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Album Review of "Balancing Act" by Vinyl Floor (7/10)
Karmanian RecordsProducer: Emil Isaksson For fans of the B-52’s or the more crooning side of Weezer comes Danish alt-rock group Vinyl Floor. The muddy—and, at ... -
Album Review of "Boycott Heaven" by The Format (7/10)
The Vanity LabelProducer: Brendan O’Brien After achieving acclaim as a pop collaborator and fun. frontman, Nate Ruess had been all-but-solely writing hook-heavy lamentations for his ... -
Album Review of "Dream Life" by Marta Del Grandi (7/10)
Fire RecordsProducers: Marta Del Grandi and Bert Vliegen There’s a magical quality about Italian singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi’s new album that hits the feels from ... -
Album Review of "Same Drug New High" by Gluecifer (8/10)
SteamhammerProducers: Gluecifer We nearly choked when we read the press release—it’s been 21 years since Norwegian hellraisers Gluecifer released their last album, Where the hell ... -
Album Review of "The Accidental" by Francis Rossi (8/10)
earMUSICProducers: Francis Rossi, Andy Brook Best known as the frontman with British veteran boogie rockers Status Quo, Francis Rossi found a sound that works for ... -
Album Review of "No Lube So Rude" by Peaches (8/10)
Kill Rock StarsProducers: Peaches, The Squirt Deluxe After a decade-long hiatus, the high priestess of electroclash is back with the full-frontal No Lube So Rude. ... -
My Favorite Album: Peter Perrett Reflects on the Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground & Nico (Verve) White Light/White Heat (Verve) Solo artist and Only Ones man Peter Perrett told us about his ... -
Book Store: "What Mattered Most" By Ty Herndon with David Ritz
Ty Herndon is a special kind of country artist, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights at every opportunity because he knows that human rights aren’t political. This, ... -
Book Store: "Willie Nelson: All the Albums" By Geoffrey Himes
On one hand, this book feels like it’s one for the Willie Nelson completists, as author Himes leads us through the living legend of country’s ... -
Book Store: "All Roads Lead to Punk" By Genny Schorr
A lot of pleasure can be had by diving into a scene and, once you’ve familiarized yourself with the main players, going back and digging ... -
ONEW at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
South Korean singer-songwriter ONEW (Lee Jin-ki) brought his world tour PERCENT (%) to the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on January 11th. ONEW is regarded ... -
Book Store: "In the Hour of Chaos" By Chuck D
“This book is not an autobiography,” a statement from the publisher reads. “It’s not a manifesto. It’s a razor-sharp investigation into hip-hop and rap music ... -
Book Store: "Introduction to Music Publishing for Musicians – Second Edition" By Bobby Borg and ...
Back in 2021, MC reviewed the first edition of this book and said, “Worth every penny, this is a down-to-earth new book written by two musicians ... -
Book Store: "David Gilmour: Luck and Strange, Studio/Live" Photographs by Polly Samson
Photographer Polly Samson has done a quite glorious job of documenting the studio process and then the tour for former Pink Floyd man David Gilmour’s ... -
New Toys: Marshall DSL40CR Combo Amp Stealth Black-A Guitar Center Exclusive
Founded in 1962 and the epitome of an iconic rock 'n' roll brand, the very name Marshall Amplification conjures up images for those in the ... -
New Toys: Harrison Audio 32Classic Mix Strip-Analog Mic Preamp and EQ
Harrison Audio was formed in 1975 after Dave Harrison’s innovative 1974 design of the world’s first “in line” console, the MCI JH-400. By combining the ... -
New Toys: Lutefish Stream-Real Time Low Latency Internet Jamming System
Lutefish Stream is a new hardware and software platform by Wenger America designed to give musicians a way to jam in real time over the ... -
New Toys: Apogee Electronics Pultec EQP-1a EQ Plugin
Throughout the history of digital audio workstations, there have been countless Pultec EQP-1A plugin emulations. Apogee developed the only Pultec EQP-1A plugin officially licensed and ... -
Staff Picks With Olivia Dean, Rage Against the Machine, The Pandoras, and Snocaps
Associate Editor Ruby Risch Olivia Dean “Let Alone The One You Love” The Art of Loving on repeat. Hard to choose just one. Operations Manager Robin ... -
The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Los Frankies Dive Into The Voidz
Frankie Clarke of Los Frankies (and Frankie & the Studs) told us about her Voidz experience... Frankie Clarke: Two years ago we saw The Voidz ...
