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Copper Editor and musician Frank Doris reveals, among other things, what you shouldn’t eat before a set if you don’t want to “crop dust” your drummer.
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Claude Lemaire revisits timeless summer songs, from Percy Faith’s orchestral “Theme from A Summer Place” to The Lovin’ Spoonful’s gritty “Summer in the City,” capturing carefree memories without fretting over sound quality.
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A harmonica, a cigarette, and Dylan’s disinterest—Daniel Kramer’s 1964 photo captures a moment of surreal cool that still outsmokes modern icon-making.
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Claude Lemaire spotlights three pivotal 1970 albums—by Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin—that fused prog, blues, and folk into the roaring blueprint for what would become heavy metal.
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Frank Doris recounts wild gig disasters—sick performances, broken gear, flaming hair, hostile crowds, and forgotten sets—in a brutally funny look at the mayhem musicians endure onstage.
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Part 2 of Jeff Weiner’s two-part series that tries—and does so convincingly—to answer the enduring question: “Where did rock and roll come from?”
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Frank Doris gives more worthy tips about the business of playing music for an audience, this time about looking the part. You won’t believe what his #1 tip is.
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In this installment of The Vinyl Beat, Rudy Radelic recommends not records, but a practical way to catalogue an album collection using Discogs.
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Rob Schryer and his photographer sidekick Karim Sénoussi spend a jazzy afternoon at 2xHD Fidelio, where René Laflamme pushes audio boundaries with vintage gear to capture raw musical emotion.
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Frank Doris offers tips on what to do and not do once you’ve made it to the big stage.
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NYC reinvents Japan’s jazz kissa tradition, transforming vinyl listening into a high-fidelity, immersive experience for true audiophiles.
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A much-debated topic in popular music is the origin of rock and roll music. Writer Jeff Weiner tries to sort it all out in his new series.
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Classical music critic Pierre Dallaire offers a selection of recent recordings that offer a fitting tribute to Gabriel Fauré on the centenary of his death.
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Frank Doris offers a soundcheck pro tip and talks about playing on a bigger stage, with the vagaries that come with it.
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Paris’ jazz kissa-inspired bars like Listener and Bambino blend high-fidelity sound, vinyl culture, and refined design, redefining nightlife for audiophiles.