Lists News Tips The Best YouTube to MP3 Converters on the Web (updated for November2023) by Nick Stillman Want to safely convert YouTube to MP3? Scroll down for the most current list of the best Youtube to MP3 converters on the web. Dive in for your ultimate mp3…
Features News Pro Audio Retro synth ads that border on the ridiculous and the sublime by Nick Stillman Here are some retro synth ads from the 80s that border on the ridiculous and the sublime… mostly the ridiculous. We’ve already covered some awesome vintage instrument ads from the…
Features News Pro Audio Placing a Well Deserved Crown on the BOSS DD-7 by Nick Stillman Before the DD-8 there was the myth and legend of the DD-7, the only BOSS that Analog Man claimed did not need a mod! In the guitar world, BOSS pedals…
Books Music News Patti Smith’s 40 favourite books of all time by Nick Stillman From Beats classics and Shakespeare to modern masterpieces, here is a list of Patti Smith’s 40 favourite books. Even from a young age, Patti Smith was enamoured by the written…
News Kylie Minogue reads Nick Cave’s brilliant rejection letter to the MTV Awards from 1996 by Nick Stillman Kylie Minogue reading Nick Cave’s rejection letter of the MTV Awards is pure gold. Cave once again expresses his spite with world-class elegance and ease. In 1996, Nick Cave wrote…
Arts Drugs News Syd’s First Trip: Home footage of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett’s first experience with LSD by Nick Stillman Watch Syd Barrett’s First Trip, home footage of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett’s first experience with psychedelics. Syd Barrett’s contribution to music was profound, explosive and grievously short-lived. The Pink…
Film and TV News Listen to the “lost” Pink Floyd soundtrack for Zabriskie Point by Nick Stillman Listen to the “lost” Pink Floyd soundtrack for 1970s head trip drama flick, Zabriskie Point – the only American film from Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. Pink Floyd‘s music is nothing…
News Learn how to use a DSLR, sans camera with this mind-blowing interactive tool by Nick Stillman Any budding photographers out there frustrated by the plethora of options and controls on their DSLR? Learn your shit right with this amazing interactive DSLR tutorial site. DSLR cameras are…
Features Pro Audio Fender Deluxe Reverb: the most played, recorded and sought after amp in music history by Nick Stillman Finding a studio with a vintage Fender Deluxe Reverb is like striking gold. There is a good chance it’s the only amp you’ll want to use, and an even better chance…
Features Pro Audio The Shure SM57: from the White House to OK Computer by Nick Stillman The Shure SM57 is the definitive ‘workhorse’ microphone. Tough, pragmatic and versatile, you’d be hard-pressed to find a professional studio without one. Here’s a look at the legacy of the…
Features Pro Audio The magic of tape and why it’s still so sought after in the digital age by Nick Stillman There are a few old pieces of music tech that are still present in the digital age. Luckily the magic of tape has held on and analog recording still has…
Features Pro Audio Remembering three forgotten vintage Australian amps of the 60s by Nick Stillman Australian amps are rarely associated with the same kind of global reverence as those manufactured in other countries. That torch is held by the UK and the US, and has…
Features Pro Audio Sonic extremists: why Death By Audio pedals are like nothing else out there by Nick Stillman With the deluge of boutique pedal builders popping up on what seems to be a monthly basis, wading through the bullshit can be tough. For anyone even vaguely interested in…
