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Forrest Day

Attention-deficit-disorder rock in a tragic era
by Teri Doty and Tamara Halbritter, Music Insider Magazine

Ever hear of the Boogaloo Cats? That’s the name of the band that vocalist Forrest Day, bass player John Sankey and guitarist Terrell Liedstrand — …

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Standing up for your Rights

Ending “pay to play” gigs
by Stephen Stern, executive editor

The Equal Rights Amendment of the 14th Amendment was adopted In July 1868, but it seems most venue owners failed to get the constitutional memo. Rather than support the …

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Engineering up Close

A marriage between the technical and creative
by Erich Gobel, engineer, West Triad Studio

Fellow engineers may know the great feeling you get when you mic up an instrument, begin to shape the sound of a recording and then hit …

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10 Key Components When Looking for a Producer

Avoiding the production abyss
by Julian Coryell

After weeks, months or even years of writing, you’re finally ready to record that long awaited album but you’re lost in the production abyss. Where do you begin? Here are some key components …

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F*#@!

I have a manager who is on Facebook, Twitter, etc. quite often and uses it  for personal and also business. He posts things that I think are  inappropriate  like swearing, his personal views on politics and religion. I know he …

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TRAVIS T. WARREN

Blind Melon frontman takes Apollo to the moon
by Stephen Stern, executive editor, Music Insider Magazine

At 17, Travis T. Warren sold $250 of musical equipment to help pay for gas for a ride west in the Apollo. Compared to …

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DEAR DIARY …

On the road with Exhumed
by Matt Harvey

Part I …

Exhumed has never been a band to shy away from playing live, and since we’ve gotten back in action, that has held more truly than ever. Since the release …

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