ERIC CLAPTON: Live At Budokan (December 4, 2001 At The Budokan, Tokyo 2CD)

  Recorded December 4, 2001 At The Budokan, Tokyo. Bass – Nathan EastDrums – Steve GaddGuitar, Vocals – Andy Fairweather Low *, Eric Clapton * Keyboards – David Sancious, Greg Phillinganes 1 Key To The Highway 3:08 2 Reptile 6:37 3 Got You On My Mind 4:03 4 Tears In Heaven 4:29 5 Layla (Acoustic) […]

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Arthur Lee and Love: Coming Through To You – The Live Recordings (1970 – 2004) (4CD Box Set)

61 UNRELEASED  LIVE TRACKS FROM 1970- 2004. feature performances recorded at various venues worldwide across four decades. It also includes five recently-discovered live tracks that have never before been released. Released by RockBeat Records, the set has been produced by David Skye, with the involvement of Lee’s widow, Diane Lee. The cover artwork designed by […]

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HARBETH: They out and ProAcs in?

“Testament to Rule No. 1 – the gear has to be right for the room. In a 12 x 12 foot room these were just a joy, in a much wider room firing across the long wall they just lost their magic with a lot of music. I really tried to live with this but […]

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Howard Popeck listens to people with interesting things to say: Bob Rapoport – the public face (and a lot more besides) of Essence Electrostatic Speaker Systems

  HP’s introduction: More often that not, I go straight into posting the interview without too much, if any history. However in order to avoid confusion and to minimise misunderstand, I’ve lifted this maker’s history from their site. Here it is – and please take time to read because it is relevant. Thanks. Company history: […]

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I so wish I’d written this:

But sadly, I wasn’t up to it. I certainly agree with the sentiment though. “Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.” Niccolo Machiavelli MORE 

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Smart people listen to Radiohead and dumb people listen to Beyoncé, according to study

How does a person’s intelligence relate to the type of music they listen to? For the last several years, a software application writer by the name of Virgil Griffith has charted musical tastes based on the average SAT scores of various college institutions. For example, students attending the California Institute of Technology have an average SAT score […]

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STEVE JOBS: Vinyl

Tom Barnes writes: Steve Jobs, the man who invented the iPod and ignited the digital music revolution, never listened to MP3s. Instead, he only listened to vinyl. He felt there was something vacuous about listening to music in a digital form and was surprised at the success of his own product — that so many […]

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HARBETH / GRAHAM and …

Was able to spend a few hours with Harbeth and Graham and Focal today. All with my amp (the Leben CS300XS) and with the Accuphase E-270 integrated amplifier. Specifically, the M30.1 and Super HL5+ As well as the Graham LS5/9 and the Focal Sopra No. 1. I had never heard speakers from any of those […]

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