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It was a cold January night in 1978 when the Sex Pistols walked onto the stage at San Franciscoโs Winterland Ballroom, readyโor perhaps unwillingโto make history. This wasnโt just a concert; it was the swan song of punkโs most volatile band. The Pistolsโ American tour had been a disaster wrapped in chaos: canceled shows, infighting,…
Montrรฉal, 13 janvier 2025 โ Le Quatuor Cobalt, ensemble ร cordes montrรฉalais, annonce la sortie de son premier album, Reflets du temps, disponible le 17 janvier 2025, sous le label indรฉpendant canadien GFN Classics. Ce projet unique prรฉsente une collection dโลuvres cรฉlรฉbrant la diversitรฉ du rรฉpertoire pour quatuor ร cordes avec trois compositrices exceptionnelles mรฉconnues…
Claude Lemaire thinks Led Zeppelin is so seminal to hard rock, he chooses them twice for Episode 3. King Crimson also makes the cut.
The Shanling CR60 is one of those rare devices that feels like it was designed for a very specific type of personโthe kind who doesnโt just listen to music but lives with it, surrounds themselves with it, collects it. If youโve ever stared at your wall of CDs, debating whether to keep them or finally…
By 1973, The Rolling Stones were the epitome of rock โnโ roll excessโa band that had transformed scandal into an art form. Their music was a siren call to the rebellious, their lifestyles a middle finger to the establishment. Yet, even they couldnโt charm their way past Japanโs stringent immigration policies. In late 1972, the…
David Chesky, audiophile pioneer and Grammy nominee, shares insights in an exclusive interview ahead of his trioโs live performance of The Great European Songbook at Montreal’s Bourgie Hall on January 23. Tickets are available now, for $19 – $38.
This striking image from David Bowieโs 1979 Lodger photoshoot is more than a visual oddityโitโs a portal into a restless, brilliant period in Bowieโs life. Captured by Brian Duffy, the man responsible for some of Bowieโs most iconic imagery (think the lightning bolt on Aladdin Sane), this photograph encapsulates the strange tension between control and…
On December 31, 1970, as a damp London chill settled over the city, Paul McCartney made his way into the High Court of Justice. The man who once penned โYesterdayโ was now stepping into tomorrow with a heavy heart. In his hands, he carried a lawsuit that would dissolve The Beatles, a band that had…
On December 19, 1955, Carl Perkins stepped into Memphisโ Sun Studio with a song that would become a cornerstone of rock โnโ roll history. But like most great music moments, the creation of Blue Suede Shoes wasnโt so much a straight line as it was a tangled web of stories, late-night drives, and serendipitous inspiration.…
How good is Galion Audio’s class-A / class-A/B TS34 integrated amplifier? Find out in our in-depth review.
We are thrilled to announce the release of the CD โDragon โ Concerto for Pipa,โ produced by GFN Productions and Fortรฉ Art & Music. The first pipa concerto composed in the Western world, this remarkable work by Quebec composer Christian Thomas is performed by the internationally renowned virtuoso Liu Fang. Described as โthe empress of…
Among my music recommendations is a handful of favorite holiday records in my collection โ some new, some classic. โTis the season!
Tom Gibbs didn’t just like the performance of the US$ 1000/pair XSA Labs Vanguard monitorsโhe was gobsmacked!
In this episode, writer and self-taught musicologist Claude Lemaire chooses Iron Butterfly, Jeff Beck, and even the Beatles as pioneering heavy rock influencers.
After a visit to My Little Bar in Seoul, South Korea, writer Jonson Lee contemplates the enduringly strong relationship South Koreans have with McIntosh gear.