FOLK YEAH: If twang is your game, welcome to your lucky week. In the span of the next few days, Santa Barbara’s venues (large and small) are experiencing an influx of indie-folk goodness. It all kicks ...
Southeast Morrison’s Holocene is easily one of the best places in Portland for music that feels like Capital-A “Art.” Artists ...
Superbooth 25: Our only problem with the Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave - a stunning evolution of the classic Waldorf PPG Wave wavetable synths from the ‘80s - was that we couldn’t really afford it. This ...
Drawing on the heritage of the classic PPG range, the 3rd Wave synth has something for nostalgia fans and more forward-thinking producers alike. And following the launch of the keyboard version, ...
There was a time when the party or club DJ would just have to scratch, mix and spin to get the joint jumping and the bodies grooving. More recently, electronic instruments like synthesizers and drum ...
Back in 1989, producer Flood told Depeche Mode - then seeking a new sound but feeling a need to stick to their electronic group principles - “If you wanna use a guitar, use a guitar”. It’s a piece of ...
The 1975’s new album has a crazy and stupid title: I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful, Yet So Unaware of It. Two commas, count ’em. Few other album names are complete sentences, and ...
SUPERBOOTH 2022: Dreadbox has captured the spirit of Superbooth with Dysmetria, a build-it-yourself analogue groove synthesizer. Designed for creating rhythms and basslines, it can be used on your ...
If you're into synths and grooveboxes at all, chances are you're familiar with Elektron's Digitone. It's part of it's mid-range "Digi" line of instruments, and it's loaded with all sorts of gorgeous ...
James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...
For the first time since the '90s, Kraftwerk is planning to tour the US. Its first date in the States: April 26 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. The German group, whose sterile synth grooves are the ...