Review: Buck Curran’s ‘Far Driven Sun’ Reunites a Beloved Sobell Guitar with a Master of Acoustic Atmosphere

After many years apart, Buck Curran and his Stefan Sobell Model 1 “Butterfly” are reunited on Far Driven Sun (ESP-Disk’, Obsolete Recordings, Echodelick Records), and they’ve never sounded better together. Originally built for Martin Simpson—who used it to record When I Was on Horseback (1991)—the guitar has a beautifully balanced tone, a delicatelyContinue Reading

The oceans just hit an ominous milestone

You’re the product of stability on a planetary scale. Around 12,000 years ago, Earth warmed from an ice age into the relatively consistent climate that allowed humans to adopt agriculture, literally putting down roots. That stability, though, is now shattered, as more than 8 billion people rapidly heat the planet,Continue Reading

Tambourine Wins Seven Viddy Awards for Excellence in Video Production

Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered marketing technology company serving hotels, resorts, and tourism destinations worldwide, announces its Photo and Video Production Division has earned seven Viddy Awards in this year’s competition. Viddy Awards, presented by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), honor creative excellence in video production across aContinue Reading

Top 5 Best Altcoins to Buy After Société Générale Launches Stablecoin on Institutional Rails

Société Générale’s crypto division has just rolled out its own US dollar-backed stablecoin, USDCV, on Ethereum and Solana. With a major global bank moving into stablecoins, many investors see this as proof that digital assets are maturing and gaining serious institutional trust. While stablecoins focus on settlement and payments, tradersContinue Reading