Brian Fox
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Brian Fox
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The Most Recent stories by Brian Fox
- Celebrating Cachao: Ernesto Lecuona’s “Al Fin Te Ví,” Arranged For Two Basses May 2008
On March 22, the music world suffered the loss of one of its most beloved figures, Israel “Cachao” López (b. 1918). This month, we remember Cachao with a look at “Al Fin Te Ví,” the clarinet-contrabass duet that opens his 1994 release ...
- Solid Cables Dynamic Arc Ultra & Dynamic Arc Beta May 2008
If you want more than just “basic cable,” Solid Cables wants to hook you up. The Pasadena, California-based company designed its Dynamic Arc Ultra to have supreme clarity across the entire spectrum, while it spec’d its Dynamic Arc Beta ...
- Elixir Cables May 2008
It seems like the folks at Elixir Strings have really got our backs. Of course, the company has made a name among bassists with its coated strings, popular for their long life and bright disposition. But Elixir Strings’ parent company, ...
- Nada Surf April 2008
Lucky [Barsuk]
- DR Strings UFO-40 Jonas Hellborg Signature Series April 2008
It’s a string recipe that sounds more like an order at Starbucks (“Light-gauge, round-core, pure-nickel single-wrap, please”). But for Jonas Hellborg, it’s the makings of the perfect bass string. More than a decade ago, Hellborg approached ...
- Foo Fighters’ Nate Mendel March 2008
“My God—I sound like a 16-year-old kid,” says Nate Mendel, glancing at the microphone and sitting upright for his interview, as if to purge himself of the adolescent vocabulary that’s been peppering his prose. Still beaming from a ...
- Elvis Costello / Elvis Costello & The Attractions March 2008
My Aim Is True [Hip-O/UMe]
This Year’s Model [Hip-O/UMe] - The Whigs March 2008
Mission Control [ATO]
- Ashdown Klystron head & Classic cabinet March 2008
Fronting Ashdown’s new British-built Classic series, the Klystron 1000 is a powerful head derived from the company’s ABM amps, known for their front-panel VU meters, unique graphic EQ, and onboard distortion and sub-octave effects. ...
- Mute Math's Roy Mitchell-Cardenas March 2008
Mute Math’s heady brew of rock, jazz, and pop has hit the spot among the musician set, and Roy Mitchell-Cardenas deserves some credit: His tuneful electric and upright chops are crisp as pilsner and ballsy as stout. Currently touring ...