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Mike Mettler

Back Talk: Paul Ben-Victor

The noted character actor ("In Plain Sight," "The Wire," "The Invisible Man") on researching and buying a high-def TV, “Slingboxing,” and his lack of HD vanity.

Walk me through your recent HDTV buying experience. I found myself attracted to the LCD. Two of my very good friends - Dave Rodriguez, who's directed two upcoming films that I'm in, and John Barr, the director of photography on those films - they're plasma guys.

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Lost in the Blu

Blu-ray Disc review
Buena Vista Movie ••••½ Picture ••••• Sound ••••• Extras ••••½ TV's benchmark for A/V quali
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BackTalk: Jewel

The multitalented singer/songwriter on what looks good in high-def, how to mix vocals in different settings in 5.1, and taking Neil Young’s advice.
I have to borrow a line from your song "Intuition" and ask: Are you still "just a simple girl in a high-tech digital world"? A little bit, yeah [chuckles].
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15 Minutes with Chris Martin of Coldplay

It's always nice when the good ones cut through the dross. Case in point: the admirable ascension of London's Coldplay, which has built an appreciative following with its Gold-selling debut album, Parachutes (Nettwerk/Capitol). This disc has all the makings of a future classic as its songs swing from light balladry to intense jamming in the turn of a friendly chord.

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Steven Wilson: Insurgentes

DVD-Audio review
K-Scope Music ••••½ DVD-Audio Mix ••••• Extras ••••½ The once and future king of surround has done it again - or,
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Freakin’ Surround with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips

The ever-lofty Lips leader on long-term moviemaking, going “too far” in 5.1, and the art of naming sequels.

So after 6 or 7 years of work, Christmas on Mars (Warner Bros.) is finally here. And it isn't "just" a holiday film, it's what I'm calling a fable for the sci-fi generation. It's a fable of hope for the sci-fi generation, yes. Is there a sci-fi generation?

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The Tragically Hip: We Are the Same

CD review
Zoë/Rounder Music •••• Sound •••• Where there's smoke, there's fire.
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Neil Young: Archives Vol. 1 (1963–1972)

Blu-ray Disc review
Reprise (10 Blu-ray Discs) Archives ••••• Picture •••• Sound ••••• Extras ••••• "FUCK THE AUDIENCE." So say
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Tales of Woodstock Untold in 5.1: The Eddie Kramer Interview

The noted producer on mixing the famed festival’s extras in surround, the possible future of Hendrix in 5.1, Santana’s “rescue,” and what happened to dynamic range.
As someone once said, "I see that we meet again." Here we are, 40 years after Woodstock, the festival you were recruited to record onsite.
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Snakes Alive! The S&V Interview with Alex Lifeson of Rush

Exclusive: The guitar guru on how he and his co-mixer Richard Chycki worked the 5.1 mix for the legendary Canadian trio’s "Snakes & Arrows Live" Blu-ray Disc.

Photo: Andrew MacNaughtan

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