Distorted guitars were a big part of the rock revolution last century; we try to forget about the roll. As a youth, [David Hilowitz] couldn’t afford a loud aggressive amp, a distortion pedal, or even ...

A few weeks ago, a coworker of mine mentioned that he had an old Onkyo cassette deck that he was about to throw out. I convinced him to at least let me look at it before it hit the dumpster. It turns ...