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The essential items for every bass player's gig bag

Most of you gigging guys and girls, seasoned players or switched-on bedroom bashers out there will already have a solid setup and...

3 Jul

Gear Rundown: TesseracT

Do you djent? TesseracT sure do. Forming in 2003, the prog-metal group are known as one of the pioneering acts of the...

29 Jun

Mixdown's favourite debut albums

Trying to choose your favourite debut album is no easy feat. We put our writers to the test to see what pieces of nostalgia and...

26 Jun

The Eternal Dilemma: Mixer or Audio Interface?

Something I see come up amongst beginners a lot is confusion over whether they need a mixer or audio interface. It’s an...

22 Jun

Producer Focus: Teddy Riley

There are few figures in modern contemporary music that could lay claim to creating such a unique variation on an established...

14 Jun

5 memorable performances from The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show was instrumental in helping further the careers of musicians from the late 1940's to its final show on...

6 Jun

Gear Rundown: Bootsy Collins

When it comes to funkin', few have done it harder than Bootsy Collins. Kicking off his career by joining James Brown's...

31 May

5 underrated songs from The Beatles' White Album

It's been 50 years since the Beatles first started recording their iconic double LP known simply as The White Album. To...

30 May

Warm up and chop builders

Warming up is something that many teachers recommend and for some drummers, the gig can’t begin until they’ve warmed up....

29 May

More Than A Sample: 25 Years Of Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

At a time when hip-hop was dominated by the G-Funk grooves of the West Coast lead by the likes of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and 2Pac,...

25 May

Learn the fretboard

Continuing last issue’s idea of improving your fretboard knowledge, we’ll dig a little deeper this month. We looked at some three...

24 May

Gear Rundown: PVRIS

When it comes to pushing alternative rock to new levels, Massachusetts trio PVRIS are certainly at the forefront. Since breaking...

18 May

Sound Advice: The art of listening

When you’re starting out in sound production, sitting in front of a computer and producing an entire song is a tall order. Before...

18 May

Mixdown’s top 8 tips for tasty tone

As part of this month’s tone special, we thought we’d look at some of the areas that may be affecting your guitar tone. Some of...

17 May

12 infamous lawsuits in classic rock history

Musicians are notoriously argumentative - at least, they are if these lawsuits are anything to go by. Whether it's Metallica...

16 May

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