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In an article at Musician.com, Daniel Glass tells you how to choose the right cymbals.
“Although they often play second fiddle to the drums, your cymbals are just as important in defining you as a player. Put as much care into choosing them as you would a new kit, a new car or any other “serious” purchase. Here are a few things to keep in mind when preparing to bring a new cymbal into the fold …”
Seems like breaking up is contagious.
Yesterday, Armor For Sleep confirmed that they broke up in a myspace blog post, and then today Copeland announced that they are planning to break up. I wonder if this means that Aaron Marsh will take a more involved role in Stephen Christian’s project, Anchor & Braille?
Do you want to own Reason or do you already own it but aren’t sure exactly how to use it?
Then head on over to Propellerhead Software’s YouTube channel and check out their extensive collection of videos covering Reason. You will also find videos on Record and other Propellerhead products.
zZounds is offering a number of rebates and price cuts on guitar effects right now.For example there is a $100 rebate on the Digitech RP1000 and price cuts on the Digitech JamMan Looper Pedal and the Tascam MPGT1 Portable MP3 guitar trainer.
The video for the latest single from Thursday is now streaming. “Circuits of Fever” is featured on the new album titled Common Existence, which is also now available at retailers around the country.
Before you make your next DIY gig poster, check out this tutorial on making the classic photocopied/overexposed effect that you have seen in so many posters.
http://www.rnel.net/tutorial/Photoshop/5368
There is an outstanding interview at Velvet Rope with Matt Beck regarding the best and worst guitar pedals out there. No he has never been in a punk band, but we musicians can always learn something from other genres. Check out this interview because it shares some great insights.
Here is a great video I ran across for one method of DIY screenprinting.
New this week is the latest Mayday Parade album, “Anywhere But Here.” Produced by David Bendeth (Paramore, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus) and released on Atlantic Records, Anywhere But Here is the band’s second full-length album and their first on a major label. Considering that vocalist Jason Lancaster left after the last album (”A Lesson in Romantics”), the reviews at sites such as Sputnik Music and Alter the Press are predictably mixed, but lean mostly toward the positive. The first single is “The Silence,” which has been out for about a month now.
Track Listing:
1. Kids in Love
2. Anywhere but Here
3. The Silence
4. Still Breathing
5. Bruised and Scarred
6. If You Can’t Live Without Me, Why Aren’t You Dead Yet?
7. Save Your Heart
8. Get Up
9. Center of Attention
10. I Swear This Time I Mean It
11. The End
Get it on 
Of course you know you need a sweet outfit and your instrument, but what else might help in a pinch? Here are a list of things I have needed in the past that you might not think of the first time you make your list.
Of course there are more items that could help but they are mostly optional. These are the things you need!
