Door list etiquette and how not to be a jerk
Last night when I was working on the ticket booth at a gig, a photographer on the door list walked past, saw someone getting their money out to hand to…
There’s a new Soldano SLO pedal and I want it
The SLO-100 is famous for being one of the most detailed-sounding high-gain guitar amplifiers of all time. Until now, it’s been challenging to capture the amp’s nuanced character in a…
Promote what’s great, not what you hate
I’m becoming increasingly more annoyed by super-negatively-opinionated guitarists crapping all over the slightest innovation or progress in guitar design or every advance in playing style, cluttering up the replies under…
In defence of relics
Y’know, I thought the whole anti-relic complainy thing would have gone away by now. Guitars made to look old: it’s been done for decades at this point. Why are we…
Plini’s Summer 2023 Aussie tour with I Built The Sky and Protest The Hero
Announcing a seven-date run covering Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, Plini will be bringing his astonishing live show alongside some very special guests, Canadian prog metallers Protest…
Dark Force Fest gothic festival. I want to go to there.
Dark Force Fest takes place in Parsippany, NJ (1 hour from NYC), where they take over the massive Sheraton Parsippany, including 44,000 square feet of event space and all 370…
New Friedman amps
Friedman Amps has just announced two new amps: a new updated version of the venerable Pink Taco, and the Little Sister, a 20-watt version of their Twin Sister amp.
New Kav Temperley album out today!
Two-and-a-half years in the making, Eskimo Joe frontman Kav Temperley has unveiled his sophomore solo album, Machines Of Love & Grace. A product of the past few years spent with…
New gear from PRS
On the heels of their successful launch into the world of stompboxes, PRS Guitars has just released several additional new products including an amp, two acoustics, and the highly-anticipated Robben…
Check out the new Ibanez Tim Henson acoustic!
Ibanez has just announced a signature nylon-string acoustic guitar for Polyphia’s Tim Henson.