Prime Cuts: December Box Sets and Reissues
Each December, the release schedule for new music comes to a nearly a grinding halt as the recording industry prepare for another year of what we hope will be more staggeringly genius albums and much less Justin Beiber. However, the lack of new, new material means more time for old, new material, by which we [...]
Meatsmoke Amplifier by Verellen reviewed in Premier Guitar
We’re by no means gear experts, but I mean, an amp named Meatsmoke? Couldn’t resist. Especially because the amp in question was designed by none other than Ben Verellen, owner of Verellen Amplifiers in Seattle, a man who has long been outfitting many of your favorite underground rock bands (Russian Circles, Minus The Bear, Against [...]
ManBQue Music’s Thanksgiving Playlist
Legendary King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp once said,
“If you are a turkey, and we all are turkeys, it’s obvious to everyone that we are the turkey that we are, and that’s humiliating.”
It’s food for thought as we settle in to our holiday gatherings this year, but thankfully (pun intended), we’re not that cyncial because knowing [...]



