Corin Tucker, of Sleater-Kinney and Cadallaca, put together this (one-off) 'zine which chronicles her dealings with soundpeople while on tour. As anyone knows who has played music live, a soundperson can make or break a show for the band on stage. Here we are presented with photos of the various soundpeople and tales of what went down during the soundcheck and show. Well, once again, as anyone who has played in a band knows, there are very few decent people running sound out there. Some are very nice and incompetent. Some are competent but lack any social skills. Others are just plain mean and technically lost. The stories run the gamut of these types. The tale of Ernie in Atlanta is particularly gruesome and features the memorable line, "Get The Point girls? Oh, and by the way I own the place." Just as I'd like Tape Op to help people make better recordings, Hey Soundguy serves as a guide to what a nightmare live sound can be and what a band can do to fix this. Just knowing what to ask for and what should be able to happen (which Corin explains in a very clear/nontechnical manner) can help immensely. I'm just hoping she never starts a 'zine called Hey Studioguy.
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