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Issue 107

Issue 107Opening Salvo

Cover: violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901 - 1987). Many consider him to be the greatest violinist ever. He was one of the most influential performing artists of all time and in his later...

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Last Call

Issue 107Parting Shot

Lee’s Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis. Once a vibrant music venue, it closed in 2019 after 62 years.

All Together Separately

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Cover: violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901 - 1987). Many consider him to be the greatest violinist ever. He was one of the most influential performing artists of all time and in...

Audio Minus 80

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Books on audio weren’t plentiful 80 years ago, but the 1940 edition of Audels New Radioman’s Guide gives a glimpse of everyday audio back then. As the title suggests, the...

Audio System Revelations: Electrostatic Ecstacy

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I can trace my audiophile roots back to a certain Admiral hi-fi console in my parents’ basement, back in the mid-1960s, when I first started stacking records on the changer...

CanJam NYC 2020 Show Report, Part Two

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Part One of this report appeared in Issue 106. CanJam NYC 2020 took place on February 15 – 16 at New York’s Marriott Marquis and was well-attended by a diverse...

Linearity in Audio, Part Two

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Another common usage of the term “linearity” in electronics refers to linearity in amplification at different levels; this can be called “dynamic linearity.” As an example, let us take an...

Operating Manual for Reviewing Miss Anthropocen...

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1. Go to YouTube. Watch video for “Delete Forever.” Grimes’ multihued but definitely orange-ish hair is parted in the middle, with huge balls of pigtails on either side. Consider these...

The Shows Must Go On

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I never thought I’d have to write a piece like this. Well, none of us can keep our heads in the sand, comforting as that may be at times. This...

Station Break

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Toward the end of my tenure in radio, which happened around 2004, automation came into widespread use – and helped ruin radio. Originally the idea behind using automation was called...

Silent Partner

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This guy likes to relax while listening. From Audio, November 1958. Man, this guy really likes to relax while listening. From Audio, October 1958. You can MacKit if you try!...

Complete Recovery: Unusual Takes on Others' Songs

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Sometimes an artist 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...

He Sang It His Way: Frank Sinatra

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In Hoboken, New Jersey, in the year 1915, two Italian immigrants welcomed a baby boy who would grow up to be one of the best-selling and most recognized artists of...

The Kinks: Well Respected Men

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In suburban North London circa 1960, two talented brothers, Ray and Dave Davies, taught themselves guitar so they could play skiffle and rock and roll. In high school they formed...

A New American Oratorio

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It’s been a while since we featured any oratorios in this column. Maybe the last time was 2016, when the subject was Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard (Harmonia Mundi...

Three Winners and One Clear Loser

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Brandy Clark - Your Life is a Record Brandy Clark may not be a household name to many other than country music fans, but she’s one of Nashville’s elite songwriters....