It’s on, starting tonight, a rematch of the best NBA Finals I’ve seen in decade. It’s the legacy of the Spurs verses the hated Heat. So much matchup drama here.
Lebron’s 1-1 against Timmy Duncan in the finals. This is … Read the rest
Entertainment
The Masters
Check out the original lineup of The Meters, who haven’t played together in decades, getting on stage and tearing it up.
… Read the rest27 Miles Around The Falls
Say you had a giant Lake Freighter cruising in Lake Erie and you were heading for the Atlantic Ocean. You have to go from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario then up the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic. You might know … Read the rest
40 Years of Recorded Music Distribution
Quick history lesson —
Digital audio made it’s public debut with the CD standard known as “RedBook”, started in 1978. A collaboration between Phillips & Sony, the CD standard was originally going to be 14bit/40k with error correction and ship … Read the rest
Moving Just Like A Machine
Here’s the first video from the new Freekbass & Joel “Razor Sharp” Johnson collaboration: Victoria Thunder.
Enjoy some fresh funk and rollerskating:
… Wanna Be Rich
Some new funk from Lonnie Marshall & Weapon of Choice, featuring Norwood Fisher. Stanky!
It’s Sabotage
Great tribute from the 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony – doing a montage of Beastie Boys stuff, especially from different eras, takes a hell of a line up. Good thing The Roots were there locking it … Read the rest
Best of Farva
Makes my list for one of the funniest flix ever, and Farva steals every scene he’s in, awesome:
Starring Kevin Heffernan as Officer Rod Farva
More Facebook = More Loneliness
File this under the “no shit” category – but new research is showing that women who share more private information to Facebook end up feeling lonelier than those that don’t.
This type of thinking has been out in the public … Read the rest
Lukewarm Chili Peppers
… Mean Tweet Thursday
The Great Cable Scam
Don’t overspend on cables – HDMI especially. So many predatory companies out there lying to you, trying to take your money by confusing you with tech talk.
Why All HDMI Cables Are The Same
If you are spending big money … Read the rest
A Lil Dap Available Now
Why Wait for Pono? The Fiio X5 is here now, and getting good reviews.
I say more HD players will equal more HD digital music, which is always good news for our psyche , and even ripped CD’s … Read the rest
Boss & Bon
Check this out – Bruce plays Australia, near Bon Scott’s hometown, and opens with an AC/DC cover – pretty cool. This is why you go see live music, you never know what will happen.
She Hung Them On The Fence
It’s the 420 Funk Mob with George Clinton rocking the ancient (45 years?) Parliament jam “Funky Woman”.
Be Mice Elf Agin
Great bonaroo super jam from last year, Larry Graham throwin down some classic Family Stone with the all-star band:
… HD Apple Rumors Swirling
Rumors are flying that Apple is about to include 24-bit audio in it’s new iOS products, both from the software end of things and hardware – updating the Lightning cable for faster interconnects when HD Audio is being used with … Read the rest
King of Pop
Amazing, unreleased stuff by Michael Jackson, about to given a proper (legal) release after the tracks were finished by some big name producers. Check out this little chestnut:
Amazing how hearing a new Michael Jackson song can still make most … Read the rest