Rig Stars : Silent Radio

Rig Stars: Dream Nails

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Dream Nails guitarist Anya Pearson what her favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what she told us: What is it? BOSS CE-2 analogue chorus pedal from the early 1980s. How […]

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Twisted Ankle what their favourite pieces of music making equipment are. This is what they told us: BRUNO – BASS What is it? In all honesty, I’m kind of of an idiot when […]

Rig Stars: Twisted Ankle

Rig Stars: Snake Eyes

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Snake Eyes guitarist and vocalist Jim Heffy what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us: What is it? It’s the Boss FB-2, a feedbacker/booster pedal. How […]

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Magick Mountain what their favourite pieces of music making equipment are. This is what they told us: TOM HUDSON – BASS What is it? I think it’s been named ‘Weapons Control’ but I […]

Rig Stars: Magick Mountain

Rig Stars: The OBGMs

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked The OGBMs guitarist and vocalist Denz what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us: What is it? Fender American Special Strat How long have you had it? […]

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Kid Dad guitarist Joshua Meinert what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us: What is it? My favourite sound making tool is definitely the BOSS DD-500 Digital […]

Rig Stars: Kid Dad

Rig Stars: L.A. Witch

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked L.A. Witch bassist Irita Pai what her favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what she told us: What is it? 1967 Gibson EB2. I bought it off the bass player in […]

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked I Like Trains what their favourite pieces of music making equipment are. This is what they told us: DAVID MARTIN – GUITAR / VOCALS What is it? It’s an old Electo Harmonix Deluxe […]

Rig Stars: I Like Trains

Girls In Synthesis - Photo by Keith Jobey

Rig Stars: Girls In Synthesis

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Girls In Synthesis what their favourite pieces of music making equipment are. This is what they told us: JOHN LINGER – BASSIST What is it? Phonic Stereo Echorder (2 channel BBD delay unit) […]

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Mav Karlo – also known as Menno Vertseeg, founder of Royal Mountain Records – what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us: What is it? It’s a […]

Rig Stars: Mav Karlo

GIG GUIDE

Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.