Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Brazilian Night Club Fire Leaves At Least 233 Dead
Most of the dead are said to be between 16 and 20 years old. Grizzly news this weekend as it is being…
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Bloc Party Might Be Calling It Quits
FL: Bloc Party’s Lissack and Okereke; PC: Wikimedia Bad news for fans of the techno inspired indie band Bloc Party … well,…
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Blink-182 To Release New EP, Stones Add NY Show
2012 marks the 20th anniversary of Blink-182 Many of you out there are finally winding down from a long and hopefully productive…
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Beatles Claim Top Spot for Best Selling UK Singles Act
Alternate Abbey Road image sold for over $24,500 at auction In honor of the 60th anniversary of the official tracking of the…
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The Gear and the Glory: The White Stripes
*The White Stripes in 2001, first tour of Japan As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply the songs…
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The Gear and the Glory: NOFX
From Left: El Hefe, Fat Mike and Eric Melvin; Not Pictured: Erik Sandin on drums As any normal music fan, we sometimes…
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The Gear and Story Behind Nirvana
FL: Grohl, Cobain and Novoselic; PC: Album cover for Nirvana box set As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply…
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The Gear and the Glory: Metallica
From Left: Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield & Robert Trujillo As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply…
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Army Gives the Boot to Ted Nugent Concert Appearance
The United States Army has cancelled a scheduled performance by well known gun’s rights activist Ted Nugent after a recent speech…
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The Open G Alternate Guitar Tuning
Open G Tuning Structure It’s that time of the week again and for all you aspiring musicians (or veterans who simply feel…
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Against Me! Singer Comes Out as Transgender
Against Me! lead singer Tom Gabel Against Me! lead singer and rhythm guitarist Tom Gabel has announced his plans to make his…
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Acoustic Guitar Size and Body Types
Luthiers have been perfecting the art of guitar making for hundreds of years trying to find the best sound for their instruments.…