Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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British Police Pull Plug on McCartney-Springsteen Jam
Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen at the Hard Rock Calling Festival London Photo: Giovanni Canitano / Rex Features Who wouldn’t want…
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Peavey Introduces DC Comics Inspired instrument and Accessory Line
Soundaria is excited to announce that Peavey Electronics will be introducing a brand new line of officially licensed musical instruments and accessories…
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Ozzy Osbourne Injured in House Fire
Bad news for the Prince of Darkness as Sharon Osbourne has revealed that her famous bat-biting husband Ozzy was injured early Thursday…
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NAMM 2013 Press Release: PreSonus Unveils Capture 2.0 Audio Recording Software
PreSonus® has announced Capture™ 2.0, a major upgrade to its ultra-easy-to-use audio-recording software for Mac® and Windows®. Designed specifically for live recording,…
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MySpace Making a Comeback with New Music Player
Justin Timberlake announces MySpace TV at CES Will MySpace really be able to make a comeback as a major player in the…
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MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive Pedal ZW44 Review
MXR Zakk Wylde ZW44 Overdrive Pedal Written by Robert Cavuoto Sometimes when people put their name on a pedal it’s more for…
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Music News Weekend Roundup 3/19
Jimmy Page to Debut Previously Unreleased Material Jimmy Page at Mojo Awards Plenty of good news this weekend for anyone interested in…
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Mick Jagger’s SuperHeavy Releases New Song
SuperHeavy, the supergroup featuring Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, A.R. Rahman and Damian Marley, put out a new song titled “Miracle…
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Metallica Release New EP in November
Metallica have announced that they will release a new live EP in November, titled Live at Grimey’s. The album was recorded during…
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Hetfield Inducted Into High School Hall Of Fame
James Hetfield’s acceptance speech included a cool story about being forced to choose between football and music. James Hetfield struggled with family…
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Lennon Murderer Recounts Gritty Details of Killing
Mark David Chapman / NY Dept of Corrections As many of you out there might remember, about a week and a half…
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Keep Your Tubes Happy
Back in the late 1960s certain factions in the amplifier industry went to great pains to introduce radical, new solid-state guitar amps…