Michael Fremer

Sort By: Post Date | Title | Publish Date
Interviews
Bonnie "Prince" Billy Grants a Rare Interview--Pt. 2
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 31, 2007  |  0 comments
Part Two picks up with a discussion of the disappearance of commercial recording studios, the recording of Sings Greatest Palace Music, and the life and times of an \"indie\" recording artist--MF

WO: Yes. I mean even in Nashville when Mark and I did tours of studios for this new record thinking where we were going to record, the studios were dead because everybody has their home studios now.

Continue Reading >
Interviews
Bonnie "Prince" Billy Grants a Rare Interview--Pt. 3
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 31, 2007  |  0 comments

MF: So when are you touring again? When is the next time?

WO: We go to Japan for the first time in March (of 2003).

MF: When in March?

WO: March 10th.

MF: Oh. I’m going to be there until the 8th. Where are you going to play?

WO: We’re playing all over. It’s like ten or 11 days where the show is maybe five or six cities, which is pretty exciting.

Continue Reading >
News
Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time  Getting AAA Vinyl Reissue
Michael Fremer  |  May 28, 2014  |  First Published: May 28, 2014  |  6 comments
It's difficult to believe that 25 years have passed since the original release of Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time LP, an album whose title song deals with running out of time but that's how long it's been.

Continue Reading >
News
Boston's Newbury Comics, Now Into Vinyl Reissues Has New Newsletter
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 07, 2013  |  8 comments
Boston retailer Newbury Comics, a recent entry in the vinyl reissue game, just announced a newsletter to which you can subscribe.
Continue Reading >
Phono Preamp Reviews
Boulder 2008 phono preamplifier & 2010 preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 14, 2002  |  0 comments
It's not every Consumer Electronics Show that someone introduces a $29,000 solid-state phono preamplifier—and I miss it. The 2002 CES was one. My show report in the April issue made it seem as if I'd found out about it there, but the fact is, someone clued me in after I'd returned home. I needed to come clean on that.
Continue Reading >
Phono Preamp Reviews
Boulder Amplifiers 1008 phono preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 06, 2010  |  1 comments
Why bother with three phono preamps most of us can't afford? For the same reason the enthusiast automobile magazines cover the newest Ferraris and Lamborghinis: just reading about them is fun.
Continue Reading >
Munich 2018
Boulder Debuts New Compact Phono Preamplifier At High End Munich 2018
Michael Fremer  |  May 12, 2018  |  First Published: May 12, 2018  |  4 comments
Boulder introduced at High End Munich 2018 a new, compact phono preamplifier. The 508 is said to contain much of the circuitry of the company's 1008 phono preamp while retaining an even larger percentage of the 1008's sonic performance.

Continue Reading >
News
Boulder Releases, Ships 2108 Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 24, 2019  |  First Published: Feb 24, 2019  |  7 comments
22 February, 2019: Louisville, Colorado—Boulder Amplifiers announces the immediate release and shipment of its reference level phono preamplifier, the 2108, which is a substantially updated and "re-visited" version of the 2008 that shook up the phono preamplifier market with its versatility, high performance, and high cost.

Continue Reading >
Album Reviews
Brecker's Final Musical Statement Returns on Double 180g Vinyl
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2010  |  1 comments

Clearly, releasing this as a double 180g vinyl set  was an act of musical idealism and not because someone at Mobile Fidelity thought vinyl fans and audiophiles were clamoring for it.

Continue Reading >
Features
Brian Eno: Perfect Masters Thrive On Disasters Part 1
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 01, 2003  |  1 comments

He didn't play an instrument and he didn't sing, but Brian Eno was in the band, and the band was Roxy Music. So what exactly did Eno (full name Brian Peter George St. John de Baptiste de la Salle Eno-wouldn't you shorten it?) do for Roxy Music, which he co-founded in London with Bryan Ferry back in 1972? Listen to Stranded the first Eno-free Roxy album and you'll hear something missing. Or, listen to pre-Eno U2 albums, and then to The Unforgettable Fire the first Eno produced U2 album, and you'll hear something added.

Continue Reading >

Pages

X