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Day two of SXSW music starts with the keynote speech from Dave Grohl,  a little  trade show action, and of course, lots of music. Today’s recommendations are all located within a block of each other and their set times follow…

I just got back from NAMM 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. This videos isn’t great but you can get an overall taste of what NAMM is about. I have some product demo videos from the likes of…

One thing about living in the Bay Area is that occasionally you’ll bump into Neil Young. I’ve seen him at computer stores, restaurants, and even sat across from him on a plane flight from Hawaii once. On top of that,…

Happy New Year! I hope 2012 was as productive as you planned. For me I was able to expand the Noise Room by creating some product videos, increasing gear reviews, and doing a series of interviews around SXSW. While my…

John Cale brought his own brand of Dirty Ass Rock‘n’Roll to San Francisco on Sunday night playing to a small but enthusiastic crowd at the Regency Ballroom. Cale, who mainly played keyboards but shifted to guitar for a few songs…

This is the final video in my series from AES 2012 in San Francisco. Noelle Duncan shares some information about the Women’s Audio Mission (WAM) along with Laura Dean, Madalyn Fernandez and Kelley Coyne. WAM was formed in 2003 in…

The 133rd Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention runs from October 26th to the 29th in San Francisco and The Noise Room will be there. While we plan on attending the keynote speech by Steve Lillywhite (pictured), a number of workshops…

I’ve always been a fan of B-Side releases. Some people look at these cuts as fillers or not ready for an album, but not me. Sure, some of the songs were recorded during the album process but B-Side releases tend…