Written by Jay Jay French First off, I hope many of you are listening to my new Podcast called The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music (available on Spotify, Apple Music and Podcastone.com) Great topics, great guests, and my new book, Twisted Business: Lessons From my Life in Rock n Roll is coming out […]
Month: January 2022
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MICHAEL PAULL writes … Before getting into this, a few facts to consider: -Ginger Baker is a drummer who is deeply admired by many of the most iconic drummers in the business. The guy could play. So for what it’s worth, when he, on a rare occasion, happens to say someone else is good, he’s […]
An exclusive clip of Buddy Guy’s performance of “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues” from Guitar Center Sessions MORE
Hello Dominique. How did your interest in music reproduction start? It began when I was very young. One of my four brothers studied electronics at school and found a job in a French company called Ferisol manufacturing professional electronics equipment for the industry. It was back in 1960/1965. It was the beginning of pop music […]
We all know the classics from decades ago. What are your favorite your more contemporary female jazz singers of today? Living close to Nashville I have the opportunity to see and hear a lot of up and coming artists. Nashville is NOT just country music by a long shot. I’ll start with Diana Krall…. […]
FROM OUR ARCHIVES This is the August 06 newsletter. You didn’t miss the July 06 issue – because there wasn’t one. There should have been – but I didn’t quite get around to it. Recent music in VERY heavy rotation here in the past few weeks include: Nils Lofgren: “Acoustic Live” (and not just for […]
Published here previously Hello Howard. I came across your very good blog whilst looking for Linn Sara information. I wonder if you have any knowledge of another Speaker Manufacture? I purchased a set of Principal Design PD150 speakers in the mid to late 80s. One drive unit has developed a fault so I have been […]
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Levit’s double album of Bach, Brahms and Reger captures the lockdown mood. Plus, Wagner at Wahnfried, a rising-star pianist’s debut, and where Derek Jarman meets Henryk Górecki https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/12/igor-levit-encounter-review-wagner-at-wahnfried-bayreuth-christian-thielemann-daumants-liepins-debut-strange-concord-derek-jarman-prospect-cottage-ben-whishaw
I’m grateful to Ben Apfel for the link to the most interesting site. All too easy to spend money here as it caters very comprehensively for some sections of my musical taste. You can read about it HERE:
And the things is, I don’t usually like this type of music. Now though, I’m (almost) converted. A succesful and cheap experiment! MORE Click HERE to see how I bought mine for 99p – brand new. A bit more expensive now though.
Phill Jupitus and Clare Grogan want your stories, dedications and memories about a stack of classic BBC Music performances, around the theme of friendship. Check out the selections on the Clips page and email us jukebox@bbc.co.uk to request a song and give us your reason why. Choose from the likes of Carole King, Paul Simon, […]
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/06/desert-island-discs-75-defining-moments-from-75-years-castaways
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Ph.D. writes a… Would you ever go out with someone who listens to Justin Bieber? Unfortunately, I do. My girlfriend and I have many common interests, but when it comes to music her love of mainstream pop is just hard for me to digest. So, what do we know about the psychology of […]
Hello Raphaël. How did your interest in music reproduction start? Well, I suppose everything starts with music listening during as a youth, with a father playing music, either on a piano or guitar, or on his HiFi system. Then, my father being an electrician and repairing TV sets, meant that I grew up with electronic […]
The thread starts: I am sitting here listening to a Doris Day LP from the ’50s. The original copy I had was from my Dad’s collection and I thought that it was pretty astounding. It is mono, but has the greatest sense of presence and weight. LPs from today all sound anemic in comparison. My […]