Mike Mettler

BackTalk: Dominic Monaghan

One of the original /Lost/ boys talks about why TV on DVD is better than TV on an iPod, his commentary philosophy, and what song Charlie would sing after being rescued.

By Mike Mettler
Posted October 4, 2006

Anything you can tell me about what happens in Season 3? I just know that there are a few new characters and that we'll be delving into the story of The Others a lot more. And, um, some people are going to be dying, which is, um, interesting. And that's as much as I know.

So nobody is safe? Nobody is safe. That's correct.

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30 Minutes with Tom Scholz of Boston

Two of rock's Holy Grail albums — 1976's /Boston/ and 1978's /Don't Look Back/ — are finally remastered by the band's meticulous mastermind, and he tells us why they're totally worth the wait. Plus, Tom sounds off about MP3s and surround sou?

By Mike Mettler
Posted November 5, 2006

Before I had a chance to listen to them, I read a wonderful, telling statement in regard to the reissues of Boston and Don't Look Back: "remastered under Tom Scholz's supervision." It's true.

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Pink Floyd & Porcupine Tree

In concert, in surround

By Mike Mettler
Posted November 10, 2006

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DVDs: TV Comedies

The Office and Arrested Development

By Mike Mettler
Posted November 10, 2006

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Gear Nuts

Road Gear (Originally published in: Sound & Vision, May 2001)

By Mike Mettler
Posted June 7, 2001

Ground Control, this is Off-Road Gear One, a.k.a. ORG-1, as I'm still orbiting the earth in the experimental mobile-entertainment vessel I transmitted from last month. Do you copy?

Yes, I copy, ORG-1. This is Steve at Ground Control. I can hear you loud and clear - and without distortion, I might add.

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DVD REVIEW: My Name Is Earl

Season 1

By Mike Mettler
Posted December 8, 2006

20th Century Fox Series •••½ Picture •••• Sound •••½ Extras ••• White trash with a p

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30 Minutes with Lindsey Buckingham

The chief architect of the Fleetwood Mac sound for the past 3 decades cuts Under the Skin (Reprise), only his fourth solo album in 25 years. Its stark honesty and scaled-down production mark it as his most personal work yet.

By Mike Mettler
Posted December 6, 2006

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30 Minutes with 3 Doors Down

By Mike Mettler
Posted January 5, 2007

It's always a treat to find a band &Mdash; especially a young one - that's as passionate about sound quality as we are.

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DVD REVIEW: Police Squad!

The Complete Series

By Mike Mettler
Posted January 4, 2007

Paramount Series •••½ Picture ••• Sound ••• Extras ••• The wry TV bridge between the Airplane!

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MUSIC REVIEW: John Mellencamp

By Mike Mettler
Posted January 29, 2007

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