Buck 65 Grits & Grease  Dec 1, 2007 With a nod to hip-hop’s heyday, Buck 65 stirs up a funky Situation...

What's the Commotion?  Dec 1, 2007 West Indian Girl’s head count multiplies while band leader Robert James maintains a love affair with a certain synth and endangers the homeless people outside the band’s studio window...

Wax Archaeology 101  Dec 1, 2007 Just in case you thought reissuing a long-lost LP is only about cashing in on your crate-digging skills, here’s what you really need to know from three of the most erudite archivists on the scene...

Chop Shop  Dec 1, 2007 Use the cut-up technique to turn spare parts into gold ...

It's Show Business Time  Dec 1, 2007 A lot of actors wish they were musicians and vice versa, but what everyone really wants to do is direct. The do-it-yourself video movement is almost out...

Dave Gahan  Dec 1, 2007 With his second solo record, Dave Gahan proves life exists outside of Depeche Mode...

Louis XIV Range of Motion  Dec 1, 2007 Louis XIV’s rockfest marches on with tin cans and high-end string arrangements...

X:144 The Illusionist  Dec 1, 2007 With lightning-fast chopping skills, X:144 wins battles as if they’re a cakewalk ...

Phantom Power: Room and Board  Dec 1, 2007 Analog or digital mixer, software or hands-on: Find the gear that’s right for you ...

Band Aid: Quick Buck  Dec 1, 2007 Below is an excerpt of music producer/composer Wendell Hanes' book, The 30-30 Career: Making 30 Grand in 30 Seconds (AuthorHouse, 2007). With his sound-for-pictures...

Get Your Curve On  Nov 1, 2007 The humps and valleys of a humble EQ plug-in can help you achieve that perfect sound...

Sound Cycles  Nov 1, 2007 Experience the life of Mocean Worker’s Cinco de Mowo tracks, from sampling and songwriting to stage...

J.R. Rotem  Nov 1, 2007 For studio upstart J.R. Rotem, star power is all in the approach...

Simian Mobile Disco  Nov 1, 2007 Simian Mobile Disco fits ultracatchy floor fillers inside pop-music frameworks...

Beat Battle  Nov 1, 2007 Check out the upsides and downsides of real-time versus step drum programming ...

DJ Krush: Border Crossing  Nov 1, 2007 Turntablist DJ Krush and his wild style introduce hip-hop to an entire country...

Future Visions  Nov 1, 2007 The new turntablism may result from a video revolution...

The Nextmen  Nov 1, 2007 British producers score early with hip-hop and then expand the brand...

Stars  Nov 1, 2007 Stars move from a DIY bedroom studio to a sweet space at a haunted Warehouse...

Felix da Housecat: The Next Episode  Nov 1, 2007 Burned on the biz and sick of electro-clash, Felix da Housecat returns with his salute to all things melodic and “black electronic” with Virgo Blaktro & the Movie Disco...

Wu-Tang Clan: Shaolin Secrets  Nov 1, 2007 Backed by his usual army of MCs (minus the late Ol’ Dirty), RZA forges ahead with seasoned production tricks, recently absorbed music theory and a new-fangled fondness for live instruments...

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: Hit in Your Soul  Nov 1, 2007 With analog tape as their guiding medium—and with everyone from Al Green to Amy Winehouse riding shotgun—Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have orchestrated a whole new R&B revival...

PANACEA  Oct 1, 2007 Remember when hip-hop was less about big pimpin' or gettin' your crunk on and more concerned with telling an actual story? The members of Panacea sure...

THE GO! TEAM  Oct 1, 2007 He meaning Ian Parton is the sampling mastermind who began his early musical ventures with naught more than a 4-track tape recorder and an old Akai S1000....

FEDERICO AUBELE  Oct 1, 2007 Had Federico Aubele never left his native Buenos Aires five years ago, there's a good chance his new album Panamericana would have never come to fruition....