Top 5 Guitarists Who Inspire Me
David Pajo
David Pajo (Slint, Papa M, Tortoise, Stereolab, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gang of Four) lists his guitar inspirations.
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Talk About Your Junk : Manny Nieto
Malcolm X Abram
Manny discusses the positives of going off the grid in a foreign country to reclaim his love of recording music on his own terms, his love of analog gear in our digital world, the importance of learning from your failures and successes and the simple joys of real Chinese food and good Hong Kong coffee.
Read MoreShow Us Your Junk! Ep. 23 - Steve Albini (Shellac, Electrical Audio)
Uri Garcia
Steve Albini has recorded hundreds upon hundreds of bands spanning three decades. He has probably engineered one of your favorite records. His organic, non-meddling approach requires dependable and versatile recording equipment. With all of this great studio equipment, there had to be some oddball pieces floating around that he could dig up. Don’t worry, he will show you some of it.
Read MoreShow Us Your Junk! Ep. 18 - Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
Aaron Rogers
In thirty short years, Sonic Youth produced one of the largest and most stimulating bodies of work of any American rock band…
Read MoreBully’s Alicia Bognanno is Winning
Anna Blumenthal
For someone who didn’t grow up with grunge or ‘90s alternative rock, Alicia and her bandmates in Bully have managed to make one of the most exciting, ‘90s grunge/alternative rock records I’ve heard since – well, the ‘90s. Maybe even before that…
Read MoreStudio Series - Jon San Paolo (Electrical Audio)
Aaron Rogers
Jon San Paolo, staff engineer, building manager, and "weekend guy" at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio shines some light on the "Electrical Method" and how he uses EarthQuaker Devices to save himself and his clients the heartache of trying to "fix it in the mix..."
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