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Music from Broderick & Broderick, Friedman & Liebezeit, and Locust
— by Paul Ashby Dedicated to Bill Smith (1959-2013) Broderick & Broderick (self-titled) 10″+CD, Team Love, US
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Albums from Outer Space: New Releases from The-Drum and Alix Perez
by Michael Mercer Life’s been more hectic than usual, and that can only mean one thing: we (the Mercer household) are living in absolute chaos! We’re in the midst of a move and my wife […]
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2012 Music Sales were … up? Or was that down?
Music sales off? Probably. But something you might not have guessed is that CD sales are rising. According to the NPD Group, the “dead media” has increased in sales (this is in contrast to their year-end reports citing […]
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MA-Recordings and Sera Una Noche — Limited Releases Now On LP!
You could file this under a PSA or an advert, but whatever — I thought you’d want to know, so I’m posting it here. I own a high-res DVD of the original Sera Una Noche […]
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New Music: Splashh on Soundcloud
I don’t do music reviews often (or well), but I will occasionally admit that I do, in fact, actually like music. And I like this music kinda a lot: Found on SoundCloud (courtesy of Your Music Is Awful) — Splashh. […]
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Audiophile Music
It’s Easter and I’m thinking about music. Specifically, bad music. Okay, not bad, exactly, but the tracks that I have heard played to death by audiophiles at audio shows. I think it’s taken pretty much […]
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Whaling City Sound
I know you audiophiles are always on the hunt for the new and the interesting audio experience, so I thought I’d mention my cousin (sort of) Neal’s record label. Say hello to Whaling City Sound, […]
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Bob Katz on The Loudness Wars
Bob Katz is a mastering engineer with an impressively long CV. Here, he explains what “The Loudness War” is, how it came about and why, and what it’s going to take to get out of […]
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Johnny Cash, “American Recordings”
I can’t remember why or exactly when I picked up this 2002 remaster/reissue of this 1994 release. The music seems live (you can hear the audience on at least one track), but the whole of […]
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Chris Jones, Roadhouses and Automobiles
I just snagged a copy of Chris Jones, Roadhouses & Automobiles. All I have to say is this: Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Buy this disc. Now. Just do it. I’m totally lovin’ the […]
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Now Spinning: Jazz
I’m feeling a little jazz coming on! I think it’s been about a month since I’ve fired up the turntable. Sheesh! Well, in the spirit of “all work and no play makes Jack a dull […]
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Crazy for Rodrigo y Gabriella
You ever feel like you’ve almost missed the bus on just about everything that’s cool or interesting? Loser. Witness: Rodrigo y Gabriella! I want to say that the music of these two guitar virtuosos is […]
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Total Cost Of Ownership, or something
You know you’ve got things a bit backwards when you find yourself complaining about the cost of the music but not about the cost of the components that play that music. $10,000 for a pair […]