Looks and Sound
Though the finish of the Cain & Cain speakers was lovely, all I could really focus on were their Frisbee-like belly buttons. I'm a little bit sorry to admit that, because I found the speaker itself unattractive, I lost interest in what it had to say. I couldn't get around the looks to examine the sound. This is something I will have to work on.
Lori Lieberman Killing Me Softly
At any real high end hi-fi event, there'll be great music, and Stereo Exchange's Spring Fever was no exception. Lori Lieberman dusted off her classic, "Killing Me Softly," and brought down the house.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
This mild-mannered bunch of classical guitarists had me wanting to jump up on my seat and curse my brains out.
Lost in the Flood
Hey kid, you think that’s oil?
Man, that ain’t oil, that’s blood.
Man, that ain’t oil, that’s blood.
Lost in the Glistening Ocean of Victory Metal
Not too many people know this about him — not even his closest friends, not even his mother, not even his wife — but John Atkinson, editor of Stereophile, is a huge fan of The Fucking Champs. In fact, JA sent me this clip1.
Lost Things
And here's one that brightens Andrea's">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/113005if/">Andrea's day.
Love
And there's more. You remove the inner sleeves from the outer jacket to find not only are they sturdy and colorful, but they are accompanied by a large, full-color poster!
Love Comes Close Again
Photo: Jayme Thornton
Love Lockdown
Click the external link to hear (and see) JA's current fave demo track.
Love, MERGE
To cheer myself up after the picture disc disappointment, I went ahead and bought Attack & Release by The">http://www.theblackkeys.com/">The Black Keys and Trouble In Dreams by Destroyerhttp://www.myspace.com/destroyer">Destroyer;. Of course, I couldn't buy only two albums. Two is an even number, you see. So, I also picked up Light">http://www.lightintheattic.net/">Light in the Attic's beautiful Betty Davis reissue.