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Monster Style

Stephen Mejias Oct 01, 2009 First Published: Oct 01, 2009

Lady Gaga wanted to create a headphone that would combine Dr. Dre's sense of sound with her own sense of style. The result is Heartbeats, which have a look inspired by the studded jackets Lady Gaga and her friends once wore.

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Be Still, My Beating Heart

Stephen Mejias Oct 01, 2009 First Published: Oct 01, 2009

Lady Gaga surrounded, appropriately, by paparazzi. Ha, paparazzi! Get it?

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J. Gordon Holt and Richard Dyer-Bennet

Stephen Mejias Sep 24, 2009 First Published: Sep 24, 2009

Stereophile's founder, J">http://www.stereophile.com/historical/66/index.html">J. Gordon Holt, who passed away in July, was also a recording engineer. Here we see one of his projects, a rare 1958 LP of British-born American folk singer, Richard Dyer-Bennet, the "twentieth-century minstrel."

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Let's Just Say Shrunken Heads

Stephen Mejias Sep 18, 2009 First Published: Sep 18, 2009

Let's just say I had a little bit too much fun at last night's CD release party. Let's just say beer, tequila, and rum. Let's just say hot girls in summer dresses making out on the cushioned booth. Yeah, let's just say that. At one point, I turned away from the stage to see that the front room had been transformed into The">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQJexFOxolI">The Tequila Scene from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. It was like a dream, I tell you, and it may have been the most wonderful thing I've ever witnessed in my life.

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CD Release Party! Tonight!

Stephen Mejias Sep 17, 2009 First Published: Sep 17, 2009

Looking for a">http://www.stereophile.com/news/attention_screen_cd_release_party/">a good time tonight? Meet us after work at Otto's">http://www.ottosshrunkenhead.com/">Otto's Shrunken Head to celebrate the release of Attention">http://stereophile.com/musicrecordings/ilive_at_ottosi_a_new_stereophil… Screen's new CD.

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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini

Stephen Mejias Sep 17, 2009 First Published: Sep 17, 2009

The Zeppelin Mini: It looks great anywhere&#151even in the kitchen&#151but you'll want to avoid potential early-morning accidents or you might end up buttering your iPhone.

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September 16, 1977

Stephen Mejias Sep 16, 2009 First Published: Sep 16, 2009

Me, in the middle of another intense stare-down with my computer screen. (The screen always wins.)

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Say Yes

Stephen Mejias Sep 16, 2009 First Published: Sep 16, 2009

This is weird: French hip-hop producer, Jean-Christophe Le Saout (aka Wax Tailor), is releasing "Say Yes," the lead single off his third album, In The Mood For Life, as a dual-layer compact disc/miniature-vinyl.

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Now on Newsstands: Stereophile, Vol.32 No.10

Stephen Mejias Sep 15, 2009 First Published: Sep 15, 2009

The October 2009 issue of Stereophile is now on newsstands. I hope you will enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together. It was a lot of work, but it was also incredibly satisfying. The front cover is, in my opinion, our best and boldest of the year, which is appropriate because this issue not only includes our popular "Recommended Components" list but also pays tribute to Stereophile's founder, J. Gordon Holt, who passed away in">http://stereophile.com/news/j_gordon_holt/">in July. It is indeed a special issue.

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Creepy Violent Strange

Stephen Mejias Sep 15, 2009 First Published: Sep 15, 2009

Thirsty for some new music? I have a hard time understanding people when they say they have nothing new to listen to. It seems like everyone's making complete albums available for easy streaming these days. Here are a few I've just sort of stumbled upon over the last couple of days: