Reb Fountain's Iris Is A Brilliant Rainbow Of Grays
Dark, moody, evocative, beautiful, intelligent, and baffling. If you're a liberal arts major, Reb Fountain's Iris might just be the best album you hear this yea...
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A new Brooklyn Starr
Having now released four albums in just two years, Brion Starr is exploding onto the retro indie scene in a way that few artists ...
Steely Dan New Live Album and Limited Edition Vinyl
Classic rock fans got an unexpected surprise last week - an announcement of the first live album from Steely Dan in over twenty five years. Northeast Corridor: Steely ...
Danny Elfman's Big Mess
Big Mess is a paradox that some listeners will find endlessly compelling, while others will be driven off within minutes. On one hand, it demonstrates that even as he ...
Record Store Day
For the past 13 years, cities across the United States have declared Record Store Day an official holiday. Co-Founder Michael Kurtz was honored in France with the...
Using Headphones For Mixing
Headphones and mixing have gone together for almost as long as mixing has been a thing. Sure, some will say they only mix on reference speakers - but for many artists,...
The Passing of Jim Steinman
On April 19, 2021, James Richard "Jim" Steinman departed the Earth, presumably bound for a gig in Valhalla. His absence leaves the world feeling a bit less epic. Casua...
Did John Lennon Break Music?
"This is the music of the future. You can forget about all the rest of the shit we've done, this is it. Everybody will be making this stuff one day. You don't even ...
The $300 Million Dollar Man
Recently, Universal Music announced one of the biggest deals in music history: they have paid an estimated $300 million dollars for complete ownership and control of B...
Long Live Rock
Rock is dead. Long live rock. Of the many prescient lyrics in The Who’s song Long Live Rock is this line- “People walk in sideways pretending that they’re leaving”. Pe...
Should artists listen to, or ignore critics?
In the creative world, where consumers rely heavily on reviews for books, movies, plays and more, the creators themselves have a tough decision to make. There's always...
Analogous Analysis
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe was a poet and playwright who famously said “Music is liquid architecture, architecture is frozen music.” His comment is meant to show some ...
Catching The Waves
Through a series of carefully coordinated functionalities, the human mind intercepts and interprets sound through the ear. Some of the details captured when sound wav...
Vinyl Records are Popular Again, and They Sound like a Million Bucks
What's old is new again and vinyl is experiencing a renaissance, raking revenue for artists, and delivering unmatched sonic beauty to listeners. Last year, 3.1253 mill...
Earbud Decision: Noise Cancellation vs. Audio Quality
Noise-canceling earphones may enhance your listening experience and make your surroundings somewhat more serene, whether you are in a noisy plane or train. But for aud...
