Live Gallery: Placebo 

Live Gallery: Placebo 

The iconoclast British band Placebo took the Salt Shed by storm. Here's our live gallery recap.
Mark Tremonti Meet & Greet

Mark Tremonti Meet & Greet

A day after the Alter Bridge show at the Riviera, Mark Tremonti joined us for a meet & greet at our FRET12 Shop. Here's a recap!
Live Gallery: Courtney Barnett

Live Gallery: Courtney Barnett

Everyone loves Courtney Barnett. The crowd adores her, her opening acts gush over her kindness, and she possesses the kind of good-natured charisma necessary to assemble a star-studded roster for her...
Spirit of the Beehive's Rivka Ravede stares down the camera at Pitchfork Music Fest.

Live Gallery: Spirit of the Beehive

Tagged: Live Gallery
We got a chance to shoot the always-amazing Spirit of the Beehive at Pitchfork Music Fest, and decided to treat the photos with an aesthetic that matches the band's uniquely destabilizing sound. They turned out great — see for yourself.
Live Gallery: Low At Pitchfork Fest

Live Gallery: Low At Pitchfork Fest

Tagged: Live Gallery
With a discography that’s spanned decades and garnered universal acclaim, Low was always going to be one of the most anticipated acts at this year’s Pitchfork Music Fest — but...
Dehd's Emily Kempf performing at Square Roots Music Fest

Live Gallery: Dehd At Square Roots Fest

Tagged: Live Gallery
Check out FRET12's photos of the killer three-piece Chicago band Dehd performing at Square Roots Fest in Lincoln Square.
Isaiah Radke playing guitar on stage. From our RADKEY interview

5 Questions | A Radkey Interview

Tagged: Interview
Our full interview with Radkey at Chicago's Riot Fest. See what the Missouri punk band has to say about their influences, life on the road, and Regular Show.
OMG it’s an OMEC Teleport!

OMG it’s an OMEC Teleport!

Tagged: Gear Review
Connect your guitar rig to your digital machines easier than ever before with this uniquely useful pedal that will “Teleport” a studio-quality audio interface into your rig!


Because your phone and computer don’t come with a ¼" jack.
O-la-la! Taking a look behind the scenes of where Ola Englund creates YouTube magic

O-la-la! Taking a look behind the scenes of where Ola Englund creates YouTube magic

Tagged: Sonic Spaces
On this episode of Sonic Spaces, we’ll explore the ultimate heavy metal lair – the home of YouTube’s veritable viking: Ola Englund.
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Jacky Vincent playing "Good Girls, Bad Guys"

Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Jacky Vincent playing "Good Girls, Bad Guys"

This week seems to be flying by, so we thought it'd be fitting to showcase one of the fastest shredders in the world: Jacky Vincent performing his laser-precise solo from Falling In Reverse's "Good Girls Bad Guys"
Bridging (no pun intended) the gap between engineering and music

Bridging (no pun intended) the gap between engineering and music

Tagged: Gear Review
This week, we’ll explore a wonderful relationship between Paul Reed Smith and John Mann- the man behind the hardware for the boutique guitars we know and love - it's a match that is ‘Mann-Made' in tone heaven!
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Alter Bridge - "Waters Rising"

Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Alter Bridge - "Waters Rising"

'Waters Rising' is the eighth song on Alter Bridge's fourth studio album "Fortress."