Rush was never the “MTV Unplugged” guys: they didn’t generally do the “stripped down” thing. One exception was the live version of “Resist,” which featured Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson strapping on acoustic guitars to accompany Geddy’s voice. Neil wasn’t part of the performance, bu...
Kumar, 35, a classically trained pianist, has recorded two solo albums, includingTales of Realitywith Swiss studio band 18th Parallel; they’ll tour Europe together in October. Kumar’s acoustic guitar sets have opened several dates for stalwart Jamaican band Third World this year. Each of his...
“It is going to be together that we write new rules to make it easier for all workers to join a union, and we are going to build a younger, darker, hipper, fresher, sneaker-wearing labor movement.” They were joined by Brent Booker of the Laborers' International...
“You only live 26,000 days, and I'm telling you, I'm gonna wear all of them out. They're gonna know we came through here”: The life and legacy of Quincy Jones “We went back to the dressing room. He said, ‘Yeah, it stays in tune great! But if you could make it a littl...
Born out of necessity in studios such as Motown and United Sound Systems to accommodate the electric instruments emerging in the 1960s, direct boxes (also known as DIs, which stands for “Direct Inject”) began as a way to resolve a basic impedance mismatch between electrodynamic guitar pickups...
Green Day singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong might disagree, as heconfessedin their episode of VH1’sBehind the Musicthat they have “the worst band name in the world.” At the very least, it’s better than their previous pick, Sweet Children (which they dropped a few years after formin...
Sand Bar is a cool spot that stands by the massage parlors on the outskirts of town at Thong Nai Pan Beach. Sand is a little more upbeat than the simpler, nearby beach bamboo-and-thatch night venues on the same strip. It's a cool spot to drop by for a drink in the shade by day...
When it comes to the design phase, however, there’s plenty of space for inspiration – even for gear that doesn’t seem sexy on the surface. Ask anybody who’s set out to build a better mousetrap for speaker stands, cue systems, patchbays, or acoustic panels, and they’ll tell you:...
they are shaping in front of you, rather than refining works that they have been playing for years. True, Bonet has to hone a changing ensemble to cope with her program choices and her own musicianship and skill never falter; well, they didn’t last Wednesday night. And, without doubt, ...
Toronto collective Do Make Say Think (or as I enjoy calling them, The Action Verbs) have hit on this rather directly on their newly released fourth album, Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn. The title and sequencing imply a series of three suites, each with its own prevailing mood and ...