Diving into the whirlwind recording session of The Beatlesโ debut album โPlease Please Meโ is akin to unearthing a time capsule filled with musical marvels, quirky anecdotes, and the birth of legends. This album, crafted in a single dayโs sprint on March 22, 1963, at Abbey Road Studios, is a tapestry woven with tales of…
In the pantheon of rock โnโ roll, few debuts have sparked as much intrigue and left as indelible a mark as Kissโs self-titled album, released on February 18, 1974. The Genesis of a Phenomenon It was the fall of 1973, and amidst the burgeoning glam rock scene, Kiss entered the studio with a vision that…
On a cold February day in 1970, the world was introduced to what would become the cornerstone of heavy metal: Black Sabbathโs self-titled debut album. Born in the industrial heartland of Birmingham, the albumโs raw power and dark themes resonated with a generation yearning for something more profound than the prevailing pop and rock sounds.…
In the winter of 1892, on December 18, the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the stage for a historic moment in the world of performing arts. It was here that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskyโs โThe Nutcrackerโ made its debut, a ballet that would go on to become a beloved holiday tradition across the globe,…
On August 1, 1981, an unprecedented event occurred in the media industry that would forever change the way we consume music: the launch of MTV (Music Television). The first-ever music video to grace this new platform was The Bugglesโ fittingly prophetic โVideo Killed the Radio Star,โ a title that foresaw the pivotal shift about to…
From a dreamy Indiana barn to a mythical French serpent-woman, this trio of jazz-influenced albumsโby Janiece Jaffe and Monika Herzig, Christine Jensen, and Cรฉcile McLorin Salvantโshowcases the vision and vitality women bring to modern jazz.
Paul McGowan opens up about PS Audioโs evolving speaker plans, his friendship with Seth Godin, and a life shaped by draft dodging, vegetarianism, and a passion for building audio gear he’d proudly use himself.