Copper

Do you sometimes feel like we’re living in an alternate universe? After all, alternate realities and parallel universes are not uncommon concepts in pop culture, let alone physics – just... Read more...

Issue 121

Talking With Gayle Sanders of Eikon Audio and MartinLogan

Gayle Martin Sanders was one of the co-founders of electrostatic loudspeaker manufacturer MartinLogan, along with Ronald Logan Sutherland. (They combined their middle names to name the company.) The company first... Read more...

Social Distancing

Inside Lee's Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis, Minnesota, now closed. Read more...

Hittin' the Note

One of the most iconic taglines in advertising history, 1974. We'd bet you guys and gals could tell the difference though! Music makers: vintage strings and picks going back decades.... Read more...

Workingman's Dead...at 50

First off, I am proud to announce two projects of mine that you may be interested in: I will start my own podcast in about a month. It will be... Read more...

Birth of the Cool

Everyone wants to be cool. But what the heck is cool? “What is Hip?” Tower of Power asked us. “Tell me tell me, if you think ya know.” See, even... Read more...

Unusual Takes on Others' Songs, Part Two

Sometimes a performer is so taken with another artist’s song that they just have to do their own performance of it. These cover versions can range from faithful portrayal of... Read more...

Otis Redding: Deep Soul

Few musicians in history have been industry game-changers to the degree that Otis Redding was. And he barely made it past the age of 25. The soul singer seems to... Read more...

I'm (Not) With the Band

When I was in fourth grade, I enrolled in Manhattan Music School. Not to be confused with The Manhattan School of Music, a private conservatory near Columbia University. The school... Read more...

Sam Rivers: Free Jazz Trailblazer

When Sam Rivers (1923 – 2011) was growing up in Oklahoma, he often heard his father singing gospel music. The elder Rivers had been a member of the celebrated Fisk... Read more...

Octave Records’ New Album, Temporary Circumstances

Octave Records has just released its second album, Temporary Circumstances by singer/songwriter/pianist Jessica Carson and the band Clandestine Amigo. Featuring Jessica’s reflective songs about lost love, resilience and even defiance against the... Read more...

Interview With Gary Gottlieb of the Audio Engineering Society

Unlike other scientific fields that are related to physics, the products that result from audio engineering can often be said to have an almost magical component that makes the fusion... Read more...

Copenhagen

Hi Dad, we just managed to get a booking for Noma in Copenhagen. Would you like to join us?” My son Ilan is a chef and one of the things... Read more...

How Hi Would You Like Your Fi?

“High Fidelity” is an ambiguous term. How much Fidelity is required to be considered High Fidelity? “Fidelity” in a listening system refers to its ability to reproduce sound that is... Read more...

Todd Rundgren’s Nearly Human

Over the years, Newport, Rhode Island has been home to many of my life’s best memories. No trip to town was ever complete without a pop in to The Music... Read more...

Separation Anxiety

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