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Have you ever wondered why professional tracks feel like they're wrapping you in a warm audio blanket, but amateur mixdowns feel cold, brittle, and lifeless? That's the magic of saturation – an unsung hero in audio mixing that transforms the 'okay' into the 'outstanding.' Saturation is the sprinkle ...Continue reading  » Read More

We love weeks like this. We complain about weeks like this, but we love them. The music business is a tireless beast, and it only really slows down for a few moments per year — times like SXSW week, or the last couple of weeks of the year. Thanksgiving is one of those moments.  » Read More

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This week, Post Malone touched down in Oceania for the latest leg of his If Y’all Weren’t Here, I’d Be Crying tour. He had a proper show in Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday, but over the weekend he hit up Danny Doolan’s Irish Pub and hopped on stage to perform with the bar’s house band.  » Read More

Last month, body / negative — the project of Los Angeles musician Andy Schiaffino — announced their new album Everett. They shared “persimmon” and later “everett,” and now they’re releasing “sleepy.”  » Read More

The grimy, old-school New York rapper Your Old Droog has a new single out today. “Jorja Smith” is named for the great UK pop and R&B singer. With a hook that begins “Gorgeous bitch, look like Jorja Smith” and a hard-driving boom-bap beat graced with blasts of droning organ, it’s a fantastic environment for Droog’s brand of hardscrabble lyricism.  » Read More

The Rolling Stones have announced a 2024 North American tour in support of their new album Hackney Diamonds, which was released last month. It’s their first North American tour since 2021, which took place shortly after the death of their legendary drummer Charlie Watts. A couple weeks back,  » Read More

Did you listen to André 3000’s 90-minute collection of semi-ambient flute jams, New Blue Sun? I did, and I… didn’t hate it! I mean, he stacked the deck by featuring some of the most interesting players in LA on it, including percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Carlos Niño, keyboardist Surya Botofasina,  » Read More

The Barcelona flagship of the massive, beloved Primavera Sound Festival has a vaunted reputation as the best-curated large festival on the planet. It can’t be easy to live up to that rep, but every year, Primavera unveils another poster that makes our collective eyes bug out. Today, it’s happening again.  » Read More