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Claude Lemaire continues his series on records that transformed the pop and rock music landscape, organized by year of release.
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Here are a few more tasty nuggets of wisdom about playing in a rock band from someone who’s been there: Frank Doris. This time, Frank highlights the importance of rehearsing—because if you don’t rehearse, you’re gonna suck.
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In this excerpt from Paul McGowan’s The Audiophile’s Guide, overlooked spaces like basements and garages become ideal listening rooms through smart, minimal upgrades—proving great sound starts with practicality, not perfection.
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Being in a band is all about gigs. The challenge is getting them. Writer and touring vet Frank Doris gives tips on how to do it, even if it’s the part he likes least about the business.
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Robert Schryer defends audio shows as irreplaceable gatherings for audiophiles, pushing back against claims that video content could ever truly replace the magic of in-person events.
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Backstage at Villa Park, Ozzy Osbourne and Yungblud shared a raw exchange—no speeches, no ceremony—just a jeweled cross, a smile, and the unspoken weight of one era quietly giving way to another.
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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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Audiophiles are not freaks, or losers, or whatever negative stereotypes the naysayers want to characterize us by. We’re lucky.
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Howard Milstein takes the Allnic Audio A-2000 Mk3 tube power amplifier out for a test drive and discovers how powerful it is.
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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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Frank Doris discovers his system’s sound had subtly worsened—until a corroded breaker, a house-wide power mystery, and an unexpected speaker tweak revealed what was really going on.
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What could beat hearing Marvel soundtracks on the best home theatre setup? Robert Schryer asks Francis Choinière, who’s conducting them live with an 80-piece orchestra for The Infinity Saga Concert Experience in Montreal.
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The hi-fi world gets a wake-up call as this piece slams the disconnect between lavish audio gear and underfunded artists—urging brands to fund music creation, not just polish playback of the same old tracks.
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PMA’s Michel Plante and Robert Schryer revisit Pascal Ravach’s remarkable audio journey, which began with a childhood accident that severely affected his eyesight, continued through a European consulting career, and culminated in founding Montreal’s Mutine, where Ravach’s Zen-inspired listening rooms champion synergy, natural sound, and holistic system harmony.
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In the first of two articles, Jeff Weiner tracks how late-’60s rock giants like Clapton, Beck, and Page resurrected early blues legends, transforming Skip James and Robert Johnson into classic rock staples.
