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On a chilly afternoon in London, January 30, 1969, the air in Savile Row was sharper than usual, the kind that bites at your cheeks and makes your breath visible. Little did anyone know, history was about to be serenaded by the unexpected. It was on this day, atop the Apple Records building, that The…
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Rhino’s new High Fidelity reissues wow with all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray and deluxe Optimal pressings. Standouts include Jaco Pastorius’ Word of Mouth, Van Morrison’s His Band and the Street Choir, and Herbie Hancock’s mesmerizing Crossings.
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As the ’60s came to a close, with the dawn of the new decade just on the horizon, many rock bands abandoned references to psychedelics in their music, favouring instead a return to roots, folk, and country.
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Michael Fremer steps into the role of record producer with Rufus Reid Presents Caelan Cardello, a live, all-analog jazz LP born from a chance performance—and now a top-seller, expertly mastered, pressed, and produced with passion and purpose.
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Davide Lo Surdo, born on July 24th 1999 in Rome, Italy, is an Italian guitarist who has made a significant mark in music history, earning the title of the fastest guitarist in the history of music, as described by Rolling Stone Brazil magazine, for his remarkable ability to play a staggering 129 notes per second.…
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Flashback to 1961, a dimly lit Cavern Club in Liverpool, and a band about to explode into the stratosphere of rock legend. This is where we find The Beatles, raw and unrefined, far from their Sgt. Pepper days. Picture John Lennon, a youthful 20, and Paul McCartney, 19, strumming and crooning, while George Harrison, 18,…
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Prices listed in $CA. I won’t say that listening to music in an Acora Acoustics exhibit room is akin to having a religious experience inside a church, but it’s close. There’s often a sense of profundity that I feel when I listen to an Acora demo. I felt that sense of profundity again in Toronto, in…
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In the cavernous echoes of Liverpool’s bubbling music scene, a revolutionary resonance was brewing, and it was about to reverberate through the unassuming screen of regional television. On October 17, 1962, fresh off the release of their debut single “Love Me Do,” The Beatles magnetized the airwaves on Granada Television’s “People and Places.” Here in…
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In the transformative year of 1969, amidst the backdrop of Woodstock and intense Vietnam War protests, the Paul McCartney death rumor seeped into pop culture, becoming one of rock’s most tenacious legends. This Beatles conspiracy theory contended that the beloved bassist, Paul McCartney, had met a tragic end in a 1966 car accident. Instead of…
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Amidst the kaleidoscope of the 1980s, with its intoxicating beats and larger-than-life music videos, a single photograph emerged that, in its simplicity, said more about a partnership than a thousand words could. It wasn’t set against the backdrop of an opulent stage or amidst the frenzy of adoring fans. Instead, it captured two of music’s…
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Tired of floor-bound audio? A playful ode to ceiling-mounted speakers, this satirical piece envisions a world where sound rains down from above—literally. With faux features like Auto-Twirl and “Advanced Spiderweb Acoustics,” the author gleefully skewers audiophile excess.
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Though never chart-toppers, Little Feat’s Sailin’ Shoes and Dixie Chicken—now reissued in deluxe remastered editions—prove that Lowell George’s fearless genre-melding vision still grooves with undiminished charm 50 years on.
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John Gish’s Garden District home hosts a mind-blowing, museum-worthy high-end audio system featuring 6-foot German speakers, 30,000 LPs, and 20,000 films—making it part private concert hall, part cinema, and all passion project.
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On August 29, 1994, Oasis burst onto the global music scene with the release of their debut album, “Definitely Maybe.” At a time when the grunge movement had brought a darker, introspective mood to rock music, five lads from Manchester brought an audacious, youthful energy that dared to dream big, invoking the aura of the…
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On July 13th, 1975, the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles was electrified by the sounds of Bob Marley & The Wailers as part of their “Natty Dread” tour. Amidst the crowd of fans was a familiar face, George Harrison, the Beatle known for his mastery of the slide guitar. As word reached Marley that Harrison…
