Steve Matteo
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Author of Act Naturally: The Beatles On Film, Let It Be (33 1/3), Dylan. https://linktr.ee/matteomedia
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"The album’s smooth sound and, in places, lush orchestrations are silky and atmospheric, and nothing gets in the way of Marvin Gaye’s singular vocals..."
Graded on a Curve: Marvin Gaye, <em>Let’s Get It On</em> (Definitive Sound Series) - The Vinyl District
Marvin Gaye's career was cut short at the age of 44, as he was launching a comeback, when he was murdered by his father in 1984. In his short life, he made some of the best R&B and soul music ever, an...
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September 23, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"The album’s smooth sound and, in places, lush orchestrations are silky and atmospheric, and nothing gets in the way of Marvin Gaye’s singular vocals..."
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"While there are jams and new versions of previous Waterboys songs and tracks, the amount of fully realized songs here is staggering..."
Graded on a Curve: The Waterboys, <em>Atlantic Rain: The Lost Fisherman’s Blues Recordings</em> - The Vinyl District
The late 1980s were not very kind to many music lovers. With the iconic music of the 1960s and 1970s long in the rearview mirror and the fast-food, video-age pop of the '80s waning, those who would no...
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September 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"While there are jams and new versions of previous Waterboys songs and tracks, the amount of fully realized songs here is staggering..."
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Sean Duffy: “I have a hard time believing in the government anymore.”
Rachel Campos-Duffy: “We don't trust the government.”
Katie Miller: “I'm still distrustful of the government.”
Plot twist: They ARE the government.
Rachel Campos-Duffy: “We don't trust the government.”
Katie Miller: “I'm still distrustful of the government.”
Plot twist: They ARE the government.
September 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Sean Duffy: “I have a hard time believing in the government anymore.”
Rachel Campos-Duffy: “We don't trust the government.”
Katie Miller: “I'm still distrustful of the government.”
Plot twist: They ARE the government.
Rachel Campos-Duffy: “We don't trust the government.”
Katie Miller: “I'm still distrustful of the government.”
Plot twist: They ARE the government.
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Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
August 31, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
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Peter Thiel is getting a very cold reception outside his new mansion in the exclusive Barrio Parque neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.”
Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.”
August 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Peter Thiel is getting a very cold reception outside his new mansion in the exclusive Barrio Parque neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.”
Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.”
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"Seu Jorge’s celebrated musical career transcends the borders of his home country, Brazil. Yet, oddly enough, more people might know him better from his film career..."
Graded on a Curve: Seu Jorge, <em>The Other Side</em> - The Vinyl District
Seu Jorge’s celebrated musical career transcends the borders of his home country, Brazil. Yet, oddly enough, more people might know him better from his film career. Jorge has appeared in more than 20 ...
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August 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"Seu Jorge’s celebrated musical career transcends the borders of his home country, Brazil. Yet, oddly enough, more people might know him better from his film career..."
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"...the group is in one of its most creative and successful recording phases since the late ’70s and early ’80s..."
Graded on a Curve: Rolling Stones, <em>Foreign Tongues</em> - The Vinyl District
The Rolling Stones are true rock ‘n’ roll survivors. Even in the midst of losing one of their key founding members, drummer extraordinaire, Charlie Watts, in 2021, and with its three principal members...
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August 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"...the group is in one of its most creative and successful recording phases since the late ’70s and early ’80s..."
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"It has been a banner year so far for fans of The Beatles. With news of the Rubber Soul deluxe edition box set coming in early October, let’s take a look at some of the excellent Beatles-related albums already released..."
Graded on a Curve: Paul McCartney, <em>The Boys of Dungeon Lane</em> & Ringo Starr, <em>Long Long Road</em> - The Vinyl District
It has been a banner year so far for fans of The Beatles. With news of the Rubber Soul deluxe edition box set coming in early October, let's take a look at some of the excellent Beatles-related albums...
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August 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"It has been a banner year so far for fans of The Beatles. With news of the Rubber Soul deluxe edition box set coming in early October, let’s take a look at some of the excellent Beatles-related albums already released..."
