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High-definition video transformed movies and TV, and high-resolution audio is changing music, thanks to 3D surround sound and better quality. Each week we publish an in-depth interview with the musicians and engineers making music better, where stars such as Steve Aoki, Imagine Dragons, Foo Fighters talk about their latest releases … and how new HD is helping making them awesome.
The Revolution carries Prince’s purple flag forward … with a little more bass
The Revolution discusses the Purple Rain band’s studio techniques when recording with Prince, the missing bass on When Doves Cry, and what’s next.
For the Dollyrots, crowdsourcing fans free them from labels, keep them authentic
Luis Cabezas of the Dollyrots speaks with digital trends on how both vinyl and digital music have their time and place, and why crowdsourcing their fans keeps their music authentic.
Spin it or stream it, Mastodon is thrilled if you hear their heavy, harmonic sound
How Mastodon divvies up vocal duties, embraces the streaming culture, and writes a potential hit without the intention of doing so.
Dustin Bates of Starset thinks WAV could become the record player’s replacement
Digital Trends sits down with Dustin Bates of prog-rock band Starset to talk 360 degree VR mixing techniques, hi-res audio, and more.
JC Brooks on how ‘The Neon Jungle’ straddles genres to retool the uptown funk sound
The uptown sound is still around, but now under JC Brooks own name. His new album, The Neon Jungle can succinctly be described as an album-length soundtrack for one crazy/incredible night out.
How the Black Angels mixed Native American rhythms and angst for psychedelic bliss
Alex Mass of The Black Angels discusses going beyond psychedelia and tapping into Native American rhythms for an all new sound.
How Hollis Brown ditched albums and found online success one single at a time
Roots-rockers Hollis Brown have mastered the art of modern-day music marketing — and their authentic tune stylings have just the right amount of musical moxie to back up their ambitions.
How Amanda Palmer gave the music industry the finger with crowdfunding
The once and future queen of crowdfunding has a new collaboration with the legendary Edward Ka-Spel that is psychedelic, ethereal, and envelope-pushing in all the right ways.
Less is more on ‘Something Else,’ The Cranberries’ greatest hits resurrected
The Cranberries recently decided to revisit their storied catalog on Something Else by stripping down their biggest tracks to a more raw, acoustic form, as accompanied by a string quartet.
And then there were 3. Now a trio, Close Talker do more with less on ‘Lens’
The newly reconfigured three-piece Close Talker created aurally exciting angular, atmospheric tones on Lens, which built upon the initial promise of their 2014 debut, Flux.
Oh, the inhumanity! Rich Robinson of Magpie Salute on the tragedy of autotune
The Magpie Salute, led by Rich Robinson, founding guitarist of The Black Crowes, grooves along like the best jam-masters do.
‘Undercurrent’ isn’t a Matisyahu album, it’s a soundtrack for life
Matisyahu, the noted Jewish reggae/hip-hop beatboxer who’s taken live improv to another level with his new album, Undercurrent.
Shannon McNally busts borders and opens minds on ‘Black Irish’
Shannon McNally straddles the line between songwriter and song interpreter on ‘Black Irish,’ and isn’t afraid to state the obvious.
Broken Social Scene’s ‘Hug of Thunder’ brings 18 artists together for sonic harmony
Broken Social Scene reconvenes every few years to make beautiful music together, just as they’ve done on their new album, Hug of Thunder.
Vök drummer Einer Stef on the ‘Icelandic sound,’ Björk covers, and their first LP
Vök drummer Einar Stef discusses the band’s process, and which Björk covers it should do.
On ‘To The Bone,’ Steven Wilson crafts accessible songs that transcend time
Steven Wilson discusses his new album To the Bone, the secrets of post-modern sound construction, and how to make music feel timeless.
The party is the show for Corin Tucker and her Filthy Friends
Guitarist/vocalist Corin Tucker discusses how her new band Filthy Friends keeps their songs feeling current in today’s ever-changing socio-political climate, the current status of Sleater-Kinney, and how to challenge yourself as an artist whenever you play live.
Furious times call for furious songs on ‘Shade,’ Living Colour’s righteous return
Living Colour’s new genre-defying album Shade examines a constant dialogue about what it’s like being an American in today’s topsy-turvy modern times.
Deer Tick returns from hiatus with a double-barreled dual album release
Deer Tick is stronger than ever, as evidenced in their two new albums. Acoustic songwriting dominates Vol. 1 and punk-like abandon thunders forth on Vol. 2.
Finally in surround after 50 years, ‘Sgt. Pepper’ is getting better all the time
Released on June 1, 1967, Sgt. Pepper instantly turned the record album format into an artform that still holds merit to this day.
Flobots carry protest from the screen to the streets on ‘Noenemies’
Emcee Jonny 5 of Denver-based alt-hip-hop trio Flobots tells us how they tailor their music and lyrics to create calls to social action without being overtly partisan
Squarepusher doesn’t just make electronica, he makes the software to make it
Electronica pioneer Squarepusher takes creative freedom so seriously, he wrote his own software to author the digital beats on Damogen Furies, his latest album.
Bakermat on his upcoming album, YouTube fame, and remixing Martin Luther King Jr.
We speak with breakout YouTube artist Bakermat about his influences, the music he holds dear, James Brown, and why MLK is more relevant than ever.