And it owns the mighty Asian musical instrument retailer Swee Lee.įor a time BandLab Technologies even owned 49% of long-running US music magazine Rolling Stone, but eventually sold its interest back to majority shareholder Penske Media Corporation. Plus, it also owns US guitarmakers Harmony and Heritage, Mono instrument cases, and Teisco effects pedals, which not many are aware of. What’s more, the company even launched a free version of its popular Sonar DAW software shortly afterwards.Īs said in the first paragraph, Bandlab is creating somewhat of a music empire under the radar, as it already owns online publications, Lab.fm, and MusicTech. You might remember that it wasn’t that long ago that Bandlab acquired DAW software developer Cakewalkfrom Gibson, giving new life to the product. The company is branching into all areas of the music business, from cloud music to DAW software to musical instruments and retail to social media and now, print magazines.īandlab Technologies, which is based in Singapore, will move the NME and Uncut to its media division, which is based in the UK. You won't regret it.Music creation platform Bandlab continues to grow its empire, adding two iconic British music magazines – NME and Uncut from UK publisher TI Media. If you haven't already, pick this up immediately. 'Sports' is a classic and should be in every music lovers collection. This complaint, however, is small and the album itself is so good that it's easy to look past. An updated remaster of some of these reworkings and rather rare mixes would've been a very welcome addition and there's more than enough empty space over the two disc set to have accommodated them. My only complaint about this set is the absence of the original 12' mixes. It's great to hear the tunes get the upgrade they deserve after 1999's subpar and bass heavy re-release. This 30th anniversary edition really brings a great deal of depth to the music. A time capsule containing some great memories and feelings. 'Sports' is more than a collection of 9 great songs, it's a moment in time.

Of course I can't play 'If This Is It' without thinking of riding bikes and playing ball with my friends.

I can't hear 'The Heart Of Rock & Roll' without reliving memories of going down to Wildwood with my family and running around on the beach.

I can't listen to 'I Want A New Drug' without thinking of long summer days spent building forts in the woods with my brother. Hearing 'Heart & Soul' for the first time (of course it's highly entertaining video being that aforementioned time) was a revelation. Some of my favorite pop albums (Rio, Thriller, Purple Rain, Reckless, Born In The USA, Pyromania, H2O etc.) were released during this time and 'Sports' was one of them. I remember the early to mid 80's very fondly.

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