What is your favorite new music release so far this year?
There may some old favorites that have been re-released, but when it comes to <I>new</I> music, what is your favorite new music release so far this year?
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Tower Records Liquidated
Even after a two-day auction and federal bankruptcy court approval of a $134.3 million bid by the Great American Group, which has stated that it plans to liquidate the music retailer, it's not precisely clear what is in store for Tower Records.
Wisdom Audio Taps Mark Glazier for President
On October 4, <A HREF="http://www.wisdomaudio.com/">Wisdom Audio</A> announced the appointment of its new president, industry veteran Mark Glazier, to oversee the company's sales, customer development and support, marketing, distribution, and overall business development.
Channel Classics Goes Chinese With SACDs
Classical music specialist Channel Classics, headquartered in the Netherlands, has begun releasing the first DSD-native, hybrid multichannel SACDs recorded in China. Issued under the Channel of China imprint, the first two titles, <I>Ambush on All Sides</I> (CCS-SA-80106), featuring Zhang Hong Yan on solo pipa, and <I>Soliloquy at Cold Mountain Temple</I> (CCS-SA-80406), with the China National Symphony Orchestra under Li Xin Cao, have recently reached the US. A third SACD, featuring Yu Hong Mei on erhu (CCS-SA-80206), is scheduled to reach European shelves at the end of September and the US three or four months later.
Sonos 2.0 Dispenses with the PC
On September 14, Sonos, Inc., the company whose <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/mediaservers/1006sonos">well-designed wireless Controller</A> adorns the cover of our October issue, announced the release of its Sonos System Software 2.0. John Atkinson and I rode to the 11th floor of Manhattan's glitzy Trump International Hotel and Tower, overlooking Central Park's brilliant canopy of green trees, to meet with Sonos co-founder Thomas Cullen and CEO John MacFarlane for a brief demonstration.
The Composer as Smartass
Brahms loved making jokes. "And if a good one doesn't occur to me, then [I'll make] a bad one."
Everything Must Go
What chapter comes after Chapter 11? The final chapter, of course. Looks like Tower Records has reached it.
Not As Easy As It Looks
Huckleberry pays particular attention to his scratching post technique.
She's So Serious
Bagheera always looks so intense. She's either polishing up her unified field theory or plotting world domination.
The Power of One
There are a lot artists who try as you and they might, never really grab ya. Then there are those who made one single that for some odd reason touched you. No, not there! In the heart or the head or some combination of both. Most are pop artists. And most of these one track wonders fall into the category of the "guilty pleasure."