It’s hard to believe that David Robert Jones, aka David Bowie’s surprising death is already 10 months ago.
Days before he passed he promoted a strange tangle of an album called Blackstar, complete with a new band, a new … Read the rest
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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
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 –
24bit or Bust: Bill Withers & Led Zeppelin
They trickle out slowly but at least they are finally coming: 24bit versions of classic albums by classic artists, ready for purchase for under $20. This is the full-quality studio master for your library so don’t pass up these opportunities.… Read the rest
My HD Digital Audio Life Begins Soon
My new sexy little digital audio player (aka DAP) is arriving at the end of this month. I was an early supporter of PonoMusic and their PonoPlayer on kickstarter, so not only will I have one of the first … Read the rest
Music Hoarding Future
OK I’m doing some serious internet-style scientific research (aka asking friends) on the future of buying music, discussed in this post. Here’s a few ideas so far on the future of music product packaging:
Idea 1- The “All of … Read the rest
Kickstart The Funk With The Bump
Freekbass and his new band The Bump Assembly are doing a new record, and it’s being crowdsourced with a nice kickstarter campaign.
So find a little extra gift money and pre-buy yourself some brand new funk for the new year!… Read the rest
2MERICA’S Top Network
Done a lot of video in the last couple years and have a few more ideas in the cooker for both the 2MERICA and Ezraz projects. Here’s the list of the video yayas we’ve posted as designed for musical and … Read the rest
The Curious Case of W. Axl Rose
It’s been 4 1/2 years, seemingly the right time to revisit something you might have dismissed, you know, 4 1/2 years ago. I dismissed this Axl Rose character, thinking for some unspecified reason that he was no longer the powerfully-voiced … Read the rest
13,000 Records Lovingly Washed and Saved
Here’s a great story about a small record label in Brooklyn that was flooded by Hurricane Sandy. They decided to … Read the rest
It’s Been Built Inside
If you haven’t picked up some new funk lately, check out this excellent double album from Bootsy – 17 amazing tracks for only $10!
I picked this up on blue vinyl a few months back and I’ve been wearing it … Read the rest
Record Review: Funkadelic – Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
[originally published on WFNK.com on October 1, 1999]
Album Review by Coffee
Funkadelic, in my opinion is the GREATEST “black rock band” of all time. But let us put that in perspective. I am using the words- black, rock and … Read the rest