This Week On Walking The Floor Country music superstar Lee Ann Womack hangs out with Chris in “Music City” Nashville, TN ahead of the release of her new record, The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone. About The Guest Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her 2000 single, “I Hope You Dance” was […]
Certain situations call for certain combinations of gear. We here at zZounds know that, and we want to share some of our favorite pairings with you. In this edition, we’re pairing up the Moog Mother-32 and the EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter for some seriously spooky synth destruction. Moog Mother-32 The Moog Mother-32 has been a […]
Welcome to Beat Connection, a series dedicated to promoting modern and vintage dance styles the only way we know how…by providing you a musical starting point to help you create that beat. In our previous posts, we took an in-depth look at all the tools available to help you create a beat and we’ve begun […]
A drum track can make or break a song, or even a record as a whole, so it’s of huge importance to nail the recording process of drums, and — in a perfect world — accomplish the tricky feat of adding character to your tracks. This is where the “Wurst” drum mic method comes in. […]
This Week On Walking The Floor Elizabeth Cook takes us through her wild ride through the world of country music, from her humble beginnings in Florida to record deals, a radio show, and her many appearances on The Late Show With David Letterman! About The Guest Elizabeth Cook is an American country music singer. […]
Nirvana: the release from the karmic rebirth cycle that binds humanity to suffering…er…excuse me…this is an article about the famous grunge rock band of the ’90s. Nirvana is a household name even today due to their meteoric rise to stardom and the accompanying flurry of MTV coverage and mass radio appeal they garnered. They have […]
Besides knowing how to change strings, knowing how to intonate your instrument is a skill most guitarists should learn. Keeping your guitar intonated keeps notes in tune throughout the length of the neck, with the pleasant side effect of making your guitar more enjoyable to play. Let’s face it, nobody wants to play a guitar […]
This Week On Walking The Floor Up-and-comer Lillie Mae was literally born into Bluegrass and Country music and on today’s episode she shares all the amazing details from her start playing music with her siblings, to being kicked out of the Bluegrass scene, to her time in Jack White’s backup band, to ultimately being signed […]
Although the 1980s have come and gone, the impact the decade left on studio techniques (and snare sounds) still lives on today. Yes, some studio tricks from that era can be quite over-the-top, but if you’ve never indulged yourself in how they’re done, you might be missing out on a broad palette of sounds. In […]