Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review, Criterion Blu-ray

January 25, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Dealing with Implausible Sonic Changes in an Audio System

January 22, 2021• Audiophile News

Face it, there are times, and under certain conditions, when our system’s sonics simply fail to entice or cajole us into prolonged...

Whammy Bar Guitar Bliss On Matthew Sweet’s New Catspaw

January 21, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Matthew Sweet’s new album is a near one-man-band production that feels more like Neil Young’s Crazy Horse than Todd Rundgren or...

Worth The Wait : Richard Hell Finally Completes His Second Album

January 19, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

U2’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind on 180-gram Vinyl

January 18, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

After reviewing the nice five CD boxed set celebrating U2’s mega successful comeback album, 2000’s All That You Can’t...

It Sounds Great but Is It Practical?

January 15, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile • One Comment

Like a lot of folks, I enjoy sports cars. If I am to be completely honest, really fast sports cars. Until recently, however, I never owned...

At Least 10 Reasons To Explore The Grateful Dead’s Studio Brilliance

January 14, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Exploring David Axelrod’s Heavy Axe, Colored Vinyl Reissue

January 13, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

I had high anticipation for this particular album in the new series of high quality reissues from Jazz Dispensary, the...

The Monkees, Marketing & The Instant Gratification Music Business

January 12, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Last week my music buddy Frank pinged me about a special deal on Amazon for a live album by the remaining Monkees — Mike Nesmith and...

Drummers Drumming: Bernard Purdie’s Purple Vinyl “Purdie Good!”

January 11, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

My New Year’s Audio Resolutions

January 8, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile

Normally, I’m not especially given to self-imposing a set of personal improvement dictates I know will very likely be broken. I can...

Drummers Drumming: Jack DeJohnette & Idris Muhammad Rock Rhythms From Different Directions

January 5, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

The good folks at Craft Recordings’ rich Jazz Dispensary subsidiary unearthed a handful of tasty jams toward the end of last year...

U2 2K: All That You Can’t Leave Behind Deluxe Edition Boxed Set

January 4, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

New Music: Five Recently Released Works

December 31, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

“Rock And Roll Over – Just Furr Fun” – 17 Local Nashville Artists Self Released In a year filled with so...

Yes… No… Maybe… Is Colored Vinyl Really That Bad? Part 2

December 30, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News • One Comment

Every now and again an audio-centric person on social media raises the specter of hatred towards the much beleaguered — and...

Yes… No… Maybe… Is Colored Vinyl Really That Bad? Part 1

December 29, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Lou Donaldson’s Mr. Shing-A-Ling Jams On Blue Note Tone Poet Reissue

December 28, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Some of you know by now that I’m a bit of a crate digger. Actually, I am a pretty serious one, building much of my collection from...

A Holiday Playlist For You

December 25, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Some of you know that among the many music sub-genres I collect, holiday recordings are one of the most fun niches for me. My...

What If There Were One Set of Audio and Music Rules?

December 24, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile

Dan Penn’s Great New Living On Mercy Album Finally On Vinyl

December 23, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Several months ago I reviewed a new pre-release CD by Dan Penn, the legendary composer, musician and producer. He is the composer behind...

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