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5 Podcasts to Enhance Your Appreciation of Music
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 30, 2020  | 
If there’s one thing the ongoing pandemic has taught us, it’s that the “too much time on my hands” concept no longer applies. Here are five music-centric podcasts and a sixth smorgasbord selection to enhance your appreciation of music and the ways it’s made.
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6 Must-See Rockumentaries to Shelter in Place With
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 02, 2020  | 
The always-must-be-fed M.O. of today’s streaming services has produced a plethora of rock documentaries. Here are six you don’t want to miss.
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Being There...Virtually
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 03, 2020  | 
With large-scale live events still in a holding pattern, attending VR and AR concerts online could be the next best bet for diehard concertgoers.
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Can Tidal Stem the Tide of Its Hi-Res Challengers?
Mike Mettler  |  May 03, 2022  | 
Streaming giant Tidal continues upping its sound quality game. But can the company stem the tide of its many hi-res challengers? Mike Mettler takes the streaming service for a spin to find out.
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Discovering New Music on Bandcamp
Mike Mettler  |  May 22, 2019  | 
If you enjoy discovering new music, you need to check out Bandcamp.
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Epic Games + Bandcamp = Creative Music Opps
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 18, 2022  | 
The acquisition of Bandcamp by Epic Games could lead to some quite intriguing, game-embedded music-streaming opps that could further enhance the already large appeal of the Fortnite franchise and its Soundwave Series.
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Evolution of Livestream: It’s Getting Better All the Time
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 29, 2021  | 
A year into the pandemic, the improved quality of livestream concerts is helping to bridge the gap between artists and their socially distanced fans.
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Exploring 3D Audio for Headphones on Amazon Music
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 30, 2022  | 
A new spatial audio option for headphones from Amazon Music Unlimited offers yet another Atmos experience that everyone can wrap their head around.
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Exploring Quincy Jones’ Qwest TV Streaming Service
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 04, 2021  | 
Qwest TV steps outside the streaming mainstream to offer up a wider swath of multicultural live concert and documentary selections.
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Flashback 1999: MP3-for-All
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 25, 2019  | 
Twenty years ago, Napster introduced the world to unlimited file-sharing — and the music business has never been the same since.
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Hands On with Qobuz Hi-Res Music Streaming
Mike Mettler  |  Nov 23, 2018  | 
Qobuz makes a play to own the U.S. hi-res music streaming market — but does it have the goods to pull it off?
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Hands On: Does Amazon Music HD Make the Grade?
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 23, 2019  | 
Amazon Music HD came out of the gate with hi-res guns a-blazing. Can the online retail giant deliver on the level of quality their customers have come to expect from its other services?
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Hands On: Roon Music Playback, Management System
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 22, 2019  | 
Once you let Roon manage your digital audio playback, your multizone listening aspirations will be fulfilled.
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It’s a Stream, Stream, Stream, Stream World
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 17, 2018  | 
Has streaming saved the music industry? Depends on whom you ask. If we’re to believe certain vocal factions within the music business, we’re already officially entrenched in the “end of owning music” era...
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Livestream Platform Mandolin Brings Concerts to You
Mike Mettler  |  Nov 10, 2022  | 
Burgeoning fan-oriented livestreaming platform Mandolin is making all the right moves when it comes to offering high-quality live music options for home consumption.
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