Copper


Issue 157

Issue 157Opening Salvo

Sometimes I forget that people actually read this magazine. Just kidding! Copper’s circulation has been rising since its inception and we thank you for reading, commenting, complimenting, criticizing, prodding, participating, and for...

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La Música de Puerto Rico

Issue 157Featured

By the time this article comes out, I will have returned from my annual trip to Puerto Rico. My mother, a senior, retired to a condominium my parents bought in...

Octave Records Releases Hothouse Flower by Scab...

Issue 157Octave Pitch

It’s cabaret and beyond for the modern world: Octave Records is proud to announce the release of Hothouse Flower by Scabaret, three multi-talented women who combine impassioned vocals, virtuoso piano and viola...

Jim Anderson and Ulrike Schwarz: Immersive Audi...

Issue 157The Copper Interview

Jim Anderson and Ulrike Schwarz have multiple Grammy Award wins and nominations to their credit, as well as European awards such as the Echo Klassik and Le Diamant d’Opera. The...

Timeless Elegance

Issue 157Audio Anthropology

A stunning Philips GA 312 turntable, circa late 1970s. People were wowed by its touch-sensitive illuminated controls. Close up of the GA 312. The light-up controls are the three buttons...

Michael Jackson and MJ: The Musical

Issue 157Twisted Systems

As Seen Through a Woke Prism As Copper is and should always be about the music, I want to say this up front. Looking at his career purely as a...

CES 2022, Part Three

Issue 157Don LindichShow Report

On to the Show Floor! After seeing the offerings from Cambridge Audio and Meze Audio at the Bellagio hotel (see my coverage in Issue 154 and Issue 155), I headed...

McGowan Park

Issue 157Featured

Based on “MacArthur Park” by Jimmy Webb, as recorded by Richard Harris The Linn was never waiting for us, Frank, It ran one step ahead As we followed in this...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part 15: Dockside Chatter

Issue 157New Vistas

As Melody’s dad was delivering the tractor to his son, I wandered over to the trout pond. Some of the senior citizens from Rapid City were fishing on the pier....

The Audiophile’s Brain (Or, Why We Do This)

Issue 157FROM THE SWEET SPOT

Most audiophiles, at one point or another, encounter a skeptic – someone who righteously opines that what we do in this hobby (like spending more on high-end gear than on...

Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part Nine: Who K...

Issue 157Natural Born Kessler

KK finds out that embracing a dormant format is full of surprises. Audiophiles come in many flavors, and I am not even remotely bothered by those who are, say, equipment...

The Beatles and India: the Documentary

Issue 157Disciples of Sound

This year The Beatles: Get Back documentary caught the eye of even casual fans. Over last year’s holiday break I found myself interrupting so many people who were watching it...

Love Sculpture

Issue 157Parting Shot

Created by artist Laura Kimpton as part of her Monumental Word Series, the 36-foot-wide LOVE sculpture resides at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Nancy Burlan of Mac Edition Radio poses...

John Wasserman, Critic, Part Two

Issue 157Featured

In Part One (Issue 155), we were introduced to the work of the late San Francisco Chronicle entertainment critic, John Wasserman. In this installment, I’ll tell you more about his...

Around the World in 80 Lathes, Part Seven

Issue 157Revolutions Per Minute

The last episode in this series (in Issue 156) discussed the technological and aesthetic shifts in the record cutting lathe manufacturing industry that began in the late 1970s and concluded...

Greg Tate, In Memoriam

Issue 157Idle Chatter

In December of 2021, we lost the effervescent, warrior soul who was Greg Tate. Some know Greg Tate as the chest-beating activist, who solemnly swore to fight for equal rights,...

John Klemmer, Part One: Saxophone Gold

Issue 157FROM THE SWEET SPOT

Many years ago, more than I care to admit, my woodwind instructor recommended a handful of records to me as an inspiration for the type of tone he was looking...

Regina Carter: A New Take on Jazz Violin

Issue 157Trading Eights

Regina Carter grew up playing classical music: first piano, then violin, and even a bit of oboe. But while studying at New England Conservatory, she realized she had the jazz...

AudioEngine's New S6 Subwoofer with the HD4 Hom...

Issue 157To Be Determined

In Copper Issue 149 I talked about how my personal circumstances could soon be changing fairly dramatically in about a year and a half (you can read about that here)....

Patty Loveless: Neotraditional Country Hitmaker

Issue 157Off the Charts

It’s impossible to deny that country music has changed drastically since the days of Hank Williams and George Jones. But not every successful country artist plows ahead into the new...