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New Gear Review: BOZ Digital Labs +10DB Channel Strip Plug-In Bundle
Producer David Bendeth and Boz Digital Labs teamed together to offer the +10dB Channel Strip and bundle. This is a plug-in processor modeled on the ... -
Live Review: Ratboys at Beat Kitchen
Material: Chicago-based band, Ratboys, appeals to the indie and college rock crowd with a slightly different twist. In a genre that is heavily saturated with ... -
Album Review: Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (8/10)
With great power comes a greater responsibility and Kendrick Lamar exercises his position honestly. The Walter Cronkite of Black America delivers this relevant release, time ... -
Close Up: Omega Studios
Specializing in Music Production Since 1968: One of the oldest recording studios in America and one of the few successful state-of-the-art facilities specializing in live ... -
Signing Story: Badflower
Over the last few years, industry “experts” have been telling musicians that DIY is the way to succeed: become a master of self-booking, self-management, self-distribution, ... -
New Gear Review: Ultimate Ears Pro Sound Guard
Ultimate Ears’ Pro Sound Guard is a small, battery-powered audio protection device made to go in-line with your set of balanced armature in-ear monitor earphones. ... -
Album Review: Sasha's Bloc - "Heart on Fire" (8/10)
A homage to jazz age sultriness, swagger and swing, but with brilliant originals rather than tired retreads of standards, this glorious, multi-faceted, polycultural collective— burning up ... -
New Gear Review: PSP Audioware L'otary Rotary Speaker Plug-In
PSP L’otary is a master emulation of Don Leslie’s rotary speaker cabinet he invented seven years after the introduction of the Hammond organ in 1935. ... -
New Gear Review: Stanton T.92 and T.55 USB Professional
The Stanton T.92 and T.55 turntables have solid bases and beefy construction with stable platters to minimize acoustical feedback. Both use precision tone arms for ... -
Album Review: Cash Box Kings - Holding Court (8/10)
The Oscar Wilson/Joe Nosek-led blues band continue to move forward with their vintage ‘50s-flavored Chicago sound. All the touchstones of love, money and good times are ... -
Live Review: Matt Turk at Genghis Cohen
Material: Matt Turk’s lyric heavy, slow-paced songs have folk foundations, but incorporate other genres like gypsy jazz and old-timey country. Turk hits his stride in ... -
Live Review: Slick and Wicked at The Whiskey
Material: The spirit of ‘80s metal and rock & roll is alive in the energetic, distorted songs of Slick and Wicked. Hollow sounding drums and ... -
Book: I Fought the Law: The Life and Strange Death of Bobby Fuller
On July 18, 1966, at the age of 23 and with a Top 10 hit, “I Fought The Law,” on the charts, Bobby Fuller was ... -
DIY Spotlight: WholeWorldBand
WHOLEWORLDBAND could be an exciting new addition to your DIY toolbox. With WholeWorldBand you can make music videos and collaborate on songs with thousands of ... -
Book Preview: Brian May's Red Special: The Story of the Home-made Guitar
For 50 years, Brian May played the Red Special on every Queen album and live show. May and his father started to hand-build that guitar ... -
Album Review: Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise (7/10)
Three times is the charm for this Detroit emcee, who with witty wordplay and a fresh delivery has finally scored a solid release. Sean displays ... -
Book Preview: Going into the City: Portrait of a Critic of a Young Man
The “Dean of American Rock Critics” takes us on an ultra-personal tour through his life that is both a love letter to a New York long ...
