Mike Mettler

Giveaway: Sly & The Family Stone Vinyl Prize Pack

Jam to the music, and you can win a trio of LPs from the storied catalog of Legacy’s Artist of the Month for March 2013.

By Mike Mettler
Posted March 15, 2013
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"Dance to the Music." "Everyday People." "Hot Fun in the Summertime."

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Justified Riffing: Olyphant and Goggins Talk High-Def TV Magic

Two stars of the great FX drama Justified tell us why it’s one of the best looking and best sounding shows on TV and Blu-ray.

By Mike Mettler
Posted March 29, 2013

Why is Justified so damn good? Simply put, it’s one of the best written, best acted, best sounding, and best looking shows there is, season in and season out. Based on a character sprung from the brilliantly unique mind of Elmore Leonard, Justified stars Timothy Olyphant as U.S.

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High Fidelity, First Class: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Turns 40

Nick Mason, David Gilmour, and other Floyd affiliates echo why The Dark Side continues to be the modern audiophile Holy Grail.

By Mike Mettler
Posted April 19, 2013

The Dark Side of the Moon has long been considered to be the audiophile benchmark. It’s been remastered and reissued a number of times over the years since it was initially released March 1, 1973 and proceeded to spend a record 741 weeks (that’s 14.25 years!) on the album charts.

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Steely Dan’s Planet D’Sound Quality

SQ Logic: Our favorite audiophile-centric recording duo wax poetically on the necessary elements of great recordings.

By Mike Mettler
Posted April 25, 2013

With a score of dates set to go now onsale tomorrow today (4/26) for Steely Dan’s Mood Swings 2013: 8 Miles to Pancake Day summer/fall tour, I thought it only appropriate to revisit the time I’ve spent over the years with our favorite audiophile-

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R.I.P. — Ray Manzarek of The Doors

Remembering the late keyboard whiz who helped open the doors of perception in the '60s, now riding on the storm with Brother Jim.

By Mike Mettler
Posted May 20, 2013

The Doors’ keyboard whiz Ray Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany on May 20, age 74.

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Primus: Sailing the Seas of Surround

Give a hand to Primus’s Les Claypool, who dives into the 5.1 arena and emerges as a captain of all channels.

By Mike Mettler
Posted May 21, 2013

Primus does 5.1 proud.

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Tom Petty Works His Mojo at the Beacon Theatre

TP & The Heartbreakers leave no refugee behind during a week-long, deep-tracks-laden stand in New York City. Plus: Some exclusive scoop on the band's next album. (Yes, we can expect 5.1.)

By Mike Mettler
Posted May 27, 2013
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers worked all kinds of magic at the Beacon Theatre in New York City this past week, culminating in a raucous 140-minute long set on Sunday, May 26.

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Steve Wynn on “Marquee Moon” by Television

Co-founder of Paisley Underground alt-rock innovators The Dream Syndicate picks a seminal Song from his Soundtrack.

By Mike Mettler
Posted May 28, 2013
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Steve Wynn was right there at the forefront when the alternative music scene exploded in the '80s. As a member of The Dream Syndicate, Wynn helped usher in the movement known as The Paisley Underground.

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Devon Allman's Turquoise Soul

The ever-grooving son of Gregg has the blues in his blood — and now it's spilled over onto wax. (That's vinyl, y'all.)

By Mike Mettler
Posted June 4, 2013
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"It's rich. It's got depth that you'll never get from an MP3, and it's just cool, man. It's got more soul." That's Devon Allman, talking about one of our favorite subjects, vinyl.

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