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Table of Contents – Issue 194

Issue 194Opening Salvo

Beginning next issue, your editor is going to take a little bit of a break. We’ll still be publishing every two weeks, but through the rest of the summer and...

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Vassar Clements: Not Just Bluegrass Fiddle

Issue 194Trading Eights

Musicians in one genre are often compared to those in another. But for a fiddler like Vassar Clements, who was equally gifted in bluegrass, jazz, rock, and country, the comparisons...

The Cable Doctor Makes More House Calls

Issue 194True-Life Rock Tales

James Lipton, the host of the TV series Inside the Actors Studio was one of the clients I had the longest, from the nineties up until his passing in 2020. Just like...

A Modern Engineering Marvel

Issue 194Audio Anthropology

Beyond cool: a circa 1940s or 1950s EMI Dicta recording – yes, recording – system that used 12-inch floppy magnetic discs. They worked like magnetic tape does, except in disc form. Spotted...

The Musical Instrument Museum: A World of Music...

Issue 194Featured

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), located in Phoenix, Arizona, possesses 14,000 instruments and other artifacts that are housed in a state-of-the-art 200,000 square foot structure containing 350 exhibits. It is...

Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO: Illuminating the Mu...

Issue 194Disciples of Sound

Five years ago, singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield embarked on a project that she had thought would be a one-off. She did a tribute record, covering the music of Olivia Newton-John. After...

Bert Lahr in Carbonite?

Issue 194Parting Shot

He's ready for travel through interstellar space. Taken in Trafalgar Square, London.

Dreamin’ Wild: The Movie and the Music

Issue 194Featured

Actress Lana Turner was discovered while drinking a milkshake at Schwab’s pharmacy. Pam Anderson was at a football game when her picture suddenly flashed across the Jumbotron. Justin Bieber’s journey...

Munich HIGH END 2023, Part Three: Loudspeakers

Issue 194Show Report

Copper has an exchange program with FIDELITY magazine (and others), where we share articles, including this one, between publications.   Alles so schön bunt hier “Alles so schön bunt hier” (It’s all so...

Taylor Swift and the Eras Tour, and I Was There

Issue 194Show Report

Taylor Swift is one of those artists who truly needs no introduction. OK, briefly: she began writing songs at age 14 and really started to hit it big in 2008...

Bassist Mandy Clarke of Bombskare: Playing With...

Issue 194Idle Chatter

Scottish-born bassist Mandy Clarke packs a serious punch. As a member of underground ska legends Bombskare, Clarke brings the heat via the classic sounds of a Fender bass, plugged into...

Who Would Believe That I Now Like My Parents’ M...

Issue 194Featured

A recent TV commercial plugging some insurance company’s homeowner's policies suggested that it’s really hard not to become your parents. Lately, my music tastes sometimes reflect theirs, something I could...

A Look Back at CES 2023

Issue 194Show Report

Editor’s Note: You might have noticed that some of our show reports happen quite some time after the shows occur. This is because of a variety of factors. It takes...

Benjamin Britten: Channeling England’s Musical ...

Issue 194Something Old / Something New

Some composers are particularly tuned in to the eras that led up to their own. Among the best examples is Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976), who often seemed to channel...

Restoring a Thorens TD160 and the Quest for Acc...

Issue 194Revolutions Per Minute

For some reason, the people involved with the manufacturing of vinyl records are rather stoic types. The rare occasion when they are in a talkative mood, they mostly talk about...