We report on a newly restored, previously unreleased legendary 1972 Grateful Dead concert film, pianos placed around NYC for all to play, the "Gold CD Difference," the closing of another iconic rock club and an artistic approach to music making.
by Mark Smotroff 2013-06-11 14:06:46
This month, Music Matters' Mark Smotroff enthuses about the joys of discovering new sounds at real "brick and mortar" music stores, the new Big Star movie soundtrack, a cool app that lets you "play" the Golden Gate Bridge and more sonic wonderment!
by Mark Smotroff 2013-06-05 18:40:21
From a legendary 1974 Frank Zappa TV broadcast's official release to logical CD storage solutions, Music Matters offers up tasty music news tidbits that may well increase your listening pleasure.
by Mark Smotroff 2013-05-28 10:04:26
This week, Music Matters scribe Mark Smotroff reports on cool box set previews 'n pre-orders from Harry Nilsson and The Grateful Dead, Cirque Du Soleil Summer show bargains, John Fogarty and Flaming Lips on TV and Rush on HDTracks!
by Mark Smotroff 2013-05-18 15:57:31
Music Matters' scribe Mark Smotroff revels in his post-Record Store Day shopping spree, reports on line-ups for some upcoming Summer music festivals, the ascension of Soundcloud and more!
by Mark Smotroff 2013-05-10 12:36:59
Music Matters' scribe Mark Smotroff recaps Record Store Day in Las Vegas and SoCal, reports on new reissues and pays respects to the late great Richie Havens.
by Mark Smotroff 2013-05-01 15:27:47
Mark offers a few more Record Store Day exclusives, and a masterful new Wings boxed set.
by Mark Smotroff 2013-04-21 12:50:02
We welcome Mark Smotroff for his first weekly column on music, aptly entitled "Music Matters." Get his picks for this year's Record Store Day.
by Mark Smotroff 2013-04-04 13:05:40