Our bellies were already full with delicious cuchifritos and our bags were already heavy with new music, but before heading back towards the 6 train, we decided to see what was happening along Third Avenue. It was a good thing we did. In a storefront near 111th Street, we noticed a small stage being prepared with congas, amps, and mics. Why hadn't we noticed this before? The place was Amor Cubano and we couldn't resist its warm colors and friendly face. Everyone inside was smiling and seemed genuinely happy to see us—as if we were old friends or family. Black and…
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"For decades the pursuit of high–-quality sound on high-end systems drove the recording industry, especially the classical music branch."
Say what? So let me get this straight, the music business was primarily driven by a concern for both better sound and audiophiles?
In classical music I can sort of see it, but the rest of the record business, rock records and high quality sound, no way! Never let music reviewers do music business trend stories may be the key lesson to be gleaned from Anthony Tommasini’s semi–ridiculous article in this past Sunday's New York Times ("Hard to be…
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."
My office window is almost precisely one Huckleberry wide. You'd be amazed how much of the house has been measured by that metric.
Of course they should—wasn't that the core of George Smiley's appeal?James Bond may be fun to watch, but he'd never really last in the field.
Jon Carroll is always worth reading, but you really don't want to miss a column that has this lede: "This is such a wonderful story. It should serve as an example to us all, and as a shining light to the young. Yes, you can do something positive for society, while still breaking the law and cheesing everybody off! It's win-win."