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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
High quality mainstream style review of the pono player covering all the issues around modern consumer audio. Good stuff!
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
Ladies & Gentlemen, The Mighty Mighty Dells!
… Read the restHere’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
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
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 ;-).
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
Great live found funk from Ohio’s SHAG outfit, mid-90’s. So many great parties courtesy of SHAG!
… Read the restLet’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
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
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Classic performance from Screamin’ Jay from TV in the early 90’s:
Because you’re MMMMMMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
This might actually go mainstream, look at this financial show fawning over Pono:
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000319253… Read the rest
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
Fantasy Is Reality In The World Today – one of the many P-Funk compositions I absolutely love. I have several versions of this song and love them all. Add this little gem to the mix — it’s live at Daryl’s … Read the rest
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
