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Analog Tape Is Back!
LEFT FOR DEAD DURING THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION, IT'S BEING EMBRACED AGAIN BY SOME ENGINEERS
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Review: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Mojo (Reprise)
The Heartbreakers’ first album in several years is, as has been widely reported, a return of sorts to the group’s blues roots, and it’s...
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’
Because of the overwhelming success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan is viewed in popular circles as a premier “popcorn movie”...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
While largely seen as a novelty hit, "Don't Worry Be Happy" was an undeniable smash, eventually winning Grammys for Song of the Year, Record...
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Classic Tracks: Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive”
One of the most enduring songs to come out of the late-’70s disco scene, “I Will Survive” actually began its life as a B-side...
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DVD Reviews: A Potpourri of Music DVDs
Culled from two performances at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in late October 1964, the legendary TAMI (Teenage Music Awards International) Show film—which was...
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Review: Vampire Weekend Contra (XL)
The New York band Vampire Weekend came out of nowhere a couple of years ago with a quirky and infectious debut album that combined...
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Guy Charbonneau Q&A
LE MOBILE'S OWNER ADAPTS TO THE NEW REALITIES OF THE REMOTE RECORDING BUSINESS
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Paul Blakemore Q&A
How did your background in conventional recording prepare you for mastering? In myriad ways. I've done just about everything you can possibly do in...
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DVD Review: Various Artists—Jazz Icons Box, Series Four (Reelin’ in the Years/Naxos)
Still More Jazz Icons
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Patti Smith’s “Gloria”
It's one of the most haunting openings of any debut album. Soft, almost mournful piano and bass set up a slow rhythmic foundation. Then...
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DVD Review: Threshold of a Dream—The Moody Blues Live at the Isle of Wight Festival (Eagle Vision)
For five days at the end of August, 1970, some 600,000 people descended on the tiny Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of...
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Project Studio: Chip Z’Nuff Studios
On the day I interview Chip Z'Nuff about his busy home studio in Blue Island, Ill. (South Chicago, www.ChipZnuffStudios.com.), he's just returned from
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DVD Review: Jeff Beck Performing This Week…Live at Ronnie Scott’s (Eagle Vision)
I’ll be the first to admit that although I’ve always been a fan of Jeff Beck’s guitar playing, I have not faithfully kept up...
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DVD Review: Chris Isaak Greatest Hits Live (SoundStage) (E1 Entertainment)
On the surface, Chris Isaak hasn’t progressed a helluva lot since he first burst on the scene 20-plus years ago, with his Elvis good...
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DVD Review: Paul Simon & Friends: Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (Library of Congress)
The commercial release of this May 2007 concert at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.—originally shown on PBS—is a cause for rejoicing for all...