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  • 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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  • โ€œNo, I have the best system in the world!โ€: An Audio Journey From Venezuela to The Laurentian Mountains

    “On a Mobile Fidelity version of Dire Straitsโ€™ Brothers in Arms, I heard a wealth of scintillating detail and instruments that popped out from the background with shape and aliveness.”

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  • Inside the Rolling Stones’ First US Tour

    The Rolling Stonesโ€™ inaugural U.S. tour in 1964 was a wild ride of rock โ€˜nโ€™ roll chaos and cultural clashes. Hereโ€™s a deeper dive into the anecdotes and adventures that marked this historic tour, setting the stage for the bandโ€™s legendary status. The Flight That Almost Didnโ€™t Happen Before the Stones could even set foot…

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  • Orange Amplification Launches The Pyramid Audio System

    The Pyramid Audio System has been carefully formulated to sound pleasing to the ear with a warm clean sound shaped to limit โ€œear fatigueโ€.

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  • Reviewedโ€”Audiophile Analog Collection Vol.2

    “Not only is this double-LP compilation outstanding in sound, it is also excellent musically and performance-wiseโ€”surprisingly so, perhaps, given the poor history of audiophile-oriented releases.”

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  • Ten Albums to Get You Started on Your Classical Music Journey, Part 1

    Hi, my name is Pierre and Iโ€™m a compulsive record collectorโ€ฆ Thatโ€™s probably how Iโ€™d introduce myself if I belonged to a support group for hard-core record collectors. But fear not, my condition isnโ€™t painfulโ€”it brings me immense joy, and Iโ€™m eager to share my passion for classical music in the pages of PMA Magazine.…

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  • 10 Fun Facts About Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’

    Michael Jacksonโ€™s โ€˜Thrillerโ€™ is not just a record-breaking album; itโ€™s a treasure chest of intriguing stories and hidden gems. To celebrate its 41st anniversary, here are some of the lesser-known facts that add layers to the legend of โ€˜Thrillerโ€™. In the annals of music, Thriller stands as a testament to innovation, talent, and the magic…

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  • Introducing Spotifade: The Premium Choice of Musical Nomads

    In a world inundated with chart-toppers and viral tracks that infiltrate every earbud, a brave new frontier in music streaming is making wavesโ€”or perhaps more accurately, gentle ripples. Enter Spotifade, the esoteric cousin of the streaming giant we all know and occasionally love. This isnโ€™t just another streaming platform; itโ€™s a veritable resistance against the…

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  • An Interview with Andrรฉ Perry, legendary record producer and founder of the fabled Le Studio, Part 1

    This interview was initially released on June 25th 2022. Founder of Quebecโ€™s fabled Le Studio music studio and recipient of the Order of Canada and an honorary doctorate from Laval University, Andrรฉ Perry has worked with a whoโ€™s who of musical icons: John Lennon, Rush, Cat Stevens, The Police, the Bee Gees, Keith Richards, Roberta…

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  • Talkies Take the Stage: ‘The Jazz Singer’ and the Dawn of a New Era

    1927โ€™s New York City, a hive of invention, jazz, and burgeoning cultural changes, played host to the premiere of a film that would shake the pillars of the entertainment industry. Released on October 6th, โ€œThe Jazz Singer,โ€ headlined by the charismatic Al Jolson, was not just another movie โ€“ it was a clarion call announcing…

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  • MoFiโ€™s In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida and Truth reviewed, Pt 2

    If you were oblivious to Beckโ€™s debut, you could think it was some long-lost Zeppelin material.

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  • An Interview with Andrรฉ Perry, legendary record producer and founder of the fabled Le Studio, Part 2

    Founder of Le Studio, the iconic, pop-culture defining music studio tucked in the Canadian wilderness, Andrรฉ Perry worked with some of the biggest artists in the biz. Did he have any favourites?

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  • Is the CD making a comeback?

    Vinyl LP pressing plants are churning out records at such a clip theyโ€™re routinely backed up for six months or more. The once discredited LP has now become one of the few revenue centers for the record business outside of streaming. And now the thunderclap! The format predicted by a tenacious few since the invention…

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  • The Jay Jay French Connection, Episodes 66-70

    Episode 66 Deborah Bonham & Peter Bullick join Jay Jay this week from the UK, as this weekโ€™s special guests! Talented singer/songwriter Deborah Bonham and guitarist/songwriter Peter Bulick, who are husband and wife, talk about their brand new album, upcoming touring plans & all things British Blues & Rock. Their new 13-track self-titled covers album…

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