Ah, the NAMM issue of the Music & Sound Retailer. Is there anything better? Attending the event gets me as giddy as entering my favorite candy store, and re...
I’ve traveled to a good mix of locations this year, visiting San Francisco, San Diego and Albuquerque in the west, Austin, Minneapolis and Dallas in the Midwest...
After enjoying my trip to Minneapolis to check out drums last month, I got the call from my boss, M. She said to venture down south this time.
“Where to?” I ...
Drums are a complicated thing to sell. For one thing, they’re loud. In order for serious buyers to make a decision on a kit, they need to be allowed some volume...
The Jersey Shore is known for many things, including beautiful beaches and, of course, that reality show that ran on MTV for six seasons. The 141-mile stretch o...
I’m a spy. No, not just MI Spy. I actually am a real spy. I just haven’t worked in a while. For months now, I’ve been sitting at home waiting for the burner pho...
Few things are more utterly boring in our modern, homogenized world than airports. No matter where you go (a) you know you’re in an airport and (b) you could ju...
For decades, Austin TX has been known for its uncanny ability to be the hippest spot for most types of music. It’s almost like there’s a vortex that sucks music...
For decades, Austin TX has been known for its uncanny ability to be the hippest spot for most types of music. It’s almost like there’s a vortex that sucks musical talent into the city limits. This month, however, that vortex must be on the fritz, because it’s sucked in our resident super sleuth, who’s searching high and low for guitar amps.
In a past life, I was a professional tour guide in San Diego CA. Once, while speaking to a small group of tourists about the city’s historical Gaslamp Quarter d...
