1976?

1976?

Over at <I>Locust St.</I>, the blog has been featuring an ongoing series called "100 Years (in Ten Jumps)." It's good stuff, but I'm particularly in awe of the entry "1976," which links such disparate artists as Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Anthony Braxton, The Wild Tchoupitoulas, and The Ramones.

I got sent this link in a newsletter:

OK, here's a tweak for ya...I got this in my PS Audio Newsletter.

http://www.glasscd.com/

From the website:

The transparent glass CD in its special case. A Japanese recording engineer has developed the world's first glass CD guaranteed not to warp, distort and of a beautiful design, according to its maker.

Music critics who have tried out the CD said that it's outstanding and virtually like listening to a live performance.

NHT Three review errata.......

1. RJR says that the previous NHT SB3 was "bass-reflex". It was not. Not sure how he made that mistake after owning them for three or four years!

2. He said:

"The Nola Mini had a natural midrange as well as extended and detailed highs. Midrange inner detail was more revealing through the Nola, however, and its bass extension and high-level dynamic capabilities were superior to the those of the NHT Three." (The Nola is better, but the Nola is better"?!?)

But I'm 95% sure, based on context he actually meant this:

Marsalis' Braggtown

Can anyone tell me why the Branford Marsalis CD "Braggtown" review is repeated in the December issue after it first appeared in the November issue? I started reading it and thought that I've read this somewhere before and sure enough, it's November all over again. Along with the strange Tara cables ad, is anybody proofing before Sterophile goes to the printers?

Porcupine Tree - For Floyd, King Crimson, Yes, Tangerine Dream Fans

Even though they've been around for about 10 years, I just started listening to Porcupine Tree. They play some very etherial and intricate music. Fascinating lyrics (and they can really sing!) and the recording quality is excellent. They also release on vinyl.

Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp opened for them a few times on their last tour. That will give you an idea what camp they are in. This is not mindless rock n' roll.

Here are the albums I own:
(I've made a killer collage CD from them)

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