Mumford & Sons headline this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz contemplates what it takes to hold onto a music career for the long haul, and balancing the need to make a living with doing what you love.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2013 Issue on shure.com.

Rob Halford commands the cover spot in this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz reminisces about his father teaching him to keep up with what’s cool in music. Times have changed since Columbia House packages came in the mail, but the need to discover great new music persists.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2012 Issue on shure.com.

Matt & Kim take center stage in this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz ponders the tradition of “best of” lists for music at year’s end, and what goes on behind the scenes in their creation (read: grudges, genre ignorance, journalistic blitzes). And, as much as he loves his baby daughter, Cory admits struggling to find time for all the new music being ranked and reviewed when the sounds of Yo Gabba Gabba! call so insistently.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2011 Issue on shure.com.

Jason Mraz leads this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz attempts a short-list of bands who could be the next Beatles, Rolling Stones, or Led Zeppelin.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2010 Issue on shure.com.

Babasónicos rock the cover of this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz schemes to influence the musical tastes of the child he’s expecting…then decides the best way is to let her find her own way when the time comes. (Okay, with maybe just a wee little bit of help from Daddy.)

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2009 Issue on shure.com.

Buddy Guy is the featured artist in this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz bemoans the current glut of reality shows and gives a shout-out to those talented folks who are still driving the long road to fame, with all its blood, sweat, and tears.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Fall 2008 Issue on shure.com.

Patti Smith rocks the cover of this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz shares a letter from a thoughtful and inspired reader who learned not to judge a magazine by its cover (or a rocker by his image).

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Summer 2008 Issue on shure.com.

Alice Cooper brings his signature style to the cover of this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz posits that keeping up with the breakneck speed of new music releases might be overrated. He encourages readers to slow down long enough to let new music sink in before moving on to the next big thing.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2008 Issue on shure.com.

Bobby McFerrin takes the top spot in this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz pays tribute to the analog format, and also wonders whether folks who only download songs rather than entire albums are missing out on the pleasures of the big picture.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Fall 2007 Issue on shure.com.

Snow Patrol lends their cool factor to the cover of this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz defends his lifelong appreciation for Journey, and contemplates why certain bands stick with us through the years.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Summer 2007 Issue on shure.com.

Henry Rollins brings the power to the cover of this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz recaps the Artist Relations team’s whirlwind summer and dares readers to become the bands they want to hear.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Fall 2006 Issue on shure.com.

Hawthorne Heights is the featured band in this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz riffs on the challenge of seeing past the media circus to the artists making music out there beyond the hype.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Summer 2006 Issue on shure.com.