I hear it's gonna be hot.
Tickets are on sale now, with single-day passes priced at $50 and three-day passes selling for an attractively discounted $120. But, taking into consideration the outstanding headliners and the well-rounded initial lineup, I suspect most music…
Shlohmo! I had a Hebrew School teacher who went by Shlohmo. He smelled like fish skins and wore square, camel-toned, thick-rimmed glasses. Random gray strands of hair dangled from his chin as he tortured us with lessons on silent vowels and morality. His neck bounced when he talked, and he wore his armpit sweat stains like badges of honor. Not sexy, right?
That's why I'm always surprised to hear very sexy music from electronic beat maker Shlohmo.
His release with How to Dress Well “Don’t Say No” makes my pants feel funny. The second the beat kicks in hard, How to Dress…
You should know, I'm an absolute sucker for pop music. You should also know, I'm an absolute sucker for love. Or better put: "love".
In the video, Nash contrasts the feeling of "love" versus the exhilarating release that comes from letting go of "love". "3AM" encapsulates both moments within Nash's joyous melody. The song begins with a self-accelerating punk drive. Nash delivers soft and quivering vocals over the fast-paced snare and kick beat with a femme fatale edge, but the submissive lyrical context:
You are the one I think of
Of far greater importance, of course, is the artistry between its covers: The person who, in 2013, buys…
For those of us who wish the Beatles had kept on making records beyond 1969, here are nine Beatles-esque tunes of note by other artists:
1) "The Mole from the Ministry," The Dukes of Stratosphear
2) "My Train Is Coming," Andy Partridge
3) "The Minister," The Move
4) "Now You're Gone," Jeff Lynne
5) "Pandora's Box," Procol Harum
6) "When the Damsons Are Down," Martin Newell
7) "Only a Broken Heart," Tom Petty
8) "From a Window to a Screen," The dB's
9) "She's the One," World Party
Description: Two-way, sealed-box, stand-mounted loudspeaker. Drive-units: 0.9" (22mm) wide-surround, fluid-cooled, soft-dome tweeter; 5.5" (140mm) ep39-cone woofer. Crossover frequency: 4.2kHz. Frequency response: 75Hz–20kHz, ±3dB, anechoic. Frequency range: –6dB at 60Hz in-room, typical. Sensitivity: 85dB/W/m. Impedance: 8 ohms nominal, 6.2 ohms minimum.
Dimensions: 11.9" (305mm) H by 6.4" (165mm) W by 7.4" (190mm) D. Weight: 10.1 lbs (4.6kg).
Finishes: Black Ash, Cherry, Light Oak, Dark Walnut.
Serial numbers of units reviewed: 206B08317/8.
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Analog Sources: Rega Planar 3, VPI TNT IV turntables; Immedia, Syrinx PU-3 tonearms; Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood, Koetsu Urushi cartridges.
Digital Sources: Creek Destiny, Lector CDP-7T CD players.
Preamplification: Creek Destiny, Vendetta Research SCP-2D phono stages; Audio Valve Eclipse line stage.
Power Amplifier: Audio Research Reference 110.
Integrated Amplifier: Creek Destiny.
Loudspeakers: Dynaudio Excite X12, Epos M16i, Monitor Audio RX6 Silver.
Cables: Interconnect (all MIT): Magnum M3, MI-350 CVTwin Terminator, MI-330SG…