HELL’S KITCHEN, MANHATTAN: With conviction like his, James McCartney doesn’t have to convince anybody of anything. Just a few seconds into “Angel”, the opening cut of his new EP, Available Light, it’s clear to all with ears that his hooks are heroic. And they’re his.
Of course, with his bloodline, Read more...
On Tuesday, August 24th, the NY Section of the Audio Engineering Society hosted a 40th Anniversary Salute to the legendary Electric Lady Recording Studios and the Jimi Hendrix legacy.
Almost four decades ago to the day, on August 26th, 1970 Electric Lady opened its doors at 52 West 8th Street Read more...
UPPER WEST SIDE: From the land of mediocre restaurants and mid-life crisis, the Upper West Side, come The Postelles. How did this foursome rise above the cultural obstacles of their upbringing, coming from a place where the Gap and Starbucks reign as supreme as in the Topeka suburbs, to make Read more...
Avatar Recording Studios hosted a number of sessions this past month, with high-profile artists, producers and engineers.
Studio A and its famed live room saw the likes of The Strokes, recording with producer/engineer Joe Chiccarelli, assisted by Justin Gerrish. Moby was recording there with engineer Scott Norton, assisted by Read more...
EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: Why did The Strokes album Is This It change the world? Raw aggravations and melodic mastery were set free by five wizened Manhattan youths whose instincts were apparently dead on about…everything that had anything to do with music.
Rough rough rough when so much else in 2001 Read more...
