Issue 52 Opening Salvo: So Many Holidays! ...and yet, I have to work on Lincoln's Birthday, Valentine's Day AND Ash Wednesday. Life ain't fair. Anyway... Welcome to Copper #52!...read moreToo Much Tchaikovsky: Awards Season! Once every year, a year passes! Pundits, critics, observers far and wide seize the opportunity to assess yada yada yada....read moreMusic, Audio, and Other Illnesses: In Defense of Taste My last piece seems to have raised some eyebrows, though in the end it seems I came out more favorable...read moreThe Audio Cynic: What the Hell is Going On? Back in my school-days, I found the subject of history completely boring. I realize now that it wasn't the subject...read moreQuibbles and Bits: Bates---Mason, Not Norman I have recently been introduced to the American composer Mason Bates, and in particular an album of three of his...read moreTwisted Systems: Climbing to the Audio Summit Part 2: Amps/Preamps The response to “Climbing to the Audio Summit: Turntables” was truly amazing. The comments really were, for the most part,...read moreVintage Whine: The Mysterious Binder I wrote about ephemera back in Copper #37. In that column I wrote (and I'm quoting myself because I don't...read moreMusic'al Notes: Rikers “Roy, would you do me a favor? Can you visit Sammy in Rikers Island? He is stopping there for a...read more... And Indie for All: Jesca Hoop I can’t imagine a more auspicious start to an indie songwriter’s career than the one Jesca Hoop had in the...read moreMusic to My Ears: The Blues: Willie (who was also blind) Johnson Out of one the darkest periods of our history came a style of music that would have never happened without...read moreSomething Old / Something New: Bach Violin Sonatas J.S. Bach’s works for solo violin are compositional marvels that show off the instrument’s potential while allowing the musician to...read moreIndustry News: Some Good News, Some Bad News In Copper #51 we wrote about the demise of Thiel Audio. The reality of the situation was that the Thiel that...read moreThe Copper Interview: Audio Fidelity: Andrea Bass [Back in Copper #44 I devoted a Vintage Whine column to the 60th anniversary of the single-groove stereo disc, first...read moreFeatured: Schwartz Does NAMM I’ve just been to my 41st NAMM show. I’ve only been to a few CESs, about a dozen exclusively Hi-Fi...read morerodrigues: ...But It's An Honor! Parting Shot: Cinque Terra