Metallica


  • How To Play in a Rock Band, Part 1: Introduction

    “Iโ€™ve decided to start a new series. Even if youโ€™re not a musician, perhaps itโ€™ll give some insight into the nitty-gritty of the art of music-making, or inform your listening the next time you sit in front of your stereo, or just provide some entertainment and perhaps a life lesson or two.

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  • Turning Grief into Glory: The Legacy of ACDC’s ‘Back in Black’

    In the annals of rock history, few moments resonate as deeply as the summer of 1980 when AC/DC unleashed their thunderous masterpiece, โ€œBack in Black.โ€ This wasnโ€™t just any album release; it was a seismic shift that redefined the bandโ€™s legacy and left an indelible mark on the world of rock โ€˜nโ€™ roll. Rising from…

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  • A Star-Studded Spectacle: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness

    On April 20, 1992, Wembley Stadium in London transformed into a pulsating heart of rock โ€˜nโ€™ roll reverence and remembrance, hosting the monumental Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness. This wasnโ€™t just any tribute. This was a seismic, guitar-strumming, vocal-cord-straining homage to Freddie Mercury, the electrifying frontman of Queen whose life was tragically cut…

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  • MAF 2024: Lenbrook Americas / PSB Speakers, NAD, IsoAcoustics, AudioQuest

    Prices listed in CA$. Filling up a humongous room is always a challenge for an audio system. And Lenbrookโ€™s was probably the largest room Iโ€™dย everย seen atย an audio show. The PSB Synchrony T800 Premium loudspeakers ($16,999/pr) looked tiny against the front wall even though they werenโ€™t small. They were placed so wide apart you could have…

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  • The Rolling Stones:  Hackney Diamonds Review

    The best Rolling Stones album since Lady Gaga was a toddler.

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  • Rolling with the Charts: Billboardโ€™s Epic Journey

    Welcome to the backstage of the music industry, where hits are made, careers are launched, and dreams come true โ€” the Billboard charts. Theyโ€™ve been the measuring stick of musical success since their inception, but how did they evolve to mirror our ever-changing music consumption habits? Grab your backstage pass and letโ€™s dive into the…

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  • Metallicaโ€™s 72 Seasons record review

    On the cusp of being 240 seasons each, the guys can still rock.

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  • “No, I have the best system in the world!” #9: A Bucharest Audiophile’s Quest for Perfect Sound

    “Then, five years ago, I visited a store to buy cheap speaker cables for my home cinema, and, out of curiosity, I listened to a modest hi-fi setup thereโ€”I don’t think it cost more than $5000. I was blown away. From there, I spiralled into the high-end.”

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  • The Jay Jay French Connection, Episodes 11-15

    Episode 11 On this weekโ€™s episode of The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music, Jay Jay chats with his friend chef Michael Lomonaco. Tune in to hear Jay Jay and Michael cover all things New York, the complex relationship between the entertainment and food industries, the current state of the restaurant business, the phenomenon…

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