Skip to main content

Latest by Mike Mettler

dt10 vinyls revived streaming thrives but can musicians survive music feat

Vinyl’s revived. Streaming thrives. But can musicians survive?

dweezil zappa audiophile feat

To capture his father’s legacy, Dweezil Zappa turns to surround sound

interview star trek beyond makeup designer joel harlow

What does it take to craft 50 Star Trek aliens from scratch? Ask Joel Harlow

extreme proves their sonic mettle audiophile feat

Radio made Extreme famous, but streaming keeps their live shows alive

superstar singer david gray discusses new best of album feat

International superstar David Gray finds his Babylon (again)

digital trends interviews electronic music pioneer thomas dolby t feat

Before he blinded us with science, Thomas Dolby was dumpster diving for synths

dj snbrn on sunset house spotify and streaming music  with

How California DJ SNBRN made Sunset House music catch fire

interview rachael yamagata on streaming recording the audiophile

Streaming finds new fans, but what pays the bills? Rachael Yamagata found a way

The Audiophile: Paul Stanley of KISS

KISS’ Paul Stanley talks vinyl, Spotify, ‘the injustice of the internet’

groves embraces streaming to attract more fans their live act the audiophile 0001

When it comes to live shows, Groves believes that if you stream it, they will come

The Audiophile: Stewart Lindsey

Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart has sweet dreams of Spotify streams for his new band

The Audiophile: Faith No More

Faith No More is back, and these punk rockers still care a lot

interview chris robinson of black crowes on spotify vinyl the audiophile

Chris Robinson wants artists to storm Spotify HQ and ‘take whatever we want’

The Audiophile: Chris Culos of O.A.R.

How streaming has helped O.A.R. spread their jams and celebrate ‘XX’

The Audiophile: Santana IV

Carlos Santana says if you’re not willing to die for your music, be a plumber

The Audiophile: LCAW

As other musicians ran from streaming, German DJ LCAW built his career on it

The Blacklist Season 4 Interview

Who is Reddington? ‘The Blacklist’ creator Jon Bokenkamp teases the truth

The Audiophile: Steve Vai

Steve Vai literally bled for his music on ‘Passion and Warfare’

The Audiophile: MSTRKRFT

Canadian DJ duo MSTRKRFT let their gear make the music on ‘Operator’

The Audiophile: Deerhoof

Deerhoof break bad and cook up a batch of audio endorphins on ‘The Magic’

The Audiophile: Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker would rather rock live than count pennies from Spotify plays

The Audiophile: LP

She can write a pop hit for anybody, but on ‘Death Valley,’ LP wrote for LP

The Audiophile: Jaded

Bass? Been done. Jaded is all about that chirp on ‘4000Hz’

The Audiophile Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow didn’t just meet his ’80s heroes, he made a retro album with them

interview garbage on strange little birds streaming spotify

Stream it if you want, but Garbage’s new album is no ‘digital-disposable’ throwaway

The Audiophile Russell Marsden of Band of Skulls

Band of Skulls set up shop in church to conjure the unholy rock of ‘By Default’

interview andrew wk on twitter fans party hard pittsburgh penguins andrewwk jersey main

Andrew W.K. explains how his Twitter fans got the Penguins partying hard

The Audiophile: Gold Panda

DJ Gold Panda loves to get physical with his music, sees little value in streaming

The Audiophile: Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave

‘The ship has already sailed.’ Rogue Wave knows there’s no going back on streaming

The Audiophile Jonathan Jackson Enation

Coffee’s worth $5, but music must be free? Enation’s Jonathan Jackson doesn’t get it

The Audiophile Goo Goo Dolls

John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls tells us why iTunes is “Irrelevant”

banshees anthony starr talks on the end of series banshee season 4  16

The star of Banshee on why the cult-favorite series will end on May 22

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright crafted an album so uncharted, it’s ineligible for a Grammy

The Audiophile Tal Wilkenfeld

Bass prodigy Tal Wilkenfeld can’t be bothered with your petty laptop speakers