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WIN A SET OF BUFFALO SOLDIER HEADPHONES FROM HOUSE OF MARLEY WORTH $199! The Buffalo Soldier headphones feature Bluetooth compatibility with A2DP stereo sound, which ensures a high fidelity soundscape when listening to music wirelessly. Coupled with 40mm dynamic drivers, these headphones will provide crisp treble and deep bass with minimal rattling at paramount volumes. Something that can frustrate people with Bluetooth listening is the constant need to recharge. Luckily, the Buffalo Soldier headphones boast a 16-hour charge thanks to a powerful lithium-ion battery. Simply plug the unit in via USB and away you go. However, if wireless isn’t your thing, these headphones come with a removable audio cable with a one-button remote and gold-plated plugs for a wired override. Controlling these on-ear headphones without the optional cable has never…
Within 24 hours of launching the Official Tommy Emmanuel Shop on Reverb, he’d sold off around 30 items, including a wide range of classic guitars and amps netting over $70,000 for his chosen causes. Among the guitars that Emmanuel sold to fans was his “Pay It Forward” Martin, which he bought to help a friend in need and sold to continue helping others. Emmanuel has been involved with Guitar For Vets for several years, advocating for veterans struggling with PTSD and championing the healing power of music. The charity - which helps provide guitars to veterans in need - will receive a portion of the benefits from Emmanuel’s Reverb shop. Proceeds will also go toward MusiCares and Doctors Without Borders.…
CURRENTLY PLAYING WITH? An East Coast “Easy” single release tour with my band, The Holy Rollers. USUALLY FOUND PLAYING? A G6139CB White Falcon. YEARS ON THE FRETBOARD? 15 years strong - the first song I ever learned was “Monkey Wrench” by the Foo Fighters. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PLAYING STYLE? I love experimenting with open tunings and reverb. My songs have an ethereal vibe and are quite spacey, so I’m always in search of tones that create complementary atmospheres. Like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an incredible early blues solo guitarist - I try to cover bass lines and the mid section with a unique set of picking patterns. I also really dig slide techniques, and would love to dive further into this area, taking cues from legend Jeff Buckley. FIRST…
The holiday season is a great time to relax and sit back with a good book. This issue, we feature interviews with two renowned Australian bass players that both have something in common – they’ve both penned and published tell–all books. Steve talks to Mark Evans (ex-AC/DC) about his book, Dirty Deeds, and Bob Daisley’s (who hasn’t he played with) For Facts Sake. Check out the interviews, and if you haven’t already, grab a copy of the books! Both are entertaining and very insightful reads. FROM THE VAULT: A VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH MARK EVANS A few days after his 19th birthday, rock ‘n’ roll lover Mark Evans wandered into his local venue to check AC/DC out, and his life would never be the same again. Two days later, he was…
When I first started this journey, I brought along a band that filled in the gaps of what I lacked,” Frank Iero says of new album, Parachutes - his second with backing band The Patience (formerly known as the Cellabration). “I was uncomfortable in my position, so I brought a celebration - or a cellabration - to distract from my awkwardness. Now in my life I need to learn how to slow down and love where I am. I need the patience to appreciate the now.” That ‘now’ is a place where Frank is free express his own life experiences, untethered by the stylistic strings of his former band, one My Chemical Romance. Iero appreciates the fans of that band (informally, the MCRmy) and their endless support: he’s such a…
In an era so enraptured by nostalgia, it’s a tad surprising - though, palpably refreshing - that Taking Back Sunday didn’t dip back into their mid-noughties emo roots for album #7. Tidal Wave does have a slight tinge of throwback in its blood, but that comes more in a nod to the bright, rollicking punk rock of the ‘70s and the early post-grunge wave of alternative that, ironically enough, fizzled out just as Sunday’s guyliner-emo began to soar. Citing bands like The Clash and Ramones as key influences - “It just hasn’t been something we’ve maybe tapped into until now” - lead guitarist John Nolan muses that as they near their second decade, Taking Back Sunday are switching things up to avoid the static trudges of a ‘legacy act’ status.…
