You know what's the first thing they teach you in dental school? Don't ever say "Oops!" Even if you stick one of those hooked teeth scrapers through the patient's cheek, you don't say "Oops!" "Don't move!"? Yes. "Oops!"? No. That's the big day-one lesson—and given the cost of medical malpractice insurance today, a damn good one.
Veljo Tormis: <I>Forgotten Peoples</I><BR>
Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir<BR>
ECM New Series 1459/60 (434 275-2, 2 CDs only). Paul Hillier, prod.; Peter Laenger, eng. DDD. TT: 2:06:01
The recording label Deutsche Grammophon, founded in 1898, boldly ventured into the 21<SUP>st</SUP> century on November 28 with a new <A HREF="http://www2.ham.deutschegrammophon.com/home
">online store</A> that eschews digital rights management (DRM) and offers MP3 downloads at 320kbps.
This week marks <I>Stereophile</I>'s 10<SUP>th</SUP> year online.
My office window is almost precisely one Huckleberry wide. You'd be amazed how much of the house has been measured by that metric.
"Happiness is a warm preamp," Bagheera insists.
Adam Sohmer writes: "A fine humanitarian has gone through the effort of aggregating most known Zappa videos residing on YouTube, and there's quite a bit on tap. Check out the professionally shot videos of the Yellow Shark concert and wonder why this performance has yet to see a formal release. Or just sift through the page and cancel the rest of the day's appointments."
Christopher Hitchens, too. Gosh, I love Chris Morris.
"For decades the pursuit of high–-quality sound on high-end systems drove the recording industry, especially the classical music branch."
