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There's nothing like the smell of an overcrowded rock show. As I stepped into the middle of the crowded dance floor, the air around me became so congested I could clearly smell the odd mixture of cigarettes and liquor on the two girls behind me. After about two minutes more of stale top 40 radio, the DJ towards the corner...

Avalon U5 Direct Input Preamp When you really think about it, music can be described similarly to other forms of art that specifically require a mix of skill, tools and imagination. And while I’m certain there are plenty of better analogies out there than the following, imagine constructing the perfect tone and tune akin to that of a painter working...

JBL LSR 2310SP 10" Powered Studio Subwoofer @ $399.00 Earlier this week, we here at PAL talked about finding the perfect speakers for a home studio setup. We described the two kinds of studio monitors – powered and unpowered – as well as each of their inherent flaws. With powered monitors, you will need to connect them to a power...

FL: Grohl, Cobain and Novoselic; PC: Album cover for Nirvana box set As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply the songs when it comes to our favorite bands. Some of us want to know their back story, some of us want to know who they’re dating, and some of us even want to know their favorite food...

Electro Harmonix Nano Soul Preacher When it comes to guitar effects pedals, there are certain staples that every player seems to have in their bag of tricks; you most definitely need your distortion/fuzz/overdrive variety, some chorus, delays, wahs for a screaming solo … and for the more adventurous prog rockers out there, maybe a little bit of phase, flangers &ndash...