John Palumbo Continues to Pull No Punches With His Latest, Biting Solo Release, Vampire
BY MIKE METTLER i JANUARY 13, 2024
John Palumbo is a no-BS artist. The once and forever Crack The Sky frontman has been on a mission to tell it like it is as […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2022
BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2023
Whether you choose to consume your music via high-grade180-gram LPs, top-shelf streaming services, hi-res audio downloads, standard-issue CDs, and/or full-on 5.1 surround sound and/or Dolby Atmos immersive audio […]
Step Into The Limelight With Rush’s Moving Pictures – 40th Anniversary Expanded Reissues Are Slated To Arrive April 15
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 12, 2022
On April 15, 2022, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue the extensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with new, expanded editions of the band’s groundbreaking 1981 release, Moving Pictures, embodying […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2021
BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2022
Tales From the Clean N’ Scrub Union: Many recording artists made great use of our ongoing, off-putting pandemic times to create some of the best work of their […]
The Tragically Hip Will Release Surprise New Album Saskadelphia on May 21
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 […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Songs of 2020
“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 […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2020
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 […]
Solid Rock: 35 Years Ago Today, Dire Straits Took Me on a Magically Live Walk of Life
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 […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Songs of 2019
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 […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2019
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 […]
Impulse Teleports With Full Force Into Season 2 on YouTube Originals; Creator and Key Castmembers Tell Us How They Got There (and Back Again)
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 […]
Bob Ludwig Receives Inaugural dCS Legends Award
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 […]
FX Debuts Teaser and Exclusive Images For New Limited Series Devs
BY MIKE METTLER – OCTOBER 7, 2019
Visionary director Alex Garland’s highly anticipated television debut, FX’s upcoming limited series Devs, premiered its first teaser during a panel discussion on October 5, 2019 at New York Comic Con (NYCC) […]
Massive Pink Floyd: The Later Years: 1987-2019 16-Disc Box Set Is Ready for Release on December 13
BY MIKE METTLER – AUGUST 30, 2019
Pink Floyd Records will release Pink Floyd: The Later Years: 1987-2019, a deluxe multimedia 16-disc box set covering the material created by guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason, […]
John Palumbo Continues to Pull No Punches With His Latest, Biting Solo Release, Vampire
BY MIKE METTLER i JANUARY 13, 2024
John Palumbo is a no-BS artist. The once and forever Crack The Sky frontman has been on a mission to tell it like it is as […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2022
BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2023
Whether you choose to consume your music via high-grade180-gram LPs, top-shelf streaming services, hi-res audio downloads, standard-issue CDs, and/or full-on 5.1 surround sound and/or Dolby Atmos immersive audio […]
Step Into The Limelight With Rush’s Moving Pictures – 40th Anniversary Expanded Reissues Are Slated To Arrive April 15
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 12, 2022
On April 15, 2022, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue the extensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with new, expanded editions of the band’s groundbreaking 1981 release, Moving Pictures, embodying […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2021
BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2022
Tales From the Clean N’ Scrub Union: Many recording artists made great use of our ongoing, off-putting pandemic times to create some of the best work of their […]
The Tragically Hip Will Release Surprise New Album Saskadelphia on May 21
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 […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Songs of 2020
“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 […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2020
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 […]
Solid Rock: 35 Years Ago Today, Dire Straits Took Me on a Magically Live Walk of Life
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 […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Songs of 2019
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 […]
The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2019
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 […]
Impulse Teleports With Full Force Into Season 2 on YouTube Originals; Creator and Key Castmembers Tell Us How They Got There (and Back Again)
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 […]
Bob Ludwig Receives Inaugural dCS Legends Award
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 […]
FX Debuts Teaser and Exclusive Images For New Limited Series Devs
BY MIKE METTLER – OCTOBER 7, 2019
Visionary director Alex Garland’s highly anticipated television debut, FX’s upcoming limited series Devs, premiered its first teaser during a panel discussion on October 5, 2019 at New York Comic Con (NYCC) […]
Massive Pink Floyd: The Later Years: 1987-2019 16-Disc Box Set Is Ready for Release on December 13
BY MIKE METTLER – AUGUST 30, 2019
Pink Floyd Records will release Pink Floyd: The Later Years: 1987-2019, a deluxe multimedia 16-disc box set covering the material created by guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason, […]