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
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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!
Praise The Wire
In our rush to modernize and upgrade the conveniences in life we can forgo quality for convenience. Often times the better way gets out-marketed and replaced by the new way, and life goes on.
Wireless digital was the new … Read the rest
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
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
How To Spot Internet Pseudo Science
Everybody Do It Your Own Way
Great live found funk from Ohio’s SHAG outfit, mid-90’s. So many great parties courtesy of SHAG!
… Read the restWalkman IV – The Return of Fidelity
Let’s take a trip down memory lane:
[deep ominous movie trailer chord]
Walkman 1 (1980) – by Sony – stereo cassette – 2 headphone jacks – powered by 2 AA batteries for runtime of 20 hours.
Walkman … Read the rest
So Many Millions
Another fine Fishbone song, recorded live in Cali on the Chim Chim tour (1996):
Bad recording but cool version of So Many Millions (starts at 19:48)
I almost broke my wrists trying to play the original version of this on … Read the rest
Audio Mythology
See if you agree with any of these:… Read the rest
Because You’re Mine
Classic performance from Screamin’ Jay from TV in the early 90’s:
Because you’re MMMMMMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
The Pono Smile
This might actually go mainstream, look at this financial show fawning over Pono:
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000319253… Read the rest
Watching You
Damn why was this lip-synched? I thought that the Don Kirshner show was live performance so I wonder what happened here. Anyways, great Ohio groove on this one. This is STELLAR FUNGK!
Very bad transfers. Can someone get some better … Read the rest