Welcome to the eighth issue of One Louder Magazine and thank you for reading! There are three interviews in this issue and each interviewee could not be any more diverse…but that’s what makes this so fun! I hope you enjoy, my friends! Read the rest of this page »
A little over 25 years ago, my buddy Joel and I went to a gig that we still talk about today. Barely 16 years old, we hopped into my slick Dodge Caravan and headed for the Elk’s Lodge in Tucson, AZ. There were six or seven bands on the bill, but we were there to see local punk legends, Useless Pieces of Shit (simply known as U.P.S.). I’d like to say that we also witnessed legendary punk bands, Opinion Zero, Jodie Foster’s Army (J.F.A.) and True Sounds Of Liberty (T.S.O.L.) that night, but don’t recall. U.P.S. is the reason we went. Read the rest of this page »
Guitar effects pedals have shaped or altered the sound of many of the great albums you and I have listened to throughout the years. In fact, many guitarists’ sound are instantly recognizable because of the pedals they utilize: Jimi Hendrix used a Vox wah pedal religiously, Tom Morello a DigiTech Whammy pedal, Eddie Van Halen a MXR Phase 90 and MXR flanger, David Gilmour various chorus and delay pedals and many, many more. Heck, U2 guitarist – The Edge – makes a living off of the sound of his pedals; just watch the great documentary It Might Get Loud to see (and hear) how he uses pedals to enhance his sound. Some guitarists even use “non-traditional” effects. Peter Frampton’s use of Leslie speakers and a talk box are great examples heard all over Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive album. Even more unusual, note the Theremin Jimmy Page uses to augment his sound palette. The possibilities are limitless! Read the rest of this page »
Cory Bonini has been involved with fantasy sports since 1996 and joined KFFL (a part of USA Today Sports) in 2002 as a research analyst. Today he’s general manager at KFFL. In other words, he gets paid to be a fantasy sports nerd! Cory’s work has been featured in print, on radio and on scores of websites. He’s so good at his gig that in 2011 he took down first place in the Fantasy Sports Writers Association NFL experts challenge that featured 60 of the industry’s best. I “met” Cory in 2003 when he offered me my first paid gig as a writer, covering the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks. Thanks for taking a chance on me, Cory! Today, he’s going to tell us what bands he would take in the first round. Here are his top-5 picks… Read the rest of this page »
