WILLIAMSBURG: Sami Jano and Ron Wilde go back a ways – all the way back to teenagehood in Detroit, long before either ever imagined they’d one day be running a record label in New York City.
The musician-friends had always run in overlapping music circles, and when they moved Read more...
As each day passes, it seems there is yet another cool piece of musical gear coming out. Since the release of the iPad, the constant flow of apps has made it hard to stop and just use the tools that are already at hand.
Today we are going to continue Read more...
GREENWICH VILLAGE: Next time you’re downtown, take a right off 6th Avenue and head down 8th Street. Moving east, you’ll leave behind the confusing tangle of intersections that define the West Village, and gravitate towards a more civilized grid within NYC.
One of the first places you’ll pass on this Read more...
The bonus feature from our multi-part interview series – Click to watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Parts 4 and 5, and Part 6 of Power Sessions: Chris Lord-Alge.
Our first interview in the Power Sessions series featured Chris Lord-Alge in a conversation with NYC artist/engineer Erica Glyn. Read more...
Skyline Recording Studios, the world-class NYC facility that operated for many years at 36 West 37th Street, has closed.
The studio, which was owned and operated by drummer Jonathan Mover, was renowned for its spacious live room, Musgrave-modified Neve VR60, and its superstar rock, jazz, and pop clientele.
Over the Read more...
Violinist Rob Moose was a sophomore in college when he responded to a classified ad that read “Britten, Buckley, Boulez, Bjork.”
That single ad led him to songwriter Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, and in the years that followed, to gigs with Antony and the Johnsons, The National and Read more...
GREATER NYC AREA: This month’s buzz finds a number of amazing singers recording around the city – from Diane Birch to Trixie Whitley, Dianna Krall to Glasser – as well as a wealth of new releases by acclaimed rappers like Kanye West, Theophilus London and Childish Gambino, new work by Read more...
Next time you get a chance, go on a day trip a little north of the city to Westchester County. When you arrive at the beautiful hamlet of Katonah, NY you’ll see artistic sensibilities in abundance – from the Katonah Museum of Art to the annual Caramoor International Music Festival. Read more...
FLATIRON DISTRICT, MANHATTAN: If you’ve lived in New York City long enough, hopefully you’ve experienced this distinctive pleasure: walking around a blind corner only to encounter the face of a long-lost friend. At these moments, the massive metropolis magically shrinks down to a small town.
If that early acquaintance just Read more...
Delicious Audio recently reviewed the Reezafratzitz distortion pedal from Emma Electronics…read a bit below, and visit Delicious Audio for the complete review!
If the crazily named Reezafratzitz distortion pedal from Denmark’s Emma Electronics (street $245) has a dual personality, both of them are nasty. But for lovers of saturated distortion, Read more...
