Copper

Zabriskie Point, California, in Death Valley National Park. Read more...

Suspending Disbelief: The Potential of Acoustic Levitation

Acoustic manipulation is a technique that can be used in medical applications, such as controlling a miniature camera within a human body, or removing a kidney stone. Call it “acoustic... Read more...

Martin Theophilus of The Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording, Part Two

Martin Theophilus is the Executive Director of the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording (MOMSR), a private collection of recording machines, tapes and other materials, along with a companion website. The site contains a... Read more...

Dar Williams: Writing Songs That Matter

The folk community is quite a bit like the jazz world. You earn respect over time and across a strong body of work. For Dar Williams, the path from debut... Read more...

The New New Orleans Sounds

Beyond jazz, the music to which the Crescent City gave birth, New Orleans rock and R&B music has always meant something simple and straightforward to me. Piano-based, from the early... Read more...

Sweet Summer Songs

Welcome to the latest edition of Be Here Now, the column/playlist for folks who would like to discover outstanding contemporary artists but could use a little help navigating all of the... Read more...

Raw Power

1977 Klipsch Decorator loudspeaker, companion to the one featured in Issue 140. It was a less-expensive version of a finished model. The speakers feature a Richard Modaferri-modified Infinite Slope Crossover. The backs... Read more...

The Man with No Name? Michael Baugh Interview, Part One

What do you get when you blend pyrotechnic guitar virtuosity, exceptional composing ability and a passion for all things musical? You get the uber-talented Michael Baugh, film composer, Ernie Ball Music... Read more...

Phil Keaggy – A Lifetime of Making Joyful Noises, Part One

“Use guitars to reinforce your Hallelujahs!” Psalm 33:2, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language Guitarists who have developed distinctly separate and unique voices on both the acoustic and electric guitar... Read more...

Moving to Computer Audio: A Comprehensive Overview, Part Two

In Part One (Issue 144) we looked at the fundamental considerations in building a computer-based high-resolution audio system, creating a music library, DACs and how to best implement them, and audiophile computers... Read more...

Whistling While You Work

As I step off my elevator, I hear music coming from my end of the hallway. It’s really loud and I soon realize that it is coming from my apartment.... Read more...

Every Picture Tells A Story, Or, How I Recreated My Record Collection, and Then Some

Today’s renaissance of vinyl as a chosen physical music format represents an opportunity for baby boomers to recapture their collective youth. In the 1970s, record stores were the place to hang out... Read more...

Self-Help Before YouTube: More Records to Improve Your Life

Have you ever wondered how we learned to do things (repair/install/build/develop skills, etc.) before smartphones and YouTube came along? Well, back in ancient times, before “there’s an app for that,”... Read more...

Mister Mister and the Misses

This month the Melophile suggests music by composers who either deserve better recognition or are already well-known but have written major works that were overshadowed by their own “biggest hits.”... Read more...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part Three

Part One and Part Two of this series appeared in Issue 143 and Issue 144. I felt emancipated as I pulled into the highway and away from the renegades. I’d miss Candy... Read more...

Lyle Mays – Composer, Arranger, Producer and Keyboardist, Part Two

Part One (Issue 144) covered Lyle Mays’ recordings as a leader and as part of the Pat Metheny Group. The series concludes here. In the last installment, we looked at Lyle... Read more...

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