Original Source:http://www.stratcollector.com/newsdesk/archives/000353.html

With an extensive repertoire of classic hits and album-oriented rock to his credit, Robin Trower is one of very few authentic '60s and '70s blues-rock guitar heroes still keeping it alive today. He tours the world extensively, entertaining fans with memorable songs, such as 'Bridge Of Sighs', 'Daydream', 'I Can't Wait Much Longer', 'Day Of The Eagle', 'Too Rolling Stoned', and with new material that eventually becomes as enduring as the others. The sight of him standing onstage with his signature Fender Stratocaster in front of his Marshall stacks is as characteristic to his fans as his classic songs.

Robin departed the successful British classic rockers, Procol Harum, in the early Seventies when the ideas he was developing in his own mind warranted the decision to start his own band. Putting his innovative guitar style and compositional strengths to the forefront, he went on to make over forty successful albums and compilations, starting with 1973's Twice Removed From Yesterday. Recently, Robin released his long awaited first live DVD, recorded in Germany in March of 2005. Released (and sold separately) on CD as well, Living Out Of Time: Live is an appropriate title, as it's a brilliant display of just how timeless his music really is.

Did the comparisons to Hendrix back in the early days ever get annoying?

Robin Trower: No, I can't say they ever did because it's obviously a great compliment really. The only thing is, I often wondered if people were missing what I added to it of my own. That was the only other side of it. I definitely felt I had developed into something of my own from the influence. He was one influence, along with quite a few other guitar players. I felt that the main thing I had brought to it was my compositional ability.

Original Source:http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-vintage-microphone-collector-stan-coutant/

In this interview, Stan Coutant talks about the history of the microphone and provides background information for vintage mic collectors. Based in Sierra Madre, California, Stan can be reached through his vintage microphones website, Coutant.org, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

I started my website on vintage microphones in 2001, for a couple of reasons. One was for the benefit of my students. I taught audio controls and master control operations for radio broadcasting and our textbook didn’t cover many of the older microphones, especially the older RCA microphones that were used in the 1930s, and are still used today in broadcasting and music recording studios. The second thing that inspired it was my 90-year-old mother who said, “I thought all microphones were alike.”

I focus on broadcasting and music recording (studio recording) microphones, not so much home entertainment or movie making, although a lot of the microphones could be used for that.

Collectors Weekly: What’s the story of the microphone?