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The Benefits of Being a Weekend Warrior

Everyone can benefit from discovering a new instrument. Whether it’s wanting to follow along with as your child learns, or maybe you have a group of friends who love to make music together, there’s always a way you can let music enrich your life.

Portable PAs: Big Sound in a Small Package

When it comes to buying or renting a PA, whether you are looking for a single microphone system for a speaking engagement, or a full rig for a wedding or dance hall dust-up, the less you have to worry about the better.

Seven Exercises for Getting Past Writer's Block

You’ve got a case of songwriter’s block. We’ve all been there. It’s frustrating and disheartening, and to make things worse, it seems the harder you try, the more elusive creative ideas become.

Review: Warm Audio Tone Beast

"Open slowly,” it says on the packing. “Don't startle the beast. This unit bites back." So carefully … I peel away the packaging … revealing a Warm Audio TB12 tone shaping microphone preamp, aka the "Tone Beast".

Three Great – and Affordable – Acoustic Performance Guitars

In my experience, when buying a guitar, I have found that you don’t have to spend a mint to get a great instrument. Most of the guitars in my own collection cost less than a thousand dollars – and many of them are gems.