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Orchestral Tools has launched Konduit, a dynamic addition to the innovative FABRIK series. In collaboration with techno maestro Peter Van Hoesen, Konduit is a dual-layer sound design library that embodies the vigor and texture of electricity.  It's a treasure trove for composers, offering a ...Continue reading  » Read More

Roland’s FANTOM 6, 7, and 8 synthesizers have just taken a colossal leap forward with the FANTOM EX Upgrade. This user-driven expansion packs a punch, offering new features that refine and amplify the FANTOM series' capabilities.  Read Our Full Review Of The FANTOM 6 Here With the ...Continue reading  » Read More

Today, a couple of hugely anticipated cinematic works make their streaming-service debuts. As it happens, both of them have big-name artists doing their scores. First, there’s the excellent new David Fincher movie The Killer, which has a soundtrack from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. And then there’s The Curse,  » Read More

Today, I woke up at about 4AM, and rather than trying to get more sleep like a sane person, I immediately put on The Killer, the new David Fincher film that just arrived on Netflix. I bet Michael Fassbender’s character would approve. (The Killer has been out in theaters for a couple of weeks,  » Read More

With Grammy mainstays like Taylor Swift, SZA, Miley Cyrus, Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo all over this year’s nominations, it can feel like same old, same old. But there are quite a few first-time nominees this year.  » Read More

After breaking up in 2010, the Austin blog-rock all-stars are back together. Last year, they played some shows and shared a few previously unreleased tracks. In September, the band released “Another Fire,” their first new song in 14 years. Today,  » Read More

This year’s Grammy nominations are coming out this morning, and we now know who will compete for the year’s biggest prize. Eight albums have been nominated in the Album Of The Year category, and most of them are both critical and commercial heavyweights. Just as notably, most of them are also women.  » Read More

You remember RMR. In the early pre-pandemic days of 2020, it was the best kind of viral sensation: A singer with a designer ski mask and gold fronts, surrounded by gun-toting friends, singing tenderly about scamming hoes to the tune of Rascal Flatts’ “Bless The Broken Road.” RMR’s “Rascal”  » Read More

The 2024 Grammy nominations are here. They arrive on a week in which the Recording Academy plunged once more into scandal, with a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by former CEO Neil Portnow and a potential cover-up within the organization. But they rolled out the contenders this morning nonetheless with a webcast featuring St.  » Read More