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Sad Boi Cult Introduces “Sad Boi” Vibes To Pop-Punk With Their Latest Single “caskets”
Sad Boi Cult is a nu-alt-pop-punk artist reviving the nostalgic 2000s pop-punk sound with a modern injection of relatable “Sad Boi” emotions…
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Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal Review: 2025’s Most Creative Pedal Release
A glass window sits on top of the enclosure, revealing a brushed DC motor. Feed in a note, and the pedal’s pitch-tracking…
Plugin Reviews
No Work On Monday Toolkit Review: 55 Ableton Racks
A significant part of my job involves scrolling Instagram’s explore tab to find products worth covering. A few months back, I kept…
Hardware Reviews
Death By Audio Destroyer Series Pedals: Small But Mighty
Death By Audio has been hand-building noisy pedals in New York for over twenty years. The Fuzz War is standard-issue in noise…
Hardware Reviews
Heavys H1H Review: Tuned for Rock and Metal
Full disclosure, I am aware these have been out for several years. However, I kept seeing these pop up on my feed…
Hardware Reviews
Audima Labs The Sway MIDI Controller: The Age of Air DJing
The Birth of The Sway If you live in Australia, your first introduction to The Sway or Audima Labs may have been…
Plugin Reviews
EDMProd Superknobs Ultimate Collection Review: 230+ One Knob Tweaks That Make Your Music Suck Less
We received this product from EDMProd complimentary after contacting them to do a review; however, we received no financial compensation for writing…
Reviews
Think Like a Synth: Anthony Marinelli Spills His Secrets
We received the Think Like a Synth course complimentary from Anthony Marinelli’s team after contacting them to inquire about a review. We…
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this.is.NOISE.inc Gamma Mini Synth: 90’s 8-Bit Nostaglia In An Always In Tune Synth
We received this review unit from this.is.NOISE.inc, however, we have received no financial compensation for this review. Having been a big fan…
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Teenage Engineering EP-40 Riddim Supertone: 13 Artists, One Very Bold Vision
Many years ago, Teenage Engineering had an idea for a reggae-themed Pocket Operator. What shipped in November 2025 was something else entirely.…
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The Runarounds Bring a New Sound To Emo’s Austin – January 17, 2026
Austin, TX • Emo’s Austin (East) Walking into Emo’s Austin last Saturday, for The Runarounds show, the energy was unlike any I…
Live
Everclear Brings All Their Classic Hits to the Aztec Theatre
Friday, January 16, 2026 San Antonio, TX • Historic Aztec Theatre Friday night at the Aztec Theatre felt like stepping into a…
Hardware Reviews
Trap Door Electronics Active Acid Pedal (Review)
If recent reviews and demo videos on AltWire haven’t already made this clear, I’m a massive fan of acid-style music. Its sounds,…
Plugin Reviews
Strange Things: Subsocial Studios’ War on Boring Samples – Plus 25% Discount Code!
EEnjoy a Subsocial Studios Now & Forever discount code, courtesy of Altwire! Purchase a forever subscription here, and use code ALTWIRE at…
Hardware Reviews
Sim’n Tonic Nome II Review: A MIDI Clock Done Right
Here’s the thing about running hardware synths into a DAW: it should be simple. MIDI has been around since 1983. Your interface…
Hardware Reviews
The ESI XSynth Review: A Surprising Tiny Synth With Brilliant Depth
I first saw the XSynth on Instagram and had to get my hands on it. At 387×148×27 mm and 634 grams, this…
Hardware Reviews
Home Bake Instrument’s Acid Mint & FM Mint MK1: Our Latest Cool Reverb Finds
As with so many of my Reverb finds, this one started with a random Instagram account that the algorithm decided I needed…
Hardware Reviews
Eternal Research Demon Box Review: EMF As An Instrument
A unique instrument that turns invisible magnetic fields into playable sound. Everything hums, but most of us never hear it. The Demon…