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"Billy Preston had been making music as far back as 1956, backing Mahalia Jackson at the age of ten, and had recorded four albums since 1963 before he first entered The Beatles’ orbit..."
Graded on a Curve: Billy Preston, <em>That’s the Way God Planned It</em> & <em>Encouraging Words</em> - The Vinyl District
Billy Preston had been making music as far back as 1956, backing Mahalia Jackson at the age of ten, and had recorded four albums since 1963 before he first entered The Beatles’ orbit. After playing on...
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August 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Billy Preston had been making music as far back as 1956, backing Mahalia Jackson at the age of ten, and had recorded four albums since 1963 before he first entered The Beatles’ orbit..."
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It's about fucking time Joe Rogan and Theo Von were called out for helping to turn America into 1938 Germany.
August 13, 2026 at 2:04 AM
It's about fucking time Joe Rogan and Theo Von were called out for helping to turn America into 1938 Germany.
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This administration continues to insult the intelligence of the people it is supposed to serve
Outright lies and rehashing of long disproven “hypotheses.”
There is no middle ground here. No compromise approach
The human toll from this utter nonsense is already clear to see. Criminal negligence
Outright lies and rehashing of long disproven “hypotheses.”
There is no middle ground here. No compromise approach
The human toll from this utter nonsense is already clear to see. Criminal negligence
August 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This administration continues to insult the intelligence of the people it is supposed to serve
Outright lies and rehashing of long disproven “hypotheses.”
There is no middle ground here. No compromise approach
The human toll from this utter nonsense is already clear to see. Criminal negligence
Outright lies and rehashing of long disproven “hypotheses.”
There is no middle ground here. No compromise approach
The human toll from this utter nonsense is already clear to see. Criminal negligence
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"...it looks like Future Soul is the kind of album that reflects Tedeschi Trucks Band's roots magic while remaining accessible."
Graded on a Curve: Tedeschi Trucks Band, <em>Future Soul</em> & <em>Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited, Live at LOCKN’</em> - The Vinyl District
The Tedeschi Trucks Band released their debut album, Revelator, in 2011. After combining two bands and with Derek Trucks playing full-time with the group once he was no longer part of the Allman Broth...
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July 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
"...it looks like Future Soul is the kind of album that reflects Tedeschi Trucks Band's roots magic while remaining accessible."
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"Over the years, the album has gone through a re-appraisal, and in fact, in retrospect, it has become a highly influential work. It’s fitting that the album is now receiving an audiophile release to mark its 50th anniversary..."
Graded on a Curve: Marvin Gaye, <em>I Want You</em> Vinylphile Edition - The Vinyl District
Marvin Gaye went from strength to strength throughout most of his career. His early Tamla/Motown singles became big hits, and he had some of those hits as a duo, primarily with Tammi Terrell. His albu...
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July 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"Over the years, the album has gone through a re-appraisal, and in fact, in retrospect, it has become a highly influential work. It’s fitting that the album is now receiving an audiophile release to mark its 50th anniversary..."
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"These live dates distill and crystallize the genius and unconventional methods that are the core of Miles Davis’s ability to reinvent himself and jazz over and over again..."
Graded on a Curve: Miles Davis, <em>The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965</em> - The Vinyl District
With our previous article on Miles Davis, we kicked off commemorating the jazz trumpeter's 100th birthday year with a review of an excellent audiophile stereo reissue of Kind of Blue. While the album ...
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July 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
"These live dates distill and crystallize the genius and unconventional methods that are the core of Miles Davis’s ability to reinvent himself and jazz over and over again..."
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"The biggest-selling and most popular album in jazz history has been reissued countless times over the years in a myriad of formats. Oddly enough, both the stereo and mono issues of the album have major problems..."
Graded on a Curve: Miles Davis, <em>Kind of Blue</em> (Speed Corrected) - The Vinyl District
Kind of Blue from Miles Davis may be the most examined and re-examined album in jazz music history. The biggest-selling and most popular album in jazz history has been reissued countless times over th...
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July 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"The biggest-selling and most popular album in jazz history has been reissued countless times over the years in a myriad of formats. Oddly enough, both the stereo and mono issues of the album have major problems..."