I , for one, am thrilled.

BBC News - Snow Patrol and REM join forces

Snow Patrol and REM join forces

Tired Pony The album will be out in July

Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has teamed up with REM guitarist
Peter Buck and a host of A-list musicians to record a country concept
album.

Working under the name Tired Pony, the band's album includes
contributions from actress Zooey Deschanel and Tom Smith from rock
group The Editors.

Mary Chapin Carpenter

I will be out tomorrow and buy this one local. Cannot wait for UPS. Amazon link has a video of one track. Another "big fly" from MCC. The album artwork looks tremendous. Too bad not a fold out poster.

Here is the Rounder link: MCC/Rounder

I'm just wondering why there are no reviews of any of the current Revel Performa speakers...

Considering that both the M20 and F30 from the prior line were rated Class A, I would have thought someone at Stereophile might be anxious to try out their successors... I know I'm anxious to see what the mag thinks of them

I currently have Martin Logan Prodigies driven by McCormack DNA 500. I am thinking of getting some seriously good amps in the price range of $20K+ to bring out the best in my speakers. The problem I run into is that everyone tells me their amps can do the job. My question is: Can they do a Great Job?

Is the power rating over-taken in significance by other design considerations in expensive amps?

Another problem is that the list of well reviewed expensive amps is quite long: CAT, Atma-sphere, Dartzeel, Audio Research, Lamm, VTL...

http://stream.bandofhorses.com/

So, sooooooo good.

Hi everyone. My name is Jeff, and I'm have a couple of questions I hope someone experienced can help me with.

I've been listening to and buying vinyl for about a year. My GF has a Panasonic "component" stereo that's probably from the late 80s early 90s, that has a twin tape deck, receiver, and a TT built in on top. It's pretty sufficient. But I learned that once the needle goes that's it. You can't replace it or the cartridge apparently. SO...

my band is about to get our record mastered.

i want the record to have the full rich sound it deserves, and only with the level of compression necessary (or if necessary at all.

what can yall tell me about mastering? tell me anything and everything. trends. techniques. gear. your favorite masterers. why? any references for a guy who can master a fantastic rock record? what makes a good master. a bad master.

i just got back a mastered sample of one of our songs, and it sounded horrible compared to the original pre-master, but i know it doesn't have to be this way.

Okay -- I know what a "record player" is. I know what a "turntable" is. And, thanks to Art last month, I even know what a "platenspeler" is.

But an "LP player"?

I assume despite being an "LP player" that it would play a 7-inch single record? Or an EP record?

Just askin'