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Tribute to a Theater

Audio guru Mark Levinson seeks to save one of the world’s great opera houses with a commemorative 28-CD release.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted June 27, 2012
Music sales aren’t the only part of the music biz that’s hurting these days. With recent cutbacks in government funding for the arts—not just in the U.S. but all around the world—some great performance spaces are having major problems paying the bills. One is La Fenice, the famous Venice opera house that dates back to 1792.

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Blu-ray Review: Ben-Hur

Find a gift card under the tree? You might want to use it for one of the best box sets of the year.
- By Marc Horowitz
- Posted December 29, 2011
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Like all seminal works, 1959’s Ben-Hur elicits some strong opinions. Is it one of the best films ever made? Or is it simply an overhyped sword-and-sandals flick? And how does it compare with the likes of Lawrence of Arabia, Quo Vadis, Spartacus, or even the Lord of the Rings trilogy?

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Bonus Tracks for 2011: Grand Funk Railroad

Yes, Grand Funk Railroad, seriously. “Mark, Don & Mel” finally sneaks out. Seek out.
- By Brett Milano
- Posted December 29, 2011
Editor’s Note: Brett Milano originally submitted this for one of his “This Week in Music” columns, but the CD’s release date was bumped . . . and bumped . . . and bumped. We only just learned that the set finally appeared on December 16. Accordingly, we can’t let Brett’s write-up go to waste. So, just in time to be the soundtrack for your New Year’s Eve party . .

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Live Phish 1 Turns Sweet 16

This might be the best Phish show I ever attended
- By Philip Ryan
- Posted December 15, 2011
Time sure flies. Just 16 years ago, I was a senior in college at SUNY Binghamton. In my time there I had the pleasure of seeing Phish play a few shows at the Broome County Arena. The last of those concerts occurred 16 years ago this week (12/14/1995), and was released as the first in the Live Phish series.

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How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.

If you thought the movie industry was good at milking cows (and dinosaurs), you ain’t seen nothing yet.
- By Ken C. Pohlmann
- Posted October 25, 2011
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How many copies of Jurassic Park do you own? I’ll give you an hour to tell me. That’s because if you are a dino-fan, it will take awhile to tally them all. Don’t miss any! There’s VHS, Laserdisk, DVD, the Trilogy DVDs, the Adventure Pack DVDs, Blu-ray…. So, how many copies of Jurassic Park do you own? Well, get ready to buy some more. The Jurassic Park: Ultimate Trilogy Blu-ray set is being released today (with a freshly remastered DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack and a whole lotta extras as incentives to purchase). And after that. . .

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