Music

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/arts/music/phoebe-snow-bluesy-singer-songwriter-dies-at-58.html?_r=1&hp http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/la-me-phoebe-snow-20110427,0,1871879.story

Just a heads-up for this year's RSD on 4/16: http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases Lots of special releases on vinyl in particular.

I've decided not to run my masterings through an HDCD converter..

As a special thank you, and to celebrate our third anniversary, we’d like to offer you this three-day code good for 15% off your entire order from HDTracks.com. Simply add the albums to your shopping cart and enter then apply the code hd3 to get 15% off your entire order. This one-time use code expires March 31st, 2011. Just in case you didn't know.

I am a big fan of Christian McBride, Steve Gadd, Everette Harp and consider Hajime the owner of East Winds Imports a good friend. I am sadden by the huge devastation that Japan has experienced with the tsunami and thought I would just pass this along. Jazz for Japan.

Just a heads up,.. There's a 15% discount code (on that other site) for the Rolling Stones hi rez downloads that HD Tracks are selling. I guess I could just paste it here but somehow that doesn't seem right? Whatever,.. all you have to do is visit that site and copy and paste it to the "discount code" box when you're checking out. If you're like me, I'm just grabbing the "Through the Past..." and waiting for "Let it Bleed" and hopefully "Sticky Fingers" latter on. I haven't got anything but the original vinyl of this stuff so don't ask me to do comparisons! If I can't hear a difference without A/Bing it,.. it isn't significant in my book.

Owsley Stanley, the father of the acid test, and the former sound engineer for the grateful dead died in a car crash. http://www.jambands.com/news/2011/03/13/owsley-bear-stanley-dies-in-car-accident/?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d7d444b6e0aa4a1,0 RIP.

On Thursday, “sometime between 1:23 and 1:38 p.m. Pacific time,” Mr. Lynch, the celebrated “Twin Peaks” creator and director of films like “Mulholland Drive,” will reintroduce davidlynch.com as a digital music store and “sensory experience.” There will be sound experiments from the past (some unreleased from his film and television projects) and new music. http://tinyurl.com/4j48hkc

New album being digitally released (in WAV, if you like) on Saturday! Just pre-ordered the $53 2-lp set, which won't ship till May but includes a WAV download. Super excited to hear the new material. http://www.thekingoflimbs.com/

Wow looks like a cool line-up this year: http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/lineup.html I'm probably not going unless Alison Krauss & Union Station show up again, but since they have a new album coming out in April, my guess is that they might be there. Anyone think they might travel out for this?

Going out on a limb here, has any head-caser heard the 2009 remaster of Tattoo You? I grew up listening to the original, yet all I own is a scratchy early-80s vinyl pressing. There was a time when I'd cheerfully buy any remaster, but the Terrible Age of the Brick Wall has cured me of that forever. I'd much rather track down a halfway decent CD pressing (or needledrop) of the original version than suffer through having all the dynamics crush by a modern rework. Anyone out there heard both? Bueller?

just fave finds, not albums necessarily released in 2010. if there's a personal story behind the album, please share. as a former aspiring double bassist, and Beethoven lover, i really love this album recorded by my hometown team. the 3 and 8 make for a wonderful album pairing. [ATTACH=CONFIG]4170[/ATTACH] and when i want to get my groove on while slinging solder [ATTACH=CONFIG]4171[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]4172[/ATTACH] and a late entry i picked up last week... fucking.amazing.album.period.especially.when.drunk.double..period.. [ATTACH=CONFIG]4173[/ATTACH]

Last year around this time there was a crazy Concord sale on SACDs (~$6 a pop). Besides Reference Recordings current 20% off sale, anyone know of any others?

Just stumbled onto this stuff. Anyone has one of these? Is this just another gimmick? Weather Report - 8:30

I just wanted to pass this along for my friend who's hosting a fundraiser for the Equal Justice Society on December 7th, 6-9PM at Yoshi's San Francisco. Tickets are discounted for a limited time at $70 from originally $200! They are also tax-deductible! Description is: The Equal Justice Society celebrates its 10th anniversary on Dec. 7, 2010, with a gala fundraiser at Yoshi's San Francisco, featuring a performance by Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra of new songs from "Soul of a Movement: Meditations on Martin Luther King, Jr." The concert also features Faye Carol and Kenny Washington. Tickets and more information can be found at: Equal Justice Society Thanks fo…

I was hugely bummed at Lala's untimely demise. Now this MOG - Millions of songs on-demand and radio that's just hard to believe ,if it lasts for more than a couple months, could be a worthy or even better replacement. For five bucks a month you get computer access to a library that looks to be comparable with what Lala had. The five bucks is unlimited streaming, all you can eat. For ten bucks, you get mobile device service similar to Slacker, with caching on the device (for Andriod and iPhone only). Streams are MP3 at 320 Kbps, so the quality should be pretty listenable, more or less, give or take. They seem to post new releases promptly, although they don't …

Just idly wondering if there's a sub-based high-res service.

Looks like there's some more meta-info in addition to replay gain tags, when dealing with the loudness wars DR Database More links Justice For Audio JusticeForAudio.org • Index page DYNAMIC RANGE | pleasurize music! Our Aim | DYNAMIC RANGE | pleasurize music!

...looks like we can expect a NEW album in the Spring! [url=http://thenjunderground.com/blog/2010/10/29/feelies-set-to-release-first-album-in-over-20-years.html]Feelies set to release first album in over 20 years.

I'm sure this isn't news to the majority of you since the announcement has been up a while. But Trent Reznor is remixing/remastering Pretty Hate Machine and it is due out in November. One bonus track that is a cover of a Queen song. And new artwork. "I’m happy to finally announce the re-issue of the first Nine Inch Nails record “Pretty Hate Machine,” releasing worldwide 11/22. UMe and Bicycle Music Group managed to locate the original mixes, so I went in the studio with Tom Baker and remastered it for a greatly improved sonic experience. In addition, Rob reinterpreted Gary Talpas’ original cover to make for a fresh new package. It’s been an interesting trip watchin…

A harmonica in Carnegie Hall.

You may have already seen this behind the scenes photo expose David. For anyone who hasn't, the photographer narrates his experiences shooting the fab 4 during the shooting of "A Hard Days Night". Behind the Camera with the Beatles - Photo Essays - TIME Note the heavy phase shift during some of the song excerpts!

I saw this tonight. GM audio engineer lists Top 10 songs to test your car's stereo Yahoo! Buzz So, what would be your top 10 songs to test a car audio system?

Not sure if this has discussed elsewhere, but Jack White's on sale tomorrow. iUsers: Jack White's triple-decker LP | The Audiophiliac - CNET News

Does anyone have the 70-75 Genesis vinyl box set? I have the cd/DVD box and never really liked the sound. Has anyone heard the vinyl editions and are they more representative of the originals?