May 17th, 2023
Acid Arab Releases Its Third Album, "Trois" western electronic music meets the middle eastBy: Evan Toth
Looking to get away from the same old, same old? Yearning for a new view? Perhaps you’ve got a hankering for some exotic spices that you’ve never tasted before. Well, you could zip around the internet and book a trip to a distant and far-off locale. Or, you could simply broaden your musical horizons by buying something new for your turntable that has the ability to transport you to a place - or time - that you’ve never visited. After all, what starts as simply a... Read More
May 1st, 2023
Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready Asks Me About "Diversity" in Audio some found it "off topic" but I thought it appropriate to askBy: Michael Fremer
At every AXPONA Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready asks attendees a question about the show. This year he asked about "diversity" in the audio industry. I thought it was a legitimate question and answered it earnestly and honestly as you'll see in this video, but many of his YouTube followers thought otherwise. Thomas's circling video shoot style might make you dizzy!
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An Interview With Sundazed Music's Jay Millar discussing the label's recent Howard "Youngblood" Bomar releaseBy: Evan Toth
The vinyl resurgence has thankfully brought with it many years of necessary and important reissues. However, it has also presented label owners with a challenge: that is, they must continually unearth high-quality music in need of a fresh remaster. They must also have the attention of the eager ears of the modern record-buying public. While some releases are wholly familiar to music lovers - even if they weren’t well-received upon their original release - other... Read More
March 30th, 2023
Peter Frampton Interviewed Alive! spend 1/2 hour with the great Peter FramptonBy: Michael Fremer
I interviewed Peter Frampton via ZOOM about his newest project, a recently announced 3 LP box set (as well as on SACD) to be released by Intervention Records, cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering from analog tape. The 3 records can be described as a "donut hole" solo period for the guitarist/singer-songwriter.He'd been in Humble Pie with Steve Marriott, but left to start a solo career. Eventually it paid off hugely with "Comes... Read More
February 9th, 2023
Burt Bacharach, Dead at 94 But His Songs Will Live On songs with lyrics by Hal David created a decade's mainstream soundtrackBy: Michael Fremer
Beck, Crosby, Verlaine and today Burt Bacharach. He was 94. No one reading this needs a list of his memorable, hummable tunes sung by The Shirelles, Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, The Beatles, Burt and Elvis Costello. Burt and Hal David channeled through their songs a woman's world as few if any male songwriters managed.This is a sad but appropriate time to re-publish this interview that first appeared in The Absolute Sound that I conducted by phone with Burt... Read More
January 4th, 2023
Tracking Angle Interviews World Famous Record Holderupper Dizzy! Dizzy came to Tracking Angle studios for this rare interviewBy: Michael Fremer
Dizzy, the Internet's most prolific and self-important record holderupper paid a visit to the Tracking Angle studios and I interviewed him! Nothing more needs to be written. Dizzy speaks for himself, or doesn't. Read More
November 7th, 2022
"Vintage" Walter Becker/Donald Fagen Interviews Still Hold Interest So Cal's Harvey Kubernik conductedBy: Harvey Kubernik
(Photo by Henry Diltz, courtesy of Gary Strobl). Prolific rock writer and chronicler of the Southern California rock scene Harvey Kubernik interviewed more than a few times Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Here are some lengthy excerpts including how the duo visited Kubernik's late night KPFK-FM radio show to play an acetate and debt "Aja" on the show. What a scoop!
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