12 Dec Rockmommy’s Top 10 Blogs in 10 Years
On the 10th anniversary of Rockmommy, here are the top 10 blogs of all time. Can you guess which one nabbed the top spot?...
guitars
12 Nov Discovering the Magic of my Ditto Looper Pedal Four Years After I Bought it
hat I break out of my comfort zone with guitar pedals. In fact, the only pedals I use right now, a Super Badass distortion pedal and a tuning pedal, were gifted to me by the lead guitarist in my band. Occasionally I'll break out the...
14 Apr Oneonta, N.Y.’s Mountain Jam Guitars is a Treasure Trove of Beautiful Instruments
It's not every day you stumble upon a small-town, independent guitar store on a Main Street in America — especially these days, with so many online music outlets. But on Saturday, that's exactly what happened, when my family decided to take a stroll through...
01 Apr Another 5 Stunning New Signature Guitars by Female Guitarists
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Women make up at least 50 percent of new guitar buyers, and are some of the most powerful strummers and soloists in bands all over the world. As a result, we’re seeing an influx of signature guitars designed by our favorite female guitarists in...
13 Dec Thrilldriver, NYC’s Best New Metal Band, on Making Music, Going Wild and Staying Sane
by Marisa Torrieri Do you remember the last rock-and-roll show where you were completely gripped by the intensity — the noise, the energy, and the catharsis — of the moment? The best bands deliver that experience consistently — but few deliver it with the same intimacy...
28 Nov Mary Prankster on Creating ‘Thickly Settled’ & What Lured Her Back into the Studio
by Marisa Torrieri In 1999, when I was an intern at a Maryland boating magazine, I’d crank WHFS as I cruised East on I-50, from College Park to Annapolis, singing along to whatever was playing. It was on one of those treks that I heard Mary...