Why Analog Matters

2012-04-232019-10-08 ezzy

In reply to a thread on CNet about Record Store Day, I laid out a long reply to the idea that buying vinyl these days is pointless, especially if the artist records digitally. The poster implied that the CD … Read the rest

8 Bit Goodness

2012-04-092018-05-21 ezzy

I present the first computer I purchased (and still a favorite of mine)…

The 8 bit goodness of the Atari 130xe.

Commodore people were everywhere back then (like Windows now), waiting 23 minutes to load a game, but my Atari … Read the rest

Begin Debate Now

2012-04-052016-03-10 ezzy

The Beatles vs. Stevie Wonder.

I have no pick, there is no first place. Just thinking out loud, who had a better career, who is more top of line to you…. ?

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The Simple Charm of Music Videos

2012-03-222017-08-28 ezzy

It’s ezTV – if music television just played music! Like a ghost in the machine, ezTV gives you that retro video vibe without the B-list celebrity nostalgia.

There are hours of old-school fun on ezTV!?

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Art & Commerce

2012-03-152015-10-02 ezzy

If enough people stop paying for a product it will cease to be made on a sufficient enough scale to be a product. Sponsored content is paid for in-part by the sponsors, so if you watch your video and listen … Read the rest

It’s Always About The Music

2012-03-132016-03-07 ezzy

Except when it’s not.

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For All The Studio Rats

2012-01-262015-09-28 ezzy

Wherever your studio may be, if you spend massive amounts of time there this one’s for you: Feel My Heat!

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Satellite Dish Ears

2012-01-212017-05-31 ezzy

Cool article on Bernie Worrell making a home for himself.

This guy is the greatest, an amazing human and one of the finest musicians ever. A living legend who is an example for us all.

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That Was Really Super Laid Back

2011-12-122016-03-09 ezzy

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We Have Seen The Future

2011-12-032015-08-27 ezzy

1970 gets a glimpse at the machine-music future and is not sure what to make of it.… Read the rest

Too Real Too True

2011-11-232018-04-23 ezzy

Nickelback responds to NFL Petition from Nickelback

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October 1972: Birth of the Packet Man

2011-10-212016-10-06 ezzy

Packets, packets, got your packets here!

Going way back into the ‘what is the internet?’ file, here’s a great article about the actual first pitch and live demo of the internet (then called by it’s acronym ARPANET).

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Just Some Funky Fun From 1984

2011-10-172016-11-01 ezzy

Buddy Hankerson of Steve Arrington’s Hall of Fame just funkin around with a click:

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My Hat Tipping Unto Itself

2011-10-012016-03-10 ezzy

[Is it too early to declare my first album that no one bought the most underrated album no one bought in the last 7 years?]… Read the rest

My First Laptop

2011-09-152016-05-24 ezzy

I’ve been more or less living on a laptop since about 2002. I had a desktop machine as my only rig from ’87-’96 (Atari, Apple, Tandy, Gateway, Dell, IBM, white boxes, you name it…) and around 1996 I was finally … Read the rest

Touch the Music

2011-09-132016-04-07 ezzy

Here’s a nice overview article on some of the tech that’s changing music making, particularly the iPad. As someone who’s produced several tracks with just a laptop, an interface, a mic, and a midi board, this is a big change. … Read the rest