Dallas Taylor, host of the stellar sound design series Twenty Thousand Hertz, stops by to fill Nate in on the science and style of mastering: the subtle art that explains why Metallica had to re-release a controversial album, Kanye sounds so crisp, and why the best pop really pops.
Songs Discussed
Lizzo - Juice
Kanye West - Heartless
Led Zeppelin - Stairwa ... Show More
Jun 27
How Americana helped mainstream country find its soul
As we've been examining over the course of Country Week, country music has found a larger audience, in part by widening its sonic palette. For the final episode of this series, we take a look at a genre on the outskirts of country – Americana music – and how it's being used to co ... Show More
35m 22s
Dec 2023
Episode 21: The Best of the First 20 Episodes; Lars on his current favorite tunes, Kirk on surfing, James on Power Trip, Robert on creating new music for each show, plus more!
The week of December 20, 2023 on The Metallica Report…
We’re going to sit back, relax, and enjoy some of the highlights of the first 20 episodes of The Metallica Report. Remember Lars and that iPod? (think Blue Oyster Cult!) What about Kirk catching waves or James’ love of a good ... Show More
21m 56s
May 2017
The Classic Music Company presents Business As Usual - May 2017
In 2008 I started a series of radio shows with fellow Freak and host, Jonny Rock. The original format was based around vinyl. Digital started to creep in, then CD's, then YouTube rips, and so on. But the idea remained the same, that we were sharing our discoveries with an audienc ... Show More
2h 1m
Nov 2023
Episode 18: James Hetfield on the M72 Stage; Zoltan Bathory & Chris Kael of Five Finger Death Punch
The week of November 29, 2023 on The Metallica Report…
Coming off the holiday, Steffan and Renee dip into their M72 interview archives to give you a more in-depth look at the tour.
First, James thinks back to the first time he saw the massive circular stage mapped out with cones ... Show More
22m 16s