blessingx Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 The Man Who Hears Color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 American Jazz Album Covers in the 1950s and 1960s http://www.printmag.com/design-culture-2/american-jazz-album-covers-in-the-1950s-and-1960s/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Humanity Still Producing New Art As Though Megadeth’s ‘Rust In Peace’ Doesn’t Already Exist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/world/audeze-2000-headphones-head-fi/?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool&iref=obnetworkHeadphones (High end ones) on the front page of CNN. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Still Making Audio Cassettes http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-01/this-company-is-still-making-audio-cassettes-and-sales-are-better-than-ever Forever Bluegrass http://bittersoutherner.com/forever-bluegrass Edited September 2, 2015 by blessingx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 How Hugh Hefner’s love of jazz shaped Playboy’s complicated, iconic legacyhttp://qz.com/500004/how-hugh-hefners-love-of-jazz-shaped-playboys-complicated-iconic-legacy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 What Will I Hear When My Ears Stop Working? http://narrative.ly/the-sound-of-silence/what-will-i-hear-when-my-ears-stop-working/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Wow, it's been a long time since this thread's been added to. Here's a good piece on the origins of the Steppenwolf song "Magic Carpet Ride". The inspiration is particularly appropriate! http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-story-behind-steppenwolfs-magic-carpet-ride-1468347778 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Random audio related thing for today: I was reading this article about William Eggleston (photographer) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/t-magazine/william-eggleston-photographer-interview-augusten-burroughs.html And I noticed in the video that he appeared to have some rather expensive looking monblocks in the background so I did a quick search and came up with this: http://prorecordingworkshop.lefora.com/reply/46987146/Expensive-speakers-reality-checks-audiophiles-mix-choices#reply-46987146 Pretty neat that his son is EgglestonWorks. I haven't ever gotten to hear any but apparently they are great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Rarest pressing of Sgt. Pepper's article from Analog Planet. This is a great interview of the mastering engineer down under that sheds some light on why some pressings are so different sounding. http://www.analogplanet.com/content/origin-rarest-and-most-sought-after-pressing-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band#tlr27Ei6GZ78KvJq.97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpelg Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment In Dedicated Listening - A fun read that brings up some interesting questions & thoughts for today. https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/01/16/578216674/too-much-music-a-failed-experiment-in-dedicated-listening 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiWire Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Great article... I think I'm at the opposite end of the writer's spectrum, though, despite the amount of time I spend listening to music. Since I buy music in CD/SACD form, my library is strongly constrained by budget, so I don't listen to as much new music as I should (my collection is also strongly-weighted toward audiophile recordings, which generally means that it is extraordinarily conservative). Instinctively, I know this is wrong because many of my favorite albums have been somewhat random, rather than planned purchases. Still, that Mobile Fidelity SACD of Santana III has my name on it. Even with those caveats, I have no excuses with access to free Spotify, internet radio, YouTube, etc. We are living in an unprecedented age of musical accessibility, and I am not one to complain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavitsk Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Not sure if there are other Throbbing Gristle fans here, but there is a NYT article on Genesis P-Orridge and her declining health. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Thanks for posting, Doug.....both a nice but sad article.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Ah man, Little Jimmy Scott’s voice... https://longreads.com/2018/11/29/shelved-jimmy-scotts-falling-in-love-is-wonderful/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Thanks Ric - good read - listening to lovely tones now... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted March 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 “If it’s me and your granny on bongos, it’s the Fall,” the singer Mark E. Smith, who peremptorily hired and fired dozens of members of the Fall, once said. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/arts/music/band-name-reunions.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted March 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 If you were neither the parent of young children nor a connoisseur of animated musicals in 2013, it’s hard to explain the cultural force that was Frozen’s signature ballad. “Let It Go” was the perpetual soundtrack of children’s play dates, car rides, and birthday parties. It stalked your days and haunted your dreams. https://qz.com/quartzy/1576997/let-it-go-is-the-most-streamed-disney-song/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Meanwhile ... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/technology/personaltech/music-streaming-cd.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 An oldish (2012) article about a pianist and his recording of Ives' Concord sonata. I bet Gould would have loved having a computer and Protools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Great article Antonio! Here's a video of Gould in some editing sessions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Excellent article from the NY Times Magazine about the terrible loss that occurred from the 2008 Universal Studios fire. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted June 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) ^ Wow. Enjoy the music while it lasts. We Won't Be Listening To Music in a Decade According To Vinod Khosla "Custom song equivalents" sounds a bit like "processed cheese food." Edited June 14, 2019 by blessingx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 The sad part is that music that most people would like is easily "designed" by AI or even a moronic intelligence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Kind of a followup of the article on the Universal fire, here's a video on the Packard Campus where the Library of Congress collection of audio visual assets are stored and preserved. One thing that isn't covered is the range of items and programs there. Here's a link to their site if you want to dig deeper. https://www.loc.gov/avconservation/packard/ BTW The British Library and many other countries have their own programs for preserving culture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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