects Plugin Bundle
Soundtoys founders Ken Bogdanowicz and Bob Belcher were hardware designers for the industry standard Eventide H3000 pitch processor. From there they formed a plugin software ... -
Songwriter Profile: Lionel Cole—A Legacy of Love
Raised among music royalty, Lionel Cole—nephew of Nat King Cole, cousin to Natalie Cole, and son of Freddy Cole—grew up immersed in the music business. ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Pete Doell
Mastering engineer Pete Doell (pronounced “Dell”) earned a degree in electronic music composition from the State University of New York at Albany before returning home ... -
Close Up: Universal Audio
uaudio.com Two Generations of Sonic Innovation: Based in Scotts Valley, CA, Universal Audio (UA) has been renowned for several generations as a premier manufacturer of ...
