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NPR recently covered the recent 50th anniversary remix/reissue of The Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

The article begins talking about how the commonly heard stereo mix of the album was thrown together compared to the work that was put into the original mono mix of the album. SInce mono records are no longer a thing, the haphazard stereo version is the common one. Giles Martin, son of Original producer George Martin, recently remixed the album using modern technology, and released it on May 26th to celebrate the original.

To do the remix now, Giles says that he has the benefit of using computers and automation, as at the time the mixing had to be done live by George and the band. He also says that it will sound clearer due to better technology and his use of earlier versions of the master tapes that are in better quality than the original, as the originals were mixed down to the 4 track limit that existed at the time. But now there is no limit because computers remove need of having to use tape.

He says that his new mix is a combination of better tech, and the use of his father's precise notes about the original mono and stereo versions and used that as a guideline for his new mix.

Giles is also excited that RIngo’s drums can now be louder in the mix, since at the time loud drums would cause the record to jump. Giles ended the interview saying that his biggest joy was how great his father and the beatles were at their jobs.

The article is very newsworthy as it coincides with the new Beatles reissue.

The article has very little bias, as it is mostly made up of quotes from an interview with Giles Martin.

Dave Meltzer's coverage of the 2016 Presidential Election

Dave Meltzer is a wrestling journalist. He's been one since he was 11 in 1980, when he started the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Bryan Alvarez, author and Creator of Figure Four Weekly, recently estimated that Meltzer has written about 65 million words, which makes him by far the most prolific wrestling writer.
After Trump's Michigan Miracle, Meltzer covered it. Why? well trump is and always has been a wrestling personality. Outside of having Linda McMahon in his cabinet. Trump sponsored Wrestlemania IV and V at The Trump Plaza Hotel, as well as taking part of a Wrestlemania 23 Hair VS. Hair match with Vince McMahon. He also briefly ran WWE's flagship show RAW for a brief time during 2009 and was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 2013.
The surprise here is that despite politics being out of Meltzer's wheelhouse, He gives what I think is the best recap of the 2016 election.
He writes that Trump won because the country felt that Clinton didn't care about minorities. He says that the election was between 2 horrible candidates, and says he's never seen something like it.
Meltzer then ties it into wrestling, mentioning the power of Trumps 'promos' against the news media.
He mentions a ton of Japanese wrestlers who've gone into politics, as then he draws a great comparison between Trump's upset win and the time Jesse Ventura, another wrestling personality, became Governor of Minnesota. He describes both as people going on a 'bender' and voting to stick it to the establishment.
Meltzer claims that Trump's win was mainly due to voters rejecting Hillary Clinton. HE then notes that any discussion of politics at this point is risky as people are going to be upset due to the divided country.
He ends the story talking about his hope that things will work out in the future.
Meltzer stays unbiased as you can, and tries to spin a positive ending out it.