
Streaming may rule, but this $2K systemโfeaturing Cambridge’s AXR100 amp and AXC35 CD player, Pro-Jectโs T1 turntable, and Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 speakersโproves that physical media still delivers musical magic with detail, warmth, and soul.

Few names in hip-hopโor indeed, in popular culture at largeโcommand as much reverence and intrigue as Tupac Amaru Shakur. As we mark the 27th year since his passing, itโs crucial to look beyond the legend, anchoring our understanding in the facts of his life and the undeniable goodness he championed. Born in 1971, Tupacโs life…

It was September 6, 1970, a day that would go down in rock โnโ roll folklore. The scene was set: Germanyโs Open Air Love & Peace Festival in Fehmarn, an ambitious attempt to capture the Woodstock magic on European soil. But while the festival bore the weight of its own chaos, from relentless rain to…

Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl Vault. In it, I will feature select gems from my approximately 12,000 ever-growing vinyl collection, accumulated over a 45-year period and counting.

Forget the clichรฉd rock star tropes. That snake wasn’t just a prop; it was a statement. It was danger, seduction, and a dash of subversion wrapped in scalesโkind of like Harry herself.

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 itโs not just a picture; itโs a complex narrative of America, of its music, its social…