MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: Herbie Hancock. (This is for his remarkable Joni Mitchell tribute-album, which crossed jazz and pop more compellingly than any fusion heard in some time. But I voted Ornette Coleman, for blowing as rivetingly as ever, and in some ways more gorgeously, at his concert at Town Hall.)
RECORD OF THE YEAR: Maria Schneider, Sky Blue. (Yes!)
REISSUE/HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE YEAR: Charles Mingus, Cornell ‘64. (Ditto!)…
Stephen, if I read that right, the PURE Rinse is just water, correct? Very pure water, but still... If I've got that right, the Rinse would not tempt me, at $1 per ounce.
Bill's comment led me to revisit the price of the Mobile Fidelity PURE Record Rinse, and it's a good thing Bill wrote because I had mistakenly reported the price to be $25 for a 30-oz bottle. I am very sorry about the error. The correct price is $25 for a 32-oz bottle, which comes out to be about $0.78 per ounce. And, yes, as far as I can tell, the PURE Rinse…
The Make Music New York celebration takes place tomorrow and will decorate every inch of the city—streets, playgrounds, parks, and porches—with free live music. It is our very own version of France's…
"Hi JA," Jon Iverson wrote. "As I was looking at the Cabasse review, it occurred to me that we could create an "Audacious Audio" category for products like this…."
"You must be psychic, Jon," returned JA, "as I was thinking the same thing while looking at the Cabasse review. Let's do it!"
"So, do we go with Audacious Audio?" Jon asked.
"I like it," I responded. "Plus, I can't think of anything more alliterative."
A flurry of enthusiastic e-mails zipped back and forth between me at 261…
"Fleet Foxes. You're the fourth person to recommend the album to me," I replied.
"Well, you know me, Ging. I wouldn't steer you wrong."
"This is true."
"And it's on vinyl," she emphasized.
First Robert, and then Michael, and then Jon, and now Melissa. All of them listening to Fleet Foxes, and now I'm listening to Fleet Foxes, and, yes, it is good—a gentle mix of early Arcade Fire and earlier My…
And Liz Phair.
Liz Phair's shockingly great…
Road trip!
Bill Shafer of Growing Bolder sends along this video.
Not at all, man…. Wait, what?
"I wonder if you'd consider mentioning it or posting it on your Stereophile blog?"
Um, I don't see what this has to do with hi-fi. But, c'mon, let's get serious: That never stopped me before.
I received this in my inbox this morning, watched it once and thought: "Eh, whatever."
Then I watched it again and thought: "Yo, I feel this!"
Matt Kresling thinks we all might be better off if we just…
I don't think he bothered. He's been too busy re-mixing his own stuff.
Today, however, Todd sent me a video created by a fellow named James Houston. James submitted the video as his final project in a graphic design course at the Glasgow School of Art. James…
After explaining to Robert my plan for changing the music industry, I whipped around the corner to my cubicle. A voicemail! What a nice surprise. It's always great to see that someone loves you, or at least needs your help with some spreadsheets. But just as I entered my voicemail code, nature called. It made sense. I had just downed a can of Coca-Cola with my delicious Lazzara's pepperoni pizza, a healthy staple in the Stereophile office. On my way out of the loo, I noticed a little black power chord next to the trash stack. Another gift awaited me, this one much better than a voicemail…