Great song by a great band, let’s kick up the holiday spirit around here, ya think?
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Tell Me Why, Norah
So nice.
… Read the restAlways Roaming Crazy
Home grown rock
Music Education Helps Us For An Entire Lifetime
What an amazing study done by Northwestern University showing that simply taking music lessons as a child can improve your cognitive ability as you age and actually offset natural degradation. Music lessons from over 40 years ago still resonated … Read the rest
No More Monkeys Jumping On My Bed
I loved this band, very strange indeed. Two dudes with synths, sequencers, guitars, and occasionally a drummer. Gil Mantera played bass, synths, sang, and generally rocked one of the most awesome looks ever to hit the stage. His partner Ultimate … Read the rest
It’s Just About Time To Hide Away
Great version of one of my favorite Stones songs, just voice and guitar:
… Read the restThey Deserve To Get Dissed
Great old track from Kool Moe Dee, old school edutainment.
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Coalesce The Vapor
Classic Mel Brooks.
Coalesce the vapor. Bullshit artist.
I think this post is best summed up from the immortal words of the New Age Bullshit Generator:
… Read the restHave you found your myth? The biosphere is calling to you via supercharged waveforms.
Hearing With Bones and Eyeballs
Wha? We hear with more than our ears?
Our bones? Our joints? Our eyeballs? Our teeth?
But don’t they just test the ears in hearing tests? Yep.
Don’t they just test the ears in music listening tests? Yep.
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PonoPlayer is the Stereophile 2015 Digital Product Of The Year
Ignore those who wouldn’t know good sound if their life depended on it.
The PonoPlayer is winning awards and impressing nearly everyone who hears it.
I’m referring to those that have some idea what they are doing and hearing. First … Read the rest
Only Stream If You Also Buy Music
If you stream and don’t buy anything ever, you are hurting us all.
We all do it, or know those that do. Since about 1999 (the early Napster era) the idea of actually paying for your music collection has been … Read the rest
Language Splits; Music Unifies
Very interesting article here about how humans use music psychologically, and how we have evolved with the help of music.
Language divides us into groups and parses all types of information into specific, tribal code.
Music on the other hand, unites … Read the rest
Guide To Hi-Res Audio
The momentum continues, as more publications pick up on this new push towards quality in consumer audio. MP3 won’t die without a fight, but it’s 15 year grip on the music industry appears to be loosening.
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It’s Legal For Now
Winning.… Read the rest
The Difficult Life of Phuc Dat Bich
Some poor chap is actually named Phuc Dat Bich. Granted, when pronounced in his native language it does not sound like that. But Facebook can’t sort it all out and has deleted his account several times.
No Facebook account is … Read the rest
Throwback Hardwood
Nice throwback video from the Cavs:
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Good news when a good band gets back together – Gene and Dean Ween reconvene!
Guess they’ve been off the scene for a few but have booked some shows for next month, and Ween live is always worth it.
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