Just how much distortion -- and the favored type of distortion, analog or digital -- varies from listener to listener, and that's where the story gets complicated. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

Nearly 35 years ago, a distorted, drum-heavy sound erupted from the Pacific Northwest — and changed the world. Grunge was born in Seattle, but how did a new genre of music explode out of a relatively ...

PLUGIN WEEK 2025: Ever since the fateful day that a guitarist turned up their amp just a little too much and discovered distortion, musicians and producers have been obsessed with applying colour, ...