Tzvi Gluckin – Music Writing And More

Kvelertak: “Don’t Underestimate the Bongo”

Posted on March 26, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

Norwegian metal titans Kvelertak are a band in transition. They have a new frontman, Ivar Nikolaisen, who replaced founding vocalist Erlend Hjelvik, and Håvard Takle Ohr took over on drums from the departed Kjetil [...] read more

Bumblefoot, Billy Sheehan, Sons of Apollo

Posted on February 11, 2020February 13, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

In 2017, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal and Billy Sheehan bowed to the inevitable and joined a supergroup. That wasn’t a first for either of them, but after decades of NAMM showcases, all-star house bands, prog [...] read more

The Wood Brothers’ Sonic Voodoo

Posted on January 23, 2020January 30, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

The Wood Brothers, who are Oliver and Chris Wood on guitar and bass, respectively, along with Jano Rix on drums, are no strangers to serendipity, which was key to the recording of their latest [...] read more

Jon Madof Talks About Starting Chant Records, Festivals, And Why Rejection Is Better Than Silence

Posted on January 7, 2020January 30, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

Jon Madof does things differently, which probably explains his decades-long association with composer/iconoclast, John Zorn. Madof’s bands have recorded for Zorn’s label, Tzadik Records, and his current project, Zion80, fuzes the cantorial melodies of Rabbi Shlomo [...] read more

Death by Audio

Posted on December 20, 2019January 30, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

The Death By Audio Fuzz War is one of the more aggressive, abrasive, and gnarly fuzz pedals known to man. It was embraced by artists like Ty Segall, John Dwyer (Oh Sees), Chad Ubovich (Meatbodies), Charles [...] read more

Olivia Jean’s Trip, from Bollywood to Nashville

Posted on December 19, 2019January 30, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

Olivia Jean is addicted to Scopitone. Don’t judge. If your thing is ukuleles and miniskirts, you might get addicted to the short, ’60s-era Scopitone music videos, too. It was while binge-watching them on YouTube [...] read more

Why Miles Davis Wah’d

Posted on December 18, 2019January 30, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

In the summer of 1968, Miles Davis released Miles In The Sky. Called a “transitional album” by critics, the opening track, “Stuff”—featuring Herbie Hancock on Fender Rhodes—marked Davis’ first tentative step, after decades as [...] read more

Album Spotlight: Big Thief’s Two Hands

Posted on December 2, 2019January 30, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

BIG THIEF Two Hands Big Thief’s second release of 2019, Two Hands, is raw. On the heels of their exceptional third album, U.F.O.F., the band moved into Sonic Ranch, located in hot, barren Tornillo, Texas, just over [...] read more

The Revolutionary Chip Inside Your Favorite New Pedals

Posted on November 18, 2019January 30, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

If you’re a fan of crazy pedals that do radical pitch-shifting, micro-looping, ambient modulation, and granular delay, then—whether you know it or not—you’re probably a fan of the FV-1. The FV-1 is an integrated [...] read more

From Cornfields to Downtown: John Ugolini Tells the Story of Kickstand Productions

Posted on November 18, 2019January 30, 2020 By Tzvi Gluckin

John Ugolini launched his company, Kickstand Productions, after graduating from Northern Illinois University in 2004. He learned the ropes booking rooms in secondary markets in central Illinois before moving into Chicago about a decade ago. [...] read more