Travel Music

GEAR:   Packing for long-term travel overseas is tough as it is, but for musicians there’s even more to think about. If you’re taking your guitar, bass, drums, digeridoo, or any other instrument abroad, check out these helpful travel gear  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   I thought my collection of Brazilian music was pretty impressive… until I went to Brazil.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Music festivals are probably more diverse in the UK than anywhere else. Here's a peek at the summer's best, from the big names to the smaller, quirkier options.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   "I've found myself late at night in the kitchen of rock stars. . . "  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   The Gaslight Anthem's album is priced at $5.00 on Amazon and $9.99 on iTunes. What gives?  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Few things define a culture as much as music, and there are so many instruments in the world that people use to express their happiness, their sorrow, their fear, and their faith. Here are a few you might not have known about.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Hard times! Spreading just like the flu. Watch out, homeboy, don't let it catch you.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   At 4'11", is Dolly Parton tall enough to go on the rides at Dollywood? Perhaps Shaggy did the right thing by changing his name from Orville Richard Burrell?  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   “Please Mr. Postman” tells the tale of a girl waiting for a letter from her boyfriend. For those born after 1985, a letter is a physical piece of mail that is delivered directly to your house by a ‘postman’, a person who is the conduit for the delivery of this letter (sort of a human Tweet).  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Chuck D packs the spaces between the songs with interesting tidbits of information about the inductees, taking a break from the normal “On the Real” political talk format to bring us his picks from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - guaranteed to rock your afternoon or evening for 75 minutes.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Having flown some of Europe’s gnarliest cheapos, I too have thought evil about the people who are supposed to keep me alive, in the event of a water landing.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   With ridiculous album titles like “Holocaustik Metal Sexxxecution Whoreslaughters”, Deiphago is definitely recommended.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Summer is always the best time to see live music, whether it’s at the dingy little club in the rough part of town or in a farmers field somewhere in rural England.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   From choosing the right festival to tips on camping and pacing yourself throughout the shows, here's (almost) everything you'll need to know about preparing for your next music festival.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   "You'd learn the words, sing them, maybe finger your guitar on the right frets, then realize what they meant."  More »

GEAR:   Get more mileage out of your iPod by installing Rockbox  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   In the true traveling spirit, Blind Pilot planned a tour that spanned from Canada to Mexico by bike.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   An Atlas Sound micromix from this summer that seems made for Fall.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Your field guide to beats, bars, and clubs in Calcutta.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   From Barcelona to Chicago, here are 6 of the greatest record stores on earth.   More »

GEAR:   Planning on schlepping that guitar or bass overseas? Here are five things you need to know to get prepared.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Lately I've been 'easing' into work with a little dub / steppers / rockers / reggae.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   While your roaming summer music enjoyment can still be a shock to the wallet, it doesn’t have to be as big of a shock to the earth.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   In a city that defines music, it can be hard to choose where to see a show. Here are some of our favorite venues.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Take the overt gender bending out of their look and all the soul out of their sound and you have the template for all the Whitesnakes and Warrants you could want.  More »

LIFE:    Auto-Tune fixes pitch problems for singers who are incapable of singing, as well as those who just haven’t gotten their chops together. Sadly, nothing ever seems to help Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   It's becoming clear that many fans are getting sick of the incessant recycling of cover songs and waking up to the amazing work being done by a handful of original bands.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   From Barcelona to Chicago, here are 6 of the greatest record stores on earth.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Lately I've been 'easing' into work with a little dub / steppers / rockers / reggae.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   Tired of the same old tunes?  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   What was Radiohead originally called? Paul Sullivan hits us with a list of 25 band names that almost were (and, in many cases, should never have been).  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   The music scene in Chile is erupting. Here's why.   More »

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NIGHTLIFE:   The six members of this Porto based group mix performance art with music composed on instruments comprised entirely of found materials  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   I don't know what it is about Atlas Sound. It's like it's always raining in their music.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   “Angel Of Death” chronicles the life of Josef Mangele, the infamous Nazi doctor who conducted grizzly experiments on humans during WWII. As controversial as the song was, bear in mind it was also used in Gremlins 2.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   As much as anything, travel is about discovering new music.   More »

NIGHTLIFE:   The 5 best spots to enjoy some soul in the Italian capital.  More »

NIGHTLIFE:   The Great White North continues to pump out some of the best music in North America, as Matador contributor Jane Tattersall reports from Toronto  More »