| SCHOOL OF ROCK
There is nothing remotely rock 'n' roll about 9 a.m. Nine a.m. is for Starbucks lines and traffic reports and math class; it's not usually a good hour for those who favor late nights and loud music and guitar rigs. But here it is, a few minutes before 9 on a summer morning, and a few dozen rockers are trickling into a school building in north Dallas. They have on baggy shorts and ripped jeans and their favorite rock 'n' roll T-shirts: The Ramones. Nirvana. Fall Out Boy. Guns N' Roses. They're loaded down with guitars and amps, basses and drumsticks. They are trying very hard to act like they didn't just climb out of their parents' Camrys and Explorers and minivans. Yep, these early-morning rockers are all under the age of 16. Some of them are accomplished musicians; others just wanna be.
Monitor Audio GS10 loudspeaker
Monitor Audio has a well established reputation in the loudspeaker business and if its profile is not as high as it once was that's not for want of delivering consistently classy looking products to the market. The GS10 is the stereo standmount in the new Gold Signature flagship range, a selection of very smart looking two and multichannel-oriented designs that includes two floorstanders (GS20 and GS60) and all the elements you need to build a home cinema system. Gold Signature actually takes over from the Gold Reference and leaves one wondering what they'll opt for when the next range comes along - iGold anyone? Significant features on the GS10 start with a cabinet that is described as being of 'traditional tongue and groove' construction, and while it's a well established furniture-making technique this is not actually traditional for loudspeakers, though it sounds like a good idea when combined with extensive bracing inside the box.
Motion City Soundtrack: 'We Are Evolving'
Since guitarist Josh Cain and his bandmates in Motion City Soundtrack made their way into the national music scene with 2003's I Am The Movie, life has been moving along at a lightening speed. In the past couple of years, MCS has found a cozy spot in Vans Warped Tour and worked with a producer whose name carries plenty of weight in today's music world - Mark Hoppus of Blink 182. Even with Hoppus at the helm of the band's latest CD Commit This To Memory (a deluxe edition with bonus DVD was released on June 20, 2006), the band is open to the possibility of working with new producers for future releases. But for now, the band is currently on a whirlwind trip, playing at all the dates on Warped Tour rather than just a portion as in year's past. While the band is not quite ready to start recording another full album just yet, Cain has gotten the ball rolling by setting up shop in the back of his tour bus.
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