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Frank Doris lays bare the gritty reality of gig pay—from $25 farmers’ markets to $250K arena tours—exploring tips, contracts, tribute bands, and the financial tightrope musicians walk to keep the music playing.
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Frank Doris has an alternately exhilarating, relaxing, exhausting, and rewarding weekend playing music at the Montauk Music Festival in upstate New York.
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Stéphane Hautcoeur’s Eon Art blends class-A purity with class-D power in modular, upgradeable amps—rejecting separates to preserve signal integrity and maximum linearity through science, not myth, with their flagship Hadron leading a bold push into the high-end market.
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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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From apologizing to loved ones neglected during DAC testing to listening to Dark Side of the Moon on a $20 speaker, this clever guide skewers obsessive habits with wit, reminding readers that “it’s the ear, not the gear.”
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From quantum stickers to $485 knobs, this cheeky exposé unpacks the HiFi world’s most bizarre tweaks—where pseudo-science meets audiophile obsession, and placebo often sounds just as sweet as proof.
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With a new LA show planned at T.H.E. Show’s longtime venue, just days after its Vegas edition, tensions rise as organizers clash over dates—reviving questions about industry cooperation and competitive respect.
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After years of engaging with online audio debates, Jonson Lee shares how a shift in mindset—focusing on empathy over ego—transformed conflict into connection, making peace the real prize in audio discourse.
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Taylor Swift’s re-recording of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) isn’t just a chart-topping triumph—it’s a defiant, billion-dollar victory over an industry that tried to control her, solidifying her as pop’s most powerful force.
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In one of 2023’s biggest audiophile bombshells, Valerio Cora of Acora Acoustics rescues Audio Research from near-bankruptcy, vowing to preserve its legacy while energizing the iconic brand with support from returning staff and industry goodwill.
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In 1969, in the concrete bowels of San Quentin State Prison, Johnny Cash raised his middle finger to the lens of photographer Jim Marshall. The image is rebellious, iconic, and transcendent, much like the Man in Black himself. But it’s not just a picture; it’s a complex narrative of America, of its music, its social…
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Rob Halford’s brief decision to axe guitarist Andy Sneap nearly derailed Judas Priest’s 50th anniversary tour—until he reversed course, reaffirming the band’s twin-guitar identity and delivering a triumphant metal lesson in self-awareness.
