Boutique Guitar Effects

Boutique Guitar Effects: The Quest for a New Sound

Once upon a time, a musician only had so many options when it came to effect pedals. Now, with the aid of the Internet, hundreds of custom boutiques are variegating the market with unique, wildly experimental pedals.

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented in ALARM and on AlarmPress.com. Of those, we pared down to 100 outstanding releases, leaving no genre unexplored in our list of this year’s overlooked gems.