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The S&V Interview
Return of The Hunter: Jennifer Warnes Takes Us to Another Time, Another Place
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 06, 2018
Photos: Herclayheart

Some vocalists turn everything they sing into pure audio gold. One such vocalist is Jennifer Warnes, who brings originality, style, and grace to everything her voice touches, as her new album Another Time, Another Place readily attests. Warnes got on the line to discuss the meticulous process she goes through in making her song choices, her special relationship with Leonard Cohen, and why she feels her voice continues to resonate with her listeners.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Review: "Mad Men" Season 4
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 29, 2011

"Who is Don Draper?" That’s the opening line—and the crux—of Mad Men’s Season 4 arc, something that show creator Matthew Weiner confirms multiple times over the course his welcome appearance this three-disc Lionsgate Blu-ray set’s commentary tracks.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Review: "Mad Men" Season 4 Page 2
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 29, 2011

"Who is Don Draper?" That's the opening line-and the crux-of Mad Men's Season 4 arc, something that show creator Matthew Weiner confirms multiple times over the course his welcome appearance this three-disc Lionsgate Blu-ray set's commentary tracks.

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Audio Video News
Review: Aerosmith Soars with THX-Certified Wings at Las Vegas Residency
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 17, 2019
On April 8, Aerosmith delivered a 90-minute performance for the ages inside the THX Certified Park Theater at the Park MGM in Las Vegas during their Deuces Are Wild residency. Our exclusive VIP section review shows how the combined powers of THX, L-Acoustics’ L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology, the MIXhalo live-audio mixing platform, and 1MORE THX Certified triple-driver in-ear headphones all helped make it happen.
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Review: The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 08, 2011

Ah, zombies. It's a word that either gets your blood pumping or you skin crawling, or maybe it does both. Regardless, I come to praise The Walking Dead, not bury it - far, far from the latter, in fact.

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Track One
Revisiting and Rebuilding The Wall
Mike Mettler  |  Feb 28, 2012

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and I have previously discussed the band’s pioneering live quad shows of the late 1960s and the amazing Immersion box sets for Wish You Were Here and The Dark Side of the Moon (the subject of our November 2011 cover stor

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Stream On
Revisiting the Concert Streaming Site Nugs.net
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 27, 2022
We revisit nugs.net, the concert streaming site that continues to provide new and vintage hi-res live recordings from a wide swath of name artists.
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The S&V Interview
Richard Lloyd: The Countdown Will Be Televised
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 21, 2018
We got on the line with iconoclast guitarist Richard Lloyd to discuss the vinyl-intended sonic template of his new laser-sharp solo album The Countdown, why Television’s seminal 1977 debut album Marquee Moon remains perpetually influential, and his take on creating sound in outer space.
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The S&V Interview
Richie Kotzen Seeds His Songwriting Future on Salting Earth
Mike Mettler  |  May 18, 2017
Richie Kotzen is a human dynamo. The prolific triple-threat songwriter/guitarist/vocalist has just released his, yes, 21st solo album, Salting Earth, on his own custom label, Headroom-Inc., but he doesn’t view that somewhat stunning stat as any kind of milestone. “I started making records when I was 18 [circa 1988], so it all makes sense to me. I’m persistent and consistent.” I got on the horn with Kotzen, 47, to discuss how microphones and preamp choices are critical for getting the sounds you want in the studio, why compression is a good thing, and his views on streaming.
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The S&V Interview
Rick Wakeman: Variations on a Melody
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 09, 2019
British keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman called us from across the Pond to discuss the current (and future) status of that cherished Yes/ARW collective, why he continues to endorse surround sound and vinyl listening, why he needed to get Brian May’s approval to cover “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and when’s the right and wrong time to wear his signature cape onstage during a performance.
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