Drowning Out Patriots Victories
<i>With only one more day at Stereophile before she goes back to school, Kristina says goodbye. For now.</i><br>
–SM
LATEST ADDITIONS
Keep those rags and machines hummin'
One distinguishing mark of the "old" music business, i.e. the one before downloads, the one that made buckets of money, the one where half of my friends <I>used</I> to work, was that it was so big that folks on say, the classical side, had no idea who worked on the rock side. Even within the same company. They were different planets.
Auntie Remembers Lorca
The BBC on the 70th anniversary of Lorca's death.
Paradise Underground
Baldasare Forestiere created an underground dwelling that included a network of 100 niches, courts, patios, and passageways, including plantings of trees such as Strawberry, Carob, Jujube, citrus (sometimes multiple graftings on single trunks), Pomegranate, Mulberry, Date Palm, Avocado, Quince, and Persimmon.
Robert, Clara, and Johannes
A classical love triangle.
Before the Beginning
What if the Big Bang wasn't the first second?
Do you have a favorite "Indie" music label? What is it, and why do you like it?
For a lot of folks, the major record labels have lost their musical way. But independent, or "indie", labels are considered a bright spot by many. Do you have a favorite "indie" music label? What is it, and why do you like it?
What do you think caused the music industry's troubles?
The music industry constantly whinges about its woes, and the impending demise of Tower Records underscores the changes taking place within the current marketing model. What do you think is the root of the music industry's troubles?
Warner Bros. "Gives Up" on Classical
This is old news, but you may not have read it anywhere: Warner Classics no longer exists as an "active" label. <I>Gramophone</I> published a news item breaking the story on June 2 and Norman Lebrecht apparently analyzed and excoriated the move in his <I>La Scena Musicale</I> web log shortly thereafter. We say "apparently," since Lebrecht's site now reads www.scena.org is now expired.
Klipsch Group Acquires API
On August 15, Klipsch Group, Inc. announced the acquisition of Canadian firm Audio Products International Corp. (API), one of the largest speaker manufacturers in the world. API, which makes loudspeakers under the Mirage, Energy, Spherez, Sound Dynamics, and Athena Technologies brands, was founded in 1973 and is sold in over 50 countries worldwide. Klipsch, which makes speakers under the Klipsch marque as well as Jamo, was founded in 1946 by legendary speaker designer Paul W. Klipsch and has become "the largest stand-alone speaker manufacturer in the US."