Oh damn, the internet generation strikes back against pono!
I just fired up my old iPhone 4, hit youtube, searched for flac, found ihearttflac and flacsgreatesthits, and was forced to admit after a day of reflection and jamming on my … Read the rest
Entertainment
PonoPlayer Review Is Posted
I have a few revisions to make but I thought I’d get this thing posted so I can start sharing out the link next week. Enjoy my long-form run through what a PonoPlayer is, and why you might want one:… Read the rest
North Korea Calls Obama a Monkey, Again
The cray crays in North Korea are cracking me up. Like the average american white guy on Facebook these days, they can’t keep their racist opinions to themselves anymore.
I’m sure you have heard by now that the latest Seth … Read the rest
New Fox News Chyrons
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/cy420r/hova-s-honor
Turnabout is fair play. They continue to refer to Jay Z as “a former crack dealer” so The Daily … Read the rest
Monk’s Swagger
If you can dig both Ozzy and Thelonious you are my type of person!
Check out this awesome show by Monk and his European tour quartet in 1966, supposedly in Warsaw. Poland loves jazz but who knows how they got … Read the rest
That’s How You Do It
Ozzy and his classic “Blizzard of Oz” band did a little set for music TV show in Rochester NY in 1981. This is how it’s done – 4 dudes rocking it. The band was one of the best hard rock … Read the rest
Bring On The Competition
Can’t wait for that Pono?
Can’t handle the power of the triangle?
Here’s the Fiio X1 finally available in the US at around $100, and that ain’t too much to pay for some serious hi-res music playback. Pono’s are gonna … Read the rest
Lecture: Quality Sound Matters
Stop listening to internet experts and listen to real experts. Here’s a panel of mastering engineers talking about quality sound and consumer trends. Interesting, informative and correct!
Bonus fun is that they invited a guy from streamer Rdio who has … Read the rest
Leo Loves Pono
High quality mainstream style review of the pono player covering all the issues around modern consumer audio. Good stuff!
The Mighty Mighty Masters
Ladies & Gentlemen, The Mighty Mighty Dells!
… Read the restStudio To Stereo
Here’s something really cool – a bunch of people are putting together an interactive event in London that details the process of creating music in the studio and then releasing it to the public, using iconic artists, classic albums, and … Read the rest
Pre-CD Grandeur
Great write up on a classic opera recording finally being released properly in HD/Hi-Res audio:
Rediscovering Maria Callas in High-Resolution Audio
Internet experts continue to argue and debate about hi-res, but music lovers that consider themselves real listeners (not just … Read the rest
If You Love Shoes
If you love shoes you must experience Pony World. I love Pony, I love Pono, I love so many other things that start with a P.
40 Happy Years
The Onion gives us an update on yet another pathetic, washed-up rock star:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/pathetic-washedup-rock-star-on-fifth-decade-of-doi,37299/
I bet this guy believes in HD Audio too ;-).
Taylor Swift verses Streaming
Recently Taylor Swift made news by pulling her latest album from Spotify and other streaming music services. Her statement calls these new services “a grand experiment” and said she doesn’t feel comfortable putting her music into that system as it’s … Read the rest
Perception Regions
Cutting edge science of our brains. They are starting to determine what regions are active for what processes.
[ted id=2077]… Read the rest
Wastepaper Basketball With Lebron
Missed this when it first came out – pretty cool 80’s music video:
… Read the restEverybody Do It Your Own Way
Great live found funk from Ohio’s SHAG outfit, mid-90’s. So many great parties courtesy of SHAG!
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