Mantrana Agarwal is just another person who is crazy enough to believe she can change the world. She calls herself a lazy workaholic, and a disorganized perfectionist. That said, Agarwal writes an article every day in the blog, A Highschooler's... Continue Reading →
Is It Worth It? It's easy to find yourself asking if something is worth it. Not trying to get too existential here, mostly focusing on tasks. You can easily misconstrue laziness with tiredness, especially last year with so many people... Continue Reading →
J Mascis, Billy Corgan, Frank Zappa, and many others have a huge impact on why I’m so drawn to Big Muffs. The Mascis sound is undeniably the ’76 Ram’s Head Big Muff. Such a huge, open, and lush tone coming... Continue Reading →
For today's 'Muff N' Music' we have a '75 v1 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff by STOMP UNDER FOOT paired with some classic '70s PINK FLOYD albums. The Violet Muff is assumed to be the unit to recreate the “Comfortably... Continue Reading →
Grapefruit By: Annabelle Cardin Annabelle Cardin has been writing music for ten years and started publishing a year ago. She takes heavy influence from several of her favorite grunge era rock bands, producing her music individually but laying down several... Continue Reading →
Modern American Gothic by: George Stein From the Artist: "I am quite fond of interesting juxtapositions and strong contrasts," says Stein. "This photo is meant to be a modern take on the grant wood piece." Modern American Gothic by: George... Continue Reading →
But First...Let's Stomp Under Foot! Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to Matt Pasquerella from Stomp Under Foot (SUF). If you are unfamiliar with his work, Matt hand-wires pedals with vintage and new-old-stock parts out of Orange County, Florida.... Continue Reading →
In 1967, a young musician named Mike Matthews was working at IBM (International Business Machines) in New York City when he was asked to take over production on a stompbox called "Foxey Lady" with Guild. He had recently finished a... Continue Reading →
"What the heck is that?" You might say. Well the short answer is that Big Muffs are fuzz guitar pedals designed and released by a company called Electro Harmonix. Mike Matthews started the company in 1968 and they have produced... Continue Reading →
