Outstanding Nilsson song to help you along your way:
One of the original Hollywood Vampires, Harry Nilsson.
Entertainment
Start All Over Again
The music of the late great Peter Tosh helped get me through a tough 2015. Great writing, and such a strong voice for change. Beloved as a great man. Murdered in his own home by a guy he was putting … Read the rest
It’s Hard To Take Risks With A Pessimist
Great song from one of the few modern bands that really does it for me – it’s Menomena (like the muppets song) with Wet & Rusting:
We Don’t Have Time To Fool Around
Killer song from Junie Morrison featuring OP colleague Sugarfoot Bonner, from the often overlooked (and long out of print) 5 album released in 1981.
This song has been burning up my PonoPlayer… ok Junie is on heavy rotation my whole … Read the rest
Use Me Up
Great version by Ike & Tina.
Making Records In The Age of Pono
Great blog post covering Pono and the trends in music from a well known music producer. There is a lot of work to still be done in ending the era of bad sound quality but I like how he acknowledges … Read the rest
A Girl Like That
The obvious back story to “Jessie’s Girl”
… Read the restYoutube’s Audio Specs
Finally got my answer about Youtube’s audio specification — there isn’t one, really.
The only have a video policy. Audio stream quality is a part of the video spec.
So here’s the details:
- Audio streams as 128k or 320k MP3
The Grande Finale
A great closing track to a great record — School’s Out by The Alice Cooper Band, 1971.
These guys were one of the finest garage rock bands ever: Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce and of course … Read the rest
The Danger of Perceptual Coding
Perceptual coding is responsible for data loss that is greatly misunderstood and perhaps even dangerous to society.
What is perceptual coding ? It’s a data compression concept used in audio, video, and streaming technologies.
Why does perceptual … Read the rest
The Resolution Wars
MP3’s are dying, thank god. MP3 is a transitionary technology that has overstayed it’s welcome.
If you believe lossy MP3 is all you need for music, goodbye. Come back when you want to listen. Yes 320k is better than 192k … Read the rest
Really Can’t Miss It
Tom Petty talking about high resolution audio:
Nothing But Garbage
Prince Does 24bit
The genius of early Prince is finally available at full quality digital. Check out ponomusic’s Prince page for his first 8 albums at 24/192!
- For You – 24/192
- Prince – 24/192
- Dirty Mind – 24/192
- Controversy – 24/192
- 1999 –
Don’t Break The Spell
I am gonna give you a tease of the upcoming DJ Raz documusic production detailing the dramatic run of Ohio funk bands with some classic Heatwave.
Heatwave was a hybrid – an Ohio dance band merged with a songwriting Brit … Read the rest
The Funk Professor – Bootsy Get Live
Believe it or not Bootsy is touring the states and you gotta see the man to be the man. Check your local listings and don’t miss this show if it comes within 400 miles of you.
I caught it last … Read the rest
Late For Your Own Funeral
Another great song from the often overlooked Speech just popped up on my Pono.
This guy started the hip-hop collective Arrested Development, won accolades of all variety, went solo about 20 years ago, and has done several great albums. He … Read the rest
A Funk Diamond
Holy hell – outstanding footage of Sly & The Family Stone version II from 1973. This is like pure mineral right here, a funk diamond.
