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The Audiophile Roger Waters

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters continues to tear down walls, now on the big screen

The Audiophile Battles

Infinite loops: The electro-tunes of Battles never stop repeating, or evolving

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Johnny Rotten: Kim Kardashian’s ass belongs in a gold Gucci wheelbarrow

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When he’s not on stage, Moby seeks out ‘happy accidents’ behind a camera

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Musical hieroglyphics, recreating the ’80s, and drumming on a baby belly with Lights

The Audiophile Carly Rae Jepsen Emotion

Carly Rae Jepsen on the virtues of first takes, vinyl, and singing tired

Klingande

Klingande melds melodies with house-friendly beats to take Spotify by storm

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Talking Beatles, hi-fi, and subwoofers with Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.

Strike Back

An adrenaline-crazed cast looks back as Strike Back detonates its last season

Sharp WiSA Audio System

Sharp Wireless High-Res Audio Player review

DJ Matoma

How a Norwegian DJ set Spotify on fire with a tropical Notorious B.I.G. remix

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani stops shredding to spin a story on Shockwave Supernova

Denis Leary on becoming a rock & roll frontman, and why he hates vinyl

Felix Da Housecat

DJ Felix da Housecat on channeling his inner Prince, and his love for lo-fi

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Lee Bannon on ‘chair music,’ his name change, and sonic link to Keith Richards

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After a Jeep commercial and a hit single, X Ambassadors plant a lo-fi flag on VHS

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Ambient moodmakers The Orb know when to kick out tech to make room for music

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What do Britney, Charlie XCX, and Sia have in common? The beats of Giorgio Moroder

The Audiophile Bakermat

Bakermat on his upcoming album, YouTube fame, and remixing Martin Luther King Jr.

Audiophile The Darkness

When it’s time to cut an album, The Darkness believe in a thing called digital

The Audiophile Paul van Dyk

Straight outta East Berlin: DJ Paul van Dyk remixes the politics of electronic music

The Audiophile Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki on Neon Future II, his obsession with Wolverine, and DJing on Mars

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Speeding down the Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highway

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For My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall just flows better in high resolution

Miami Horror

How Miami Horror sculpted a post-disco dreamfest on All Possible Futures

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Squarepusher doesn’t just make electronica, he makes the software to make it

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Stripped down and reimagined in brass, Porcupine Tree takes on a whole new life

Silicon Valley interview

Silicon Valley’s Martin Starr on playing a satanic programmer, Kid Rock, season 2

The Audiophile Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons chase the hi-res dragon, hate getting smashed on the radio

Tycho

For chillwave maestro Tycho, effects are as much instruments as the ones you play

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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