A legendary show from a legendary collective, by 1974 LA groovers Spirit had been in existence eight years, released five critically acclaimed albums and the mainstays, Randy California (named by Jimi Hendrix while the man christened Randy Wolfe was with his early group The Red Roosters), drummer Ed Cassidy (Mr Skin to his friends, […]
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Elena Schwarz conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Brahms’s Double Concerto, Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements and Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony. Click HERE to listen
Soul, R&B, funk, disco and everything in between. Listen out for Trevor’s signature game, 5 Seconds to Name. He’ll play you a musical mash-up from one act and you must identify who it is. Each night on the show, we return to your Musical Youth… email Trevor@bbc.co.uk with your story and the song that transports […]
FM writes: this is a brilliant question. The majority of audiophiles know nothing about output impedance. Since the question is specifically about the effect on Sound, I’m going to try not to get too technical. A solid state amplifier will have an almost unmeasurably low output impedance, close to zero, i.e. .0001 ohms or thereabouts. […]
Paul McGowan / PS AUDIO The first time I hear a new system that has yet to be dialed in I have to decide if it is close enough for a bit of polish or so far off we need to start from scratch. We just went through this exercise at PS Audio. Ever since […]
The violinist and cellist on recording Brahms and Clara Schumann Click HERE to listen
Blue Milk Hard – Way To FallLarkin Poe – Strike GoldBuddy Guy – What’s Wrong With ThatBoogie Beasts – No More LoversGeorge Lamb – Stand UpThe Dig 3 – You’re The OneDr Feelgood – Mary AnnThe Commoners – DeadlinesSuperdownhome – Living DisgraceBloomin Hummerz – End Of The LineJimmy Carpenter – Travelin MoodRobert Hill & Joanne […]
MDM writes: Gilmour spoke about The Wall in an interview. He stated that he really liked entire album, except for the “Vera Lynn stuff.” I assume he was referring to all the theatrical songs, including Nobody Home, Vera, Bring the Boys Back Home, etc. As for Waters writing all the lyrics and most of the […]
Paul McGowan / PS AUDIO: Sorting out recording qualities from the hundreds (perhaps thousands) of choices of high-resolution DSD offerings can be a challenge. We go to a label’s offerings and read the blurb, listen to the sampler, and then roll the dice. More often than not, high-resolution DSD releases were not recorded in DSD. […]
Originally published May 2015 As a blues man is laid to rest in the Mississippi Delta, questions linger about how he died. Between the white horses and the family intrigue, the thrill is never gone Continues HERE
Jill Suttie writes: Why would human evolution have given us music? New research says the answer may lie in our drive to connect. Please click HERE to continue
1. Sugar Mountain 2. I’m A Child 3. Comes A Time 4. After The Gold Rush 5. Thrasher 6. My My, Hey Hey (out Of The Blue) 7. When You Dance I Can Really Love 8. The Loner 9. Welfare Mothers 10. The Needle & The Damaga Done 11. Lotta Love 12. Sedan Delivery […]
Paul McGowan writes: My post about Bi-wiring reminded me of an email I got from my friend Bill Low of Audioquest who corrected some of my statements about “wireless”. There really isn’t (and won’t be for a long while) a wireless anything in audio as we have to get AC power to the equipment – […]
Stephen Hough ….. Recently a study was published revealing that an increasing number of children were choosing electric guitars and keyboards over violins and recorders. I must say I was surprised when I read this, not because of the shift itself but because I’d imagined this had happened long ago. The study suggested that wanting […]
The French harpist turns his attention to works by Reinhold Glière and his pupil Alexander Mosolov, the latter a first recording Click HERE to listen
Spencer Mackenzie – No GoodDavey Pattison Blues Band – Have A Look At YourselfAnnika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers – Mississippi QueenJohn Primer and The Real Deal – Don’t Wait Too LongJed Potts & the Hillman Hunters – To The MountainsJed Potts & The Hillman Hunters Won’t Be No UseThe Hiding Magpies – Make It AlrightBoogie […]
A member writes … A truly astounding West Coast Psych masterpiece from ’67 to ’69! They combine the best elements of Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service, have a listen! All completely unearthed material! Comes in an old-style “tip-on” jacket with a digital download shipping at the end of May For decades, Crystal Syphon were, […]
by Bob Strauss Updated September 13, 2017 The musical genre known as the blues is difficult to define, but you know it when you hear it: a simple chord progression, a deep bass line, and lyrics that evoke wisdom, sadness, and resignation. A “standard” blues is twelve bars long: lyrics are repeated twice in the opening […]