NostalgiaCon 2019
On September 28th I was fortunate enough to attend the first annual Nostalgia Con at the Anaheim...
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Is Cosplay Just Stage Outfits Writ Large?
I was fortunate enough to attend the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con this July. For the uninitiated San...
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Planet Guitar: Wrangling Your Room the DIY Way
I have my own recording studio that I do my projects and occasionally other projects from other...
Read MoreThe State of Music in 2019
When it comes to Weezer and their shenanigans, I just can’t help myself. And while I probably appear to be a total fanboy (believe me, I had the Matt Damon SNL clip forwarded to me at least a hundred times), I realize that...
Read MoreiRig Stomp I/O – Review
Digital modeling of amps and effects has come a long way over the past decade and IK Multimedia has been at the forefront of innovation. In fact, their technology has been so good that many manufacturers and artists have allowed...
Read MoreWalking in Memphis
I pride myself in being a rather intelligent guy, although, some may question my intelligence. My wife, in particular, falls in the questioning camp. You see, this year for my birthday, all she gave me was an envelope that...
Read MoreWeezer Just Won the Internet…
It’s 2018. 24 years and 11 albums in, there’s no reason we should be talking about the somewhat obscure indie darling, Weezer, who peaked with their first album in 1994. Yet, somehow they’ve done it again. They’ve made...
Read MoreHomeopathy and PTSD
By Sue Anello With some of the bad stuff that’s been going down in the past year in music venues, working musicians have probably earned the right to be a little freaked out. Sue Anello is a homeopath who has, in the past...
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Scare LA Gets Its Goth On
I was fortunate enough to attend the 2017 Scare LA Summer Halloween Convention. When I arrived I...
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4th Edition Of Recording Engineer’s Handbook Now Available
BOMG Publishing has announced the release of the fully updated fourth edition of Bobby...
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Worship MD Debuts “Advanced Audio Seminar”
When we go to a concert, we expect the audio, lighting and visuals to be over the top. If the...
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ROCK’N’ROLL INVENTIONS
A new Smithsonian Channel series is about to make some noise as some of the biggest names from the...
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- Cerwin-Vega Active: The Big Gig VIDEOThe first gig was just a warm-up, this time we took the Cerwin Vega Active system out on a much larger gig—how did it do? If you missed the first part in thise series of reviews (which includes a description of the system and it’s features) you might want to GO BACK to go back […]
- Please Kill My DrummerA session drummer in the Dallas area picked this off Craigslist and it got circulated among some of his friends. We thought you might enjoy it… Come on, every band leader has thought it at least once or twice. And maybe it’s not your drummer—I have had some singers who fit this profile way too […]
- It’s the Law…We know, you want to make music not read about boring legal stuff. But these five cases could have a profound effect on how you go about getting your music to the masses. FIVE CASES THAT DEFINED THE MUSIC BIZ And keep checking back with the Live2Play Network for the latest news that musicians can […]
- Orianthi Talks About Michael Jackson TourOrianthi Talks About Jackson Tour If you have no idea who Orianthi is, don’t feel bad. neither did we until recently. But this 24-year old guitarist from the Land Down Under has impressed not only us but the like of Steve Vai and Carlos Santana as well. Rolling Stone’s Rock and Roll Daily has a […]
- Stevie Wonder at Hall of Fame ConcertStevie Wonder’s performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of fame 25th Anniversary show was off the hook. And a lesson for every performer. When a technical glitch meant that the lights came up, a full house at Madison Square Garden roared and the was zero audio, he didn’t freak out. He gave the crew […]