Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan was hoping Wednesday would go as smoothly as his famous pate. Not so, as the planned rollout of full details and track listing for the deluxe reissue of 1998’s “Adore” was ruined when Amazon apparently leaked the details early. Corgan first took to Twitter to voice his dissatisfaction with the…

Ever wonder why there are so many different compressors and why they all sound different? That’s because back in the analog days there were a number of different ways to achieve compression depending upon the type of electronic building block that you used. Here’s a brief excerpt from The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook that covers the…

We have a new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare trailer to share with you today featuring a behind the scenes look at the game’s sound design. The Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Sound Design Behind-the-Scenes video is available to view below:…

Music revenue in Spain rose in the first half of 2014, combating a drop in sales of over 80% over the past 13 years. According to a report out today (July 16) by Spanish music industry association Promusicae, revenue from physical and digital formats rose by 58.08 million euros, a 6.2% increase compared to the…

Microphone Check co-hosts Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Frannie Kelley spoke to Young Chop in the backyard of a store on the east side of Austin, Texas. Even in the midst of SXSW, the Chicago producer was selling beats and putting in studio time. He took a rare break to talk about studying songs from the…

Busta Rhymes explains how the industry has changed since he started out, XXL Mic ratings and why he thinks Kendrick is completely changing the game. Busta Rhymes speaks on, his hiatus, the industry, Kendrick Lamar and “Calm Down.” Check more of the interview below….

The net neutrality debate will rage on — for another few days, at least. The FCC announced yesterday, the day that comments were set to be closed, that it has extended the deadline for the first round of public comments on its ‘Open Internet’ proceedings to midnight on Friday. “Not surprisingly, we have seen an…

Today’s post is for celebrating the legacy of The Ramones, a band that managed to change the face of music in some small way by staying true to their vision. This all started when I read with great sadness that Tommy Ramone (real name Tommy Erdelyi), the last founding member of band, passed away over…

Barcelona’s Sónar festival is the last place you’d ever expect to hear Heart’s “Magic Man.” Sónar, after all, is known as a festival for “advanced music” — that is, cutting-edge club music, left-of-center pop, and multimedia experiments. Whereas Heart are, well, Heart — AOR icons, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and pretty much…

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has publically criticised television talent shows. Speaking at an event put on by the TV Critics Association in Los Angeles, Grohl commented: “I don’t want my kid to think that the only way you can be a musician is to stand in line at a song contest audition, and then…