Nelson and Tim at the Bar
Finally, any real high end hi-fi event will also have booze. On this occasion, Stereo Exchange's jovial staff members, Nelson and Tim, were happy to serve.
Nelson Pass at Resolution Audio Video
On Thursday, May 20th, Seattle’s Resolution">http://www.resolutionaudiovideoseattle.com/">Resolution Audio Video (5459 Leary Avenue NW) will host an evening with renowned amplifier">http://www.passlabs.com/index.htm">amplifier designer and DIY">http://www.passdiy.com/index.htm">DIY advocate, the long-haired and white-bearded Nelson Pass. This event should be really cool and interesting; Nelson Pass doesn’t make many big public appearances.
Neneh Cherry and The Thing: "Dream Baby Dream"
Courtesy Neneh Cherry and The Thing
People have been understandably curious about The Cherry Thing, the surprising collaboration between Neneh Cherry and free-jazz monster, The Thing, scheduled to be released on June 19 by Smalltown Supersound.
For now, we can hear the band’s version of Suicide’s “Dream Baby Dream.”Neneh Cherry and The Thing: The Cherry Thing
I’m in a daze. My mind is officially, seriously blown.
Nothing, seriously nothing, could have prepared me for the news that Neneh Cherry—Neneh “Raw Like Sushi” Cherry—is heading a new project with the powerhouse free jazz trio of Mats Gustafsson (saxophone), Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (bass), and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums).
Neptune Music Co.
It was already way past dark and I could hardly make it out, but it was the first thing that really caught my eye upon arriving in Seattle for the Definitive Audio Music Matters event (report to come). Could it be possible that there was a record store right across the street from my hotel? I had seen the black and white sign—Records, CDs, and Tapes—but still, I couldn’t be sure. That sign could have announced a place that once was, a place once filled with treasures, long forgotten or dearly missed.
I decided to check it out as soon as I could. When I did, I was very happily surprised by what I discovered. Neptune Music wasn’t merely real: It was unbelievable.
New Arrivals at PREX: Noise and Industrial Edition
D.o.A.: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle—I found this CD at a small shop in Paris, in April 2000, a few months before becoming Stereophile's editorial assistant.
Gah! I’m beginning to dread receiving these awesome updates from the mighty Princeton Record Exchange, simply because I can’t get down there fast enough! And, if I did get down to the store, the amount of money I’d wind up spending would make me sad.
But the records would make me so happy. New Arrivals at PREX!
Remember all that talk about blah">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/ideas_for_2010/">blah blah blah? The Princeton">http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/708awsi/">Princeton Record Exchange just changed my mind.
New Arrivals at the Princeton Record Exchange
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Sadly, I won't be able to get down to Princeton any time soon, but, if you're interested in 20th Century classical, experimental, avant-garde, drone, minimal synth, noise, and Fluxus-related stuff, now's the time to visit the Princeton Record Exchange!
New Arrivals at the Princeton Record Exchange
Omar and I were enjoying breakfast at Skinner's Pub. Monica makes a great Bloody Mary. The storms hadn't arrived yet—in fact, the sun was still shining—but the Mets game had already been canceled. The forecast was bleak. We could have easily spent the entire day chatting with Monica, but decided to take a ride down to Princeton.
New Jazz Arrivals at PREX
Good news for jazz and vinyl lovers: The world’s greatest record store (at least in New Jersey), the">http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/708awsi/index.html">the Princeton Record Exchange, just received a collection of over 2000 carefully maintained jazz titles, and they are now on sale, most priced between $1 and $4.99.