BY MEGHAN SLUSARSKI — JUNE 18, 2021
Will Evankovich in action onstage. Photo by Courtni Meadows.
Will Evankovich has had so many experiences and amazing opportunities in his career as a professional musician. For him, it’s a journey — and, as he told me during a recent, exclusive interview we conducted via Zoom, “The whole journey […]
My Skeleton Crew: The Tragically Hip in B&W repose, in 1991. Photo by Jim Herrington.
BY MIKE METTLER — MAY 20, 2021
All roads lead to Saskadelphia, according to Canadian music icons The Tragically Hip. What does that mean, you ask? I’m more than happy to tell you.
Coming out on vinyl, CD, and all major digital […]
“Buy the box set and the kind of stuff / You’ve bought before a million times…”
BY MIKE METTLER – JANUARY 15, 2021
Back on January 1, I shared my list for The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2020. Now, it’s only fitting to follow-up said list with the year’s Top 31 Songs. Whether […]
BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2021
Letter From Isolation Row: How did I spend my quarantine year? I doubled down on my audio consumption by tapping into a rich vein of fresh analog and digital delights worth multiple repeat spins and streams. Interestingly enough, pretty much every album title on this list could also […]
BY MIKE METTLER — DECEMBER 31, 2020
The late, fully completely great singer/songwriter/poetic auteur Gord Downie made so much beautiful, heartfelt music over his tragically cut-short career — music that continues to personally impact my daily listening life in so many cherished and deeply soul-rooted ways. So, in the midst of navigating the most challenging […]
BY MIKE METTLER — AUGUST 3, 2020
35 years ago today, I saw Dire Straits live for the first time on August 3, 1985, at Poplar Creek in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The ticket cost a whopping $15 — 15 bucks! $14 plus a $1 service fee (those were the days!) — and we got the […]
BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 6, 2020
Last week, I shared my list of The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2019. Now, it’s only fitting to follow-up said list with the year’s Top 31 Songs. Whether you choose to digest your own favorite songs via hi-res audio downloads, hi-res streaming services, and/or 7-, […]
BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2020
Whether you choose to consume your music via hi-res audio downloads, high-grade 180-gram LPs, top-shelf streaming services, standard-issue CDs, and/or full-on 5.1 surround sound mixes, this past year delivered a wonderfully wide wave of full-length aural wonders. In reverse order, here are The SoundBard’s Top 31 long-players of […]
Meet Henry Coles (Maddie Hasson), teleporter-in-training.
BY MIKE METTLER – NOVEMBER 26, 2019
“Some heroes wear beanies and headphones.” So goes one of the more intriguing taglines for the online series Impulse, now currently streaming its riveting second season via YouTube Originals (new episodes arrive every Wednesday). Said hero in question is Henrietta “Henry” Coles […]
BY MIKE METTLER – OCTOBER 25, 2019
What becomes a legend most? At a special reception held in New York City in conjunction with the 147th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention, dCS (Data Conversion Systems Ltd.) unveiled their new dCS Legends Award program on October 16, 2019. The inaugural recipient was none other than Bob […]
