State of the Music Business in 2017 with Bruce Houghton from Hypebot

The Music Biz Weekly Podcast episode 272, this week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined by Bruce Houghton from Hypebot. Bruce discusses the state of the music business in 2017. Bruce also announces the new Hypebot Music Biz Weekly Podcast relationship. Visit Hypebot for music business news and insights. www.Hypebot.com

Pantera’s ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ The Making Of – Loudwire Legacy

Watch Part 1 of our Loudwire Legacy documentary series on Pantera’s ‘Vulgar Display of Power.’ This Part focusing on the making of the album, and features the three surviving members of Pantera, as well as producer Terry Date. Explore the impact of Pantera’s iconic ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ album. This is the secret story behind […]

Dream Theater – In The Name of God – Solo Challenge IV

Guitar god shredder 331Erock takes on John Petrucci of Dream Theater: “Well, had to sit down for this one haha. The top comment on the last solo challenge video was “Dream Theater”. That narrowed it down pretty much haha. The 2 that were mentioned the most were “Stream of Consciousness” and this one. I learned […]

Loudwire’s TOP Metal & Rock Albums of 2016

Check out Graham Hartmann‘s personal favorite albums of 2016! 1) Astronoid – Air 2) The Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence 3) Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep of Reason 4) Sumac – What One Becomes 5) Wormrot – Voices Loudwire’s Joe DiVita picks his personal Top 5 Albums of 2016! 1) Fates Warning – Theories of […]

Audio Formats & Turntable Recommendations

Audio Formats & Turntable Recommendations

Jesper Frostgaard asks: I would love to hear your opinion on what is best – vinyl, cd, streaming or maybe high-res audio (like HD-tracks). And about what you use and how? Reese Riverson asks: What turn table would you recommend to buy for those who don’t have a very good one or wish to get […]

World’s First NES MUSIC Cartridge – Real Digital Audio & Not 8Bit!!

World's First NES MUSIC Cartridge - Real Digital Audio & Not 8Bit!!

Sergio Elisondo is a musician who released a full digital audio album on NES cartridge format – A first of it’s kind! This is not 8bit chip tunes but real instruments played like a real digital album. It is the results of several people overcoming technical challenges and in this video we talk about the […]

Heavy Metal Vinyl Pickups – Record Collection & Recommendations!

Heavy Metal Vinyl Pickups - Record Collection & Recommendations!

Here are the new, re-issued and used records I have picked up in the last couple months. Albums Shown: Steve Vai – Passion & Warfare Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake Airbourne – Breakin’ Outta Hell Judas Priest – Turbo Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Anthrax – For All Kings Five Finger Death […]

Vinyl Record Pickups – 16 Albums: Rock, Metal & More!

Vinyl Record Pickups - 16 Albums: Rock, Metal & More!

Here are 16 vinyl records I have added to my music collection over the last couple months. Those albums include: Dream Theater – The Astonishing Bloodbath – Grand Morbid Funeral Ozzy Osbourne – Tribute Conan the Barbarian Soundtrack Zero 7 – Simple Things Whitesnake – Come An’ Get It, Ready an’ Willing, Ain’t No Love […]

This RECORD is INSANE – 10 UNIQUE things about it!

Jack White's Lazaretto Ultra LP

Troy Nelson from KEXP joins me to talk about one of the craziest and unique vinyl records ever made: Jack White’s Lazaretto Ultra LP. There are over 10 unique things about it: -180 gram vinyl -2 vinyl-only hidden tracks hidden beneath the center labels -1 hidden track plays at 78 RPM, one plays at 45 […]

rockman 2 game boy music DMG Synchronization lsdj

rockman 2 game boy DMG Synchronization lsdj kaos pad korg drum&bass noise Game Boy music is a type of chip music produced using a portable gaming device from the Game Boy line of consoles. To produce music of this genre, one needs a Game Boy and a cartridge containing appropriate tracking software, such as Little […]