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interview the crystal method on remixes mp3s their latest album audiophile remixed 007

The Crystal Method explain the art of the remix, why MP3s suck, and Satan Gas

The Audiophile Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield

How many Avett brothers does it take to salute Elliott Smith? One, and an indie prodigy

The Audiophile Will Butler Policy

Arcade Fire’s Will Butler burns short, bright and solo on <em>Policy</em>

The Audiophile Steven Wilson

Pushing the aural envelope with high-res audio evangelist Steven Wilson

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For alt-J, recordings are a ticket to the afterlife (so don’t mess up)

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5 songs you need to hear this weekend

Not sure what new music to listen to? We'll let you know what new tracks and albums dropping this week that are are worth using your bandwidth on.
The Audiophile Kate Pierson Guitars and Microphones

After decades propelling the B-52s with her throaty growl, Kate Pierson flies solo

The Audiophile Michelle Chamuel Face the Fire

After facing judges on The Voice, Michelle Chamuel faces the fire in the studio

The Audiophile Butch Walker Afraid of Ghosts

Butch Walker is all about that tape, about that tape (no digital)

The Audiophile Marky Ramone

iTunes ‘sounds so small’ to punk rock founding father Marky Ramone

The Ting Tings Super Critical

Slow down! The Ting Tings Katie White gets Super Critical about modern dance music

Audiophile Simple Minds Big Music

Did Simple Minds fast forward, or new bands rewind? Big Music sounds fresh either way

Audiophile DevonAllman Ragged & Dirty

Rocker Devon Allman talks vinyl, vibing and hearing his dad on the radio

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‘There are no rules.’ No -fi is too lo or hi for Cut Copy DJ Dan Whitford

Audiophile | Angels & Airwaves | The Dream Walker

Tom DeLonge on Blink-182’s legacy and dreaming big with Angels & Airwaves

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The Pixies’ David Lovering talks high-res, Doolittle, the death of a drumkit

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In case of catastrophe, listen to vinyl! And more from the Pixies’ Joey Santiago

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How The Kinks’ Dave Davies changed the course of rock with a sliced speaker cone

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Guitar wizard Adrian Belew on how his Flux app creates bite-size music for the Twitter era

Pink Floyd The Endless River

For their last-ever album The Endless River, Pink Floyd recorded on a boat

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Behind the scenes of OK Go’s mind-boggling new music video

Audiophile Joe Perry Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith

For Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, feeling ‘in the room’ is the pinnacle of hi-fi sound

Audiophile: Gary Numan

While hipsters relive the sound he pioneered, Gary Numan keeps forging forward

The Audiophile Joe Bonamassa

Blues maestro Joe Bonamassa: Hi-res is hype, digital is clinical, bleed is good

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After pioneering synthpop with Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke just kept innovating

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Billy Corgan on his 107-track Smashing Pumpkins reissue, and what’s ahead

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Fetishizing cassettes, the dignity of LPs, more from the mind of Robyn Hitchcock

Moody Blues Justin Hayward interview

‘How the hell did we do this?’ Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward looks back

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Have you been to a Headphone Party? Why Quiet Events are making a lot of noise

Quiet Events holds silent disco parties in New York City. Just put your headphones on, select you DJ, and get your groove on.
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How Brian Setzer wrings classic rockabilly sound from modern recording

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THE AUDIOPHILE: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson brings back the flute for new HD audio album

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Inside Sony’s plot to snuff out the MP3 for good with high-res audio

Here's how Sony plans on converting you from MP3 audio to high-resolution audio in the next few years. A lot of progress has been made already.