Mike Mettler

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The S+V Interview: Van Halen’s David Lee Roth
Mike Mettler  |  Feb 07, 2012

In honor of today’s release of A Different Kind of Truth, the first album from Van Halen with David Lee Roth as lead vocalist since 1984, we’re proud to present an interview I did with the inimitable Mr. Roth back in 2003. Our chat was ostensibly centered around his covers-oriented solo album Diamond Dave, but we quickly went into, well, a different universe. “As far as learning the alphabet of music goes,” opined the ever-quotable Dave, “I always tell young musicians, ‘Last I looked, the Bible was written in the exact same alphabet as my favorite pornography. So I guess the choice is yours, son.’” As the song says, might as well jump. . .

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Exclusive Video Interview: Steven Wilson
Mike Mettler  |  Nov 15, 2011

“I’ve been thinking about doing this for a long time,” Steven Wilson told me backstage about an hour before his groundbreaking live quad show unfolded at the Performing Arts Center at Temple University in Philadelphia on Saturday, November 12.

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Pioneer at Work: Steven Wilson’s Amazing Live Surround-Sound Experiment
Mike Mettler  |  Nov 14, 2011

Surround-sound guru Steven Wilson has upped the ante yet again on his Grace for Drowning solo tour by presenting the music itself in surround sound, an unprecedented feat. Well, ok, technically speaking, the show is in live quad, with two speakers placed in the back of the venue at hand.

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Going At It His Own Way: Lindsey Buckingham Blazes New Live Trails
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 29, 2011

Lindsey Buckingham totally owned New York's Town Hall this past Tuesday night.

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High Fidelity First Class: Immersifying Thyself in Pink Floyd’s Remastered Legacy
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 27, 2011

“This is one case where the record company got it right.”

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Nirvana: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind: Forever and Ever, Amen
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 26, 2011

"Simple needs and simple expectations make for beautiful longevity."

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The Vinyl Never Lies: The Full Henry Rollins Interview Page 2
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 25, 2011

We bring you, at last, the full version of our talk with Henry Rollins that ran in the September print and iPad editions of Sound+Vision. Enjoy!

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The Vinyl Never Lies: The Full Henry Rollins Interview
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 25, 2011

We bring you, at last, the full version of our talk with Henry Rollins that ran in the September print and iPad editions of Sound+Vision. Enjoy!

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Video Exclusive: Levin Torn White
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 22, 2011

Good news, friends — we have another exclusive video treat for the S+V faithful.

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Witt & Wisdom
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 16, 2011

YOU’RE SCRAMBLING NOW, thinking, Wait — I recognize her . . . don’t I? Yes — yes, you do. Can’t quite place her though, hmm? (She might actually appreciate that; she doesn’t like or seek being typecast.)

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