SPOT Festival

Making connections at Denmark's SPOT Festival

"...nonetheless delivered a delirious swirl of Euro-lined alt-rock. The mono-monikered Falullah, whose dance music is layered with Balkan beats..."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Harlem

"...the latter provides the resolution in the back to mono retread "Three Legged Dog," and Harlem locks in a..."

April 9, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Learning the Game

Learning Buddy Holly's game, 203 tracks at a time

"...some of this material boomerangs back in gloriously clear mono from Nashville, courtesy of one of country music's sound..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

'8:05'

"...the ending. I still have that first pressing in mono!..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Postmarks

Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine

Were the Beatles reissues the last albums of our time?

"..."Mono." (And I'm paraphrasing here.) "The Beatles oversaw the mono..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Boxing 2009

More box sets

"...The Beatles The Beatles; The Beatles in Mono (10/02/2009)..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Music Review

Off the Record

Casting the annual ballot for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and paying tribute to poster artist extraordinaire Bill Narum

"...Simmons' motley crew over songstress Laura Nyro, Back to Mono wallflower Darlene Love, Jimmy Cliff, or ABBA, who round..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Heart Gently Weeps

All things must pass: Dhani Harrison and Thenewno2

"...I can’t afford both versions of the Beatles remasters: mono or stereo?..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Beatles

"...The Beatles(Capitol/EMI) The Beatles in Mono(EMI)..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Shouting Across the Void

Jeff Tweedy in mono

"...AC: The stereo and mono mixes from the Beatles are quite different. Is that..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Report Card

"...3: The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Mono) Disc 4: The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Feature

Livin' On

Up on the 13th Floor, the 10-CD Sign of the 3 Eyed Men lives on and on and on

"...among the aurally enlightened, there are sniffs that the mono recordings are perhaps 1/8 semitone fast. For that fan,..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Party Crawl

"...to the Cynics' impeachable catalog of baby-done-me-wrong garage punk. Mono Men guitarist Dave Crider and siren singer Diana Young-Blanchard..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Page Two: To Whine Is to Love Again

The GOP masterfully weaves a tapestry of deceit

"...actually wondered out loud, as he denounced the darkest mono-shade of liberal coverage of Sarah Palin, as to whether..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Off the Record

The Sword and Metallica ride the lightning at Ozzfest, while Kanye West and Hope for Heroes lend a helping hand to U.S. veterans

"...for the first time on vinyl in its original mono format...."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Otis Redding, Lynyrd Skynyrd, & Whiskeytown

"...Isaac Hayes during one 24-hour tear. Versions both in mono and stereo – the latter in Technicolor vs. the..."

May 2, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Kind of Blue

Otis Redding's 1965 album re-emerges

"...of primary interest with the re-release. In addition to mono and stereo discs, there are six live tracks from..."

April 9, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

Sword drummer Trivett Wingo hammers out an appreciation of Led Zeppelin III

"...of the Earth takes the River City crew from mono to stereo, varying tempo, song length, and tonal palette..."

March 28, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Bend It, Stretch It

Unseen Worlds re-discovers Carl Stone's 1983 classic

"...as ambient music, both in stereo or on a mono clock radio. I think people would be surprised to..."

March 3, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Beside the Point

New city manager gets point-blank barrel blast of Aus­tin democracy

"...about public-safety contract talks, broached courtesy of the Statesman's mono­maniacal obsession with police spending (if not with union salaries..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Gritty, Groovy, & Gettin' It

What reissues are buried in the bottom of your closet?

"...little-known artists like Celestine Ukwu & His Philosphers National, Mono Mono, and the Funkees before it's too late...."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Pink Floyd

Gift Guide

"...contains three discs, but no real surprises – one mono version, one stereo, and a disc of singles from..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The Young Rascals; The Rascals

Gift Guide

"...Be Free," but the LP overreaches even further with monotonous instrumentals, including a 13-minute drum solo. The band's final..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

Austin Chamber Music Festival: The aria of Anne Frank

For the first time in its 11-year history, the annual Austin Chamber Music Festival will present an opera: the Texas premiere of Grigori Frid’s The Diary of Anne Frank

"...opera, I said, 'Wow, that's very interesting – a mono-opera for one singer and ninepiece orchestra. … That would..."

July 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Yummer Reading

"...Steve's sobering and sometimes bleak musings on industrial agriculture, mono-crops, and fossil-fuel consumption. Eighteen-year-old daughter Camille's lighthearted commentary after..."

June 8, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...family spiraling downward, as a wife convinced she has mono begins seeing an "herbalist," who prescribes her cocaine… Cecily..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by John Razook

Girlie Action

Girlie Action

"...doesn't hesitate to wax sentimental with "White Lies." The mono-monikered Autumn cut her Sugarcane (Highway 29 Records) with a..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Bee Gees

Gift Guide

"...boxed set featuring the original albums in stereo and mono, plus a full disc each of rare and previously..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Review by Taylor Holland

The Beatles

Record review

"...The "Back to Mono" movement be damned: the last thing rock & roll..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Food-o-File

Tasty travel tips. bocaditos, and more ...

"...upgrade. Wagyu beef is renowned for its all-natural and mono-saturated fat properties... Tomato season is here, and, despite the..."

June 23, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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