Mike Mettler

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30 Minutes with Ted Nugent
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 06, 2006  |  0 comments

In honor of Ted Nugent's role as one of the outspoken members of VH1's volatile Supergroup , I dug around in the S&V archives and found this interview I conducted with the Motor City Madman exactly 5 years ago on June 14, 2001.

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Alan Parsons Does 5.1 Live on XM
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 05, 2006  |  0 comments

Live music in surround: You just can't beat it. When S&V was asked if we'd like to head down to our nation's capital and see Alan Parsons do an installment of Artist Confidential in 5.1 for XM Satellite Radio back on March 4, we jumped at the chance.

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Tommy Shaw's Summertime Playlist
Mike Mettler  |  May 31, 2006  |  0 comments

Like the Rolling Stones, Styx continues to gather no moss. Singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw has been a member of these perennially successful road warriors - perhaps best known for enduring rock hits like "Renegade," "Come Sail Away," and "Too Much Time on My Hands" - for 30 years and counting.

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Alan Parsons on 5.1 Music Mixing, Live and Studio
Mike Mettler  |  May 31, 2006  |  0 comments

In our previous installment, S&V traveled to Washington, DC, to sit in on the recording of Alan Parsons' groundbreaking installment of Artist Confidential in 5.1 for XM Satellite Radio back in March.

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Music Disc Reviews
MUSIC REVIEW: Secret Machines
Mike Mettler  |  May 09, 2006  |  0 comments
Ten Silver Drops Reprise
Music •••• Sound •••½
After spending 18 months touring behind their fiery '04 debut,
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
DVDs: Law & Disorder
Mike Mettler  |  May 09, 2006  |  0 comments
  1. THE SOPRANOS (HBO, above - left). Jersey mafia don Tony Soprano: bigger than your average bear, and ten times as deadly. These movie-quality transfers set the standard, with excellent contrast, rich colors, and crisp, atmospherically lit images.
  2. THE SHIELD (Fox). Det.
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30 Minutes with Elliot Easton of the New Cars
Mike Mettler  |  May 06, 2006  |  0 comments

How's this for a mashup: Former Utopians Todd Rundgren (second from right in photo) and Kasim Sulton (right), together with ex-Tubes drummer Prairie Prince (left), join guitarist Elliot Easton (second from left) and keyboardist Greg Hawkes to form the New Cars.

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My Favorite Podcast
Mike Mettler  |  May 04, 2006  |  0 comments

On The Ricky Gervais Show (audible.com and itunes.com), Gervais (right, center) and Stephen Merchant (in glasses) - cocreators of the brilliant BBC series The Office and Extras - are joined by offbeat comedian Karl Pilkington for one of the most irreverent half hours you'll ever spend.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Bada Boom!
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 12, 2006  |  0 comments

I have a ritual when it comes to watching The Sopranos. Before the debut of each season, I rewatch every prior season on DVD so that I'm immersed in all the nuances that remind me why it's one of the best TV shows ever.

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30 Minutes with David Gilmour
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 06, 2006  |  0 comments

On an Island has a nice cinematic sound to it, and it gets better on repeat listens. Well, good. I'm glad you agree with me [laughs], because I think that, too. I don't know how modest one has to be these days, but I'm really, really pleased with it. There wasn't really a master plan.

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