Greg Johnson

This Woman Revealed The Truth Behind The Perfect Instagram Pics, And You’ll Never Look At Them The Same Again

Instagram can be a wonderful and inspiring place, full of beautiful and artistic images of the places we want to see, and the people we want to be. …

15 Raincoats Handsome Enough to Make You Beg for Bad Weather

Here’s an unspoken truth: umbrellas are trash. Pointless. A bigger waste of time than <i>Gigli</i>. If you shell out for a nice one, you’ll leave it in a Lyft within 48 hours of purchase. If you go the cheap route at your local bodega, it’ll blow inside out and smack you in the face the moment you walk …

Walrus Audio Introduces the Luminary Octave Generator V2

<b>Oklahoma City, OK</b> (April 17, 2018) -- April 2016 saw the release of the Luminary Quad Octave Generator. Players were thrilled to have four blendable …

Frank Zappa Warns How Censorship Will Lead to an Encroaching Fascist Theocracy on ‘Crossfire’ in 1986

On an incredibly prescient 1986 episode of <i>Crossfire</i>, the late, great Frank Zappa sat down with hosts Robert Novack (on the left) and Tom Braden (on …

What do Stone Temple Pilots, Phish, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles Have in Common? This Progression

0<p>SHARES<p>Close<p>Resuming our recent survey of popular, appealing chord progressions (see <i>GW</i> February and April 2018), I’d now like to cite some great, …

Discography: Frank Zappa: Episode 2 – 200 Motels to Zappa In New York

<b>To download, click “Share” and right-click the download icon | iTunes | Stitcher | Google Play | RSS</b>Is that a real poncho? I mean, is that a Mexican …

The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums

With many of the lists we’ve assembled over the past few years, the parameters have been clear. To be considered Britpop, for example, a record had to be guitar-based, from the UK, and released during a certain period. We can argue endlessly about what’s a mixtape and what’s an album, but in …

Elvis Costello Models The Sound Of 1978

<b>Elvis Costello</b> titled his second album <b>This Year’s Model</b> with his trademark sense of irony about the fleeting nature of hipness in the music business. …

Wings Beat The Odds To Conquer US With ‘Band On The Run’

<b>Paul McCartney</b> had already enjoyed a decade of American chart-toppers, as a <b>Beatle</b>, with wife Linda and with <b>Wings</b>, when the band climbed to No. 1 …

The Top Three Money Habits of Truly Happy People

When we read about Laura Vanderkam, author of books including <i>All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Wealth</i> and <i>I Know How She</i> …

Rig Rundown: Earthless

This Beatles Poster Breaks Down the Instruments Played in Every Fab Four Song

If you're a Beatles fan who has memorized every second of every one of the legendary band's songs, from instruments to vocals, Pop Chart Lab has got …

6 audio effects you’re not using enough

<b>Saturators</b><p>If I could only have one effect or plugin it would be a really good saturator. You can of use saturation to do just about everything from …

There's Actually No Such Thing as Different 'Learning Styles', According to Science

No Sharon, you're not a "visual learner".<p>When I was at school, a fair amount of time was put into determining our "learning styles." Teachers told us …

The Definitive Guide To Every Type Of Tie Knot

A complete guide on how to tie a tie. From the Full Windsor and Four-in-Hand to the Granchester and Bow Tie, mastering these 8 popular tie knots will …

The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' Film to Return to Theaters

A restored version of the Beatles' 1968 animated film will be screened in theaters this summer.Continue reading…

The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time

By 2007, the New York trio Blonde Redhead had been celebrated for over a decade as cerebral art-rockers, cult favorites of their lane; the upending of their tight, neurotic structures on <i>23</i> <i></i>was a release of reigns. The group’s seventh (and first self-produced) album, it’s a thrilling spread that …

A Personal Trainer Reveals the Biggest Myths About Losing Body Fat

When it comes to losing weight and shedding body fat, it's easy to get confused by all the information we're bombarded with on the internet every day. Scrolling through social media, reading blog posts, and hearing about the latest health crazes all give you mixed messages about how to actually …

Top 10 Vocal Effects Tricks and How to Use Them

1. Vocal Widening Trick When: For subtle widening of vocals to add depth across the stereo spectrum. How: Send the vocal to a bus, add a compressor …

Studio Essentials: 10 Things You Need To Make Your Studio Comfortable and Functional

Home > Studio Essentials: 10 Things You Need To Make Your Studio Comfortable and Functional<p>A Headphone Hanger<p>Headphones are an integral element of …

A local’s guide to Lisbon: 10 top tips

The Serbian-born writer picks the best places in his ‘beautiful, luminous’ adopted city for eating, shopping, walking or just hanging out and soaking up the views<p>Before I moved to Lisbon, almost a quarter of a century ago, someone told me: “From afar, it looks like a queen. But from closer you see …

The Beatles' Marathon 'Please Please Me' Session, Hour by Hour

We break down the epic studio day that yielded the bulk of the band's debut LP, from "I Saw Her Standing There" to a cathartic "Twist and Shout"<p>The …

The Best Websites to Get Your Retro Gaming Fix

Ready to relive some retro games directly in your web browser? If you’re bored at work and your mind suddenly drifts to those hours you spent …

Don’t Forget to Make Out With Your Wife

Or husband. Or partner. Just find time to do it. It's important. Hear me out.<p>By<p>Dec 14 2017, 6:48 PM<p>A few weeks before my wedding, an old college …

Master Motown and Stax rhythm grooves in 20 minutes with this easy guitar lesson

The Motown and Stax record labels are synonymous with soul and R&B music during the 1960s

Historic hardware: 1952 Gibson Les Paul Model

Hot on the heels of Fender’s 1950 Broadcaster and Esquire releases, Gibson debuted its own solidbody electric in 1952

10 Things Not to Do When You're on a Low-Carb Diet

Eating a healthy low-carb diet isn't always easy, especially at first. But you can definitely make it worse for yourself! Here are ten easy things …

How to Cope With the Loss of Carbs in Your Life

Grieving the loss of carbohydrates in your diet can be an important step. For many people, their low-carb journey includes many stops, starts, and …

9 reasons you should eat olives

Bet you didn’t know that olives are a type of stone fruit (or drupe) or that they’re related to mangoes, cherries, peaches and pistachios?<p>Drupes are …

Lost Art Of Bending Over: How Other Cultures Spare Their Spines

To see if you're bending correctly, try a simple experiment.<p>"Stand up and put your hands on your waist," says Jean Couch, who has been helping people get out of back pain for 25 years at her studio in Palo Alto, Calif.<p>"Now imagine I've dropped a feather in front of your feet and asked to pick it …