Features Music News Sometimes you can’t replicate the magic of a demo – Here are 8 that ended up in the final mix by Happy Sometimes the magic you catch in a demo recording can’t be replicated again – Here are 8 times those recordings made the final mix Being King Shit ain’t all it’s…
Lists Music News Kim Gordon: 5 essential albums from one of music’s most influential women by Happy From Confusion Is Sex to No Home Record, we take a look at five albums that have helped shape the iconic career of Kim Gordon. The queen of 80s and…
Features News Pro Audio 9 artists who have reshaped the Fender Jazzmaster by Samantha Hughes Mods, tasteful aesthetics, and downright demolitions. The Fender Jazzmaster guitar has been the signature sound for a huge range of artists for decades. The Fender Jazzmaster was, of course, marketed…
Lists Pro Audio Check out the best electric guitars you can get your hands on by Borna Crvelin It’s been harsh time for the last few years. Thinking of getting the electric guitar of your dreams? Here are a few of our favourites. The electric guitar has had…
Features Pro Audio Fender Offsets: a lasting innovation of shape and facility by Pinky Latt Born from a radical zeal for innovation and the pursuit of commercial success, Fender offsets cast an imposing and asymmetrical shadow over the history of rock ‘n’ roll. It’s a…
Features Desolation Center (1985): a desert-dazing frenzy laced with LSD and experimentation by Luka Simonetti Desolation Center was the 1985 desert festival that punched authority in the teeth, taking art-rock and LSD-laced sound experimentation to the next level. Picture this: you’re high tailing it to…
Features Pro Audio Reinventing ‘classic’: 8 guitarists doing tone their way by Nick Mielczarek There are tons of classic guitar tones out there from Hendrix to Gilmour, but here are 8 artists that strive to redefine what a guitar can be. Sound has been…
Features Nostalgia and the Now: the anatomy of a perfect Splendour In The Grass lineup by Jayden Collins In an incredible turn of events, electropop legends Gorillaz will be headlining next year’s Splendour in the Grass. While previous headliner Flume will be missed, the inclusion of Gorillaz as…
News WAH-WAH drop new sweater collection, featuring Sonic Youth and Devo-inspired designs by Kayla McNicoll Winter isn’t quite over yet, and what better way to stay cosy in the cooler months than with a funky new sweater? One of our favourite local fashion brands, WAH-WAH,…
News Sonic Youth are selling ‘Sonic Nurse’ face masks and shirts, with all proceeds going to charity by Luka Simonetti Sonic Youth are doing their bit by selling COVID-19 face masks and t-shirts to raise money for numerous charities to assist struggling communities during times of inequality and crisis. Sonic…
News NPR release huge archive of performances, featuring Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, more by James Peppercorn NPR have released a huge amount of live performances. Taking place between 2005 and 2017, NPR hosted performances from hundreds of acts live from Washington DC’s 9:30 Club. This move…
News Sonic Youth release 1987 live album ‘Hold That Tiger’ by Rachel Daniel American rock legends Sonic Youth have released an updated version of their 1991 bootleg Hold That Tiger. The recording was originally made in 1987 and issued as a semi-official bootleg cut, before…
Music News Sonic Youth release 1993 live album ‘Blastic Scene’ from their archive by Dave Stano Sonic Youth has just released tapes from a 1993 gig in Lisbon, Portugal. The recording, titled Blastic Scene, comes from a show the band played in an old bullring, a…
