Issue 90 Opening Salvo: Happy Landings! Welcome to Copper #90! By the time you read these, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing will have come and...read moreMusic, Audio, and Other Illnesses: We All Shine On, Redux 49 years ago, in the first international worldwide television broadcast, John Lennon sang to us, “There’s nothing you can do...read moreThe Audio Cynic: An Embarrassment of Riches Leave it to an indy hipster musician with several different noms de scène de musicien (stage names) to angst over...read moreQuibbles and Bits: 30 Years I am an ex-Pat Brit, living in Canada for the last 30+ years. During that time I have been back...read moreTwisted Systems: The Dave Clark Five When writing this column, I frequently close my eyes and go back to certain times in my life – in...read moreVintage Whine: Quintessence Sometimes you encounter stories where it turns out that the story you think you want to tell, is just a...read moreMusic'al Notes: The Jewish Cemetery The Jewish cemetery in Shettleston, Glasgow is a miserable place. Not because of what it is but because of its...read moreOff the Charts: Spandau Ballet The London punk scene was wearing some musicians out. People like songwriting guitarist and keyboardist Gary Kemp, who wanted to...read moreRevolutions Per Minute: The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of the Vinyl Record Two of the world's leading chip manufacturers have recently announced moving on to 5 nm manufacturing. Nanotechnology and micromachining are...read moreMusic to My Ears: Django, Act 4 In 1940 the Nazi war machine engulfed France and Paris in a cloud of black smoke. Misery came to freedom...read moreSomething Old / Something New: Guillaume de Machaut His poetry was admired by Geoffrey Chaucer, he survived the Black Death, and he wrote the most-recorded Mass of the...read moreIn My Room: A Turntable of my Own, Part 1 [You may recall Ken Fritz's mammoth listening room/speaker project, described in "5400 Hours of Fun", run in Copper #72, #73,...read morerodrigues: Life of the Audiophile Party Parting Shot: Abandoned in Occidental