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From Rock to Schlock: 150 Desert Island Albums

Most “desert island” record articles make the assumption that you can only take a handful of discs with you that you can’t live without. Well, since the concept of being... Read more...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part Eight

The first installments of this series appeared in Issues 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148 and 149 – Ed.> “Sit down and have a beer Spider, enjoy the view for... Read more...

When I Was a Boy

I don’t remember the exact date that I became a budding audiophile, but it all started in 1965 when I was in the seventh grade. My parents were building the... Read more...

One Size Fits All? Part One

Many of us use 2.1-channel or multichannel speaker setups that include subwoofers. In this article, we examine some of the relative merits of setting up your speakers using either the... Read more...

Phil Keaggy – A Lifetime Of Joyful Noises, Part Five

Parts One, Two, Three and Four of this series appeared in Issues 145, 146, 148 and 149. In covering the half-century long career of Contemporary Christian music (CCM) pioneer and... Read more...

Jazz Lives: Saxophonist Frank Catalano Ascends

Last summer I had the honor of playing on a bill with tenor saxophonist Frank Catalano and his quartet, at the Port Palooza festival in Port Jefferson, New York. I’d... Read more...

The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

In 1979, WBCN-FM in Boston offered its listeners a fantastic deal: tell us what you think are the 10 best rock albums of all time, and we’ll tabulate the results... Read more...

Gustard’s X16 Digital-to-Analog Converter – My New Standard for Moderately-Priced DACs

In Copper’s last issue, I talked about possible upcoming changes to my lifestyle and living arrangements that might require me to rethink my large(ish) home stereo setup. In particular, whether... Read more...

Some Notable Analog Recordings, Part Three

Part One and Part Two of this series appeared in Issue 141 and Issue 142. I started exploring recordings on labels related to the Decca Record Company of England in Issue... Read more...

1960s Music Magic: Revisiting NYC’s Fillmore East, Greenwich Village (and More)

New York’s famed Fillmore East closed 50 years ago this year. It’s hard to believe it was that long ago. Although only operational for a relatively short three-year period (1968... Read more...

150: What’s In a Number?

150 is the magic number this month. 150 bi-weekly issues ago, Copper magazine was launched. It got me thinking about the number 150 and its many uses. Here is a... Read more...

Shannon Parks and his Magic Puffin

My Leatherman multi-tool is indispensable. Although I bought it as a knife for opening boxes, I soon discovered I couldn’t go a week without the pliers and screwdrivers. The wire... Read more...

150 Years of Aida

Like every other writer who appears on these gleaming digital pages, I can’t believe we’ve already reached Copper’s 150th issue. I’ve been here almost since the beginning, having contributed over 200... Read more...

The Many Facets of David Bowie

From the gaunt, alien Ziggy Stardust through solid-colored, big-shouldered suits on MTV to a philosophical album about death at the end of his life, David Bowie had so many personas... Read more...

Milestones

This is the 150th issue of Copper! We are thrilled to have reached this milestone. It would not have been possible without our exceptional staff. I am honored and more than a little... Read more...

Rotating Staar

In keeping with our Issue 150 theme, the mighty Audio Research D-150 stereo power amplifier. It's one of the all-time classics of tube amplifier design. introduced in 1975, it delivers... Read more...

Flying Off the Handle

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