Sounds

Last night Noise Pop kicked off in San Francisco. This is the 20th year of the music festival. A number of clubs throughout the city host dozens of bands such as the Flaming Lips, Wye Oak, and Built to Spill…

When attending South by Southwest, I usually have my week mapped out with an extensive list of bands to see. Even with a tight schedule, stumbling upon new music is almost always guaranteed. In 2007 I was at the Sub…

I first heard Winterpills in 2005 after reading about them in Magnet or Filter magazine. It was one of those perfectly written reviews that make you immediately want to buy the album, which I did. I was hooked.  All My…

The beginning of a new year always brings a lot of activity and excitement to the music industry. Fans, bands and industry folks are getting ready for South by Southwest, The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival makes its…

Last night I downloaded Imperial Teen’s upcoming release Feel the Sound. I was streaming their song Runaway from Soundcloud at the same time. After dropping the album into my iTunes, I watched the little iTunes Match icons disappear as each…

As you may know, I have a recording project called Needle. Our new seven song EP Saint Timothy’s is the follow-up to our debut release Songs Your Mother Never Sang You and was mastered by Kramer of Low and Galaxie…

I’ve been trying to figure out a way to share some of the music that I come in contact with however I’ve never really wanted to do music reviews. Now I love CD, live show, and gear reviews of all…

I’ve been playing with SoundCloud and just posted our first album. I’m just trying out the free version but will soon upgrade. If you have any tricks or tips for using SoundCloud, let me know. Needle’s debut CD, Songs Your…

As part of slowly developing this new website/blog and discovering its voice, I plan on sharing music that I not only find moving to me but also interesting from a musician’s viewpoint. When L’Altra’s Telapathic arrived, it easy fit into…

I recently won a full version of Pro Tools 9 from Avid in a re-tweeting contest.  This was perfect timing as I’ve been planning on upgrading some parts of my recording set-up. New additions to my studio include a new…