Copper

These boots were made for walking. Cowgirl, Sonoita, Arizona. Read more...

Now that my digital music system has been hitting on all cylinders for several months, I’ve suddenly become interested in high-resolution releases of Yes albums again, and have been on... Read more...

International Sweethearts of Rhythm: Swing Is a Female Thing

Although they are not as well remembered as their male counterparts, there were a number of female-only bands in the early decades of jazz. Harlem musician Lil Hardin had her... Read more...

The Giants of Tape, Part Six: the MCI JH-110, Part Two

In the previous episode, we talked about the merits of the MCI JH-110 professional studio tape recorder. Now it’s time to have a look at its not-so-strong points. Despite its... Read more...

Pump It Up: Elvis Costello

In the early 1970s, some young musicians in London were getting tired of the fancy productions being pawned off as rock music. They made an effort to get back to... Read more...

Standing Room Only

Wouldn’t you hate it if you went to the theatre and had purchased your higher-tier seats with guaranteed optimal views of everyone on stage, the sets and even a glimpse... Read more...

The Montreux Years: Documenting The Legendary Jazz Festival

The Montreux Jazz Festival has been home to some of modern music’s most memorable live performances. Across its fifty-year history, what has really set the festival apart has been its commitment to... Read more...

Cal Tjader: The Verve Era (1961 – 1968)

In our first installment of this series, we looked at Cal Tjader’s first body of work on the Fantasy Records label. Our story picks up at the point where Tjader... Read more...

Between Tours

I am sitting in Trax, a music biz hangout club that is a few steps below street level. Trax was a pretty good-sized space located in a pre-War building on... Read more...

Big Mac

A MAC Audio Company MAC-1900 receiver. Made by McIntosh in the 1970s at a time when Frank McIntosh would not put his name on a receiver. Photo courtesy of Howard... Read more...

Octave Records’ Latest: The Nature of Things by Foxfeather

Octave Records is honored to announce its latest release, The Nature of Things by Foxfeather. It’s a compelling blend of rock, pop, acoustic-electric roots music, blues and more, led by... Read more...

Acoustic Guitarist Extraordinaire: Gordon Giltrap, MBE

Modern-day troubadour and acoustic-guitar pioneer since the 1960s, Gordon Giltrap, MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) is one of the finest guitarists of his generation. The English musician... Read more...

The Return of T.H.E. Show

Kids used to go to the carnival to have fun. They didn’t go there to make a living, network, or scope out the competition. For me, audio shows are like... Read more...

Tom Waits – Our Beat Storyteller, Part One

He was born when lightning struck a distillery near Pomona, somewhere between All Saint’s Day and All Fool’s Day. His essence spilled out of a busted bottle of Chivas Regal... Read more...

AES Show Spring 2021, Part One

Similarly to their AES Fall 2020 New York show, the Audio Engineering Society’s AES Show Spring 2021 convention, though “located” in Europe, was conducted virtually –which allowed a New Yorker... Read more...

Ancient Garrard Turntables: Still Relevant Today?

When I first got into this hobby in the early 1980s in the UK, Linn ruled the land of turntables, and British audiophiles hung on to every word uttered by... Read more...

Rotational Accuracy

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