Great Electro Pop Album made by 16yo DIY’r in 1980

11 years ago

Thanks TW for turning me on to this...  fantastic music and a great story!  Read on...

Computer Music: the 80s

11 years ago

The personal computer is now ubiquitous in the music-making process; music made without a computer is now remarkable for that…

Philips INC Broadcast Remote Truck c. 1979

11 years ago

Meanwhile in LegoLand...  download an eight-page article from the Philips Broadcast Tripodium 1979 (catalog? Trade Show Book?  no idea...) on…

Preservation Sound OPEN STUDIO : 2013 Bridgeport Arts Trail

11 years ago

Nov 9/10 is BRIDGEPORT OPEN-STUDIOS and we will be opening up the Preservation Sound Shop !  Come by and say…

Casio CT-630 Drum Samples : free download

11 years ago

(image source) How are y'all doing today...  a whiles back I picked up one of these old Casio CT630 keyboards. …

Bob Fine’s Recording Truck : 1951 – 1966

11 years ago

In a previous article, we offered a thorough treatment of Fine Recording, INC. (hf. "FRI"), the NYC recording studio that…

Gearhead (1979)

11 years ago

No further comment.

1977: Guild-Distributed HH amps and effects

11 years ago

HH was one of the earliest UK-makers of solid-state sound-reinforcement kit.  They were bought-out by Laney many years back.  Read…

The HUSTLER Guitar (via Technikraft of Illinois) c. 1979

11 years ago

1979: The 'Hustler,' a little-known entry in the 'aluminum-neck' race of the 1970s (see also: Kramer, Veleno, Travis Bean).  Anyone?  …

1978: Pete Townshend ‘Boogies’

11 years ago

Goddamnit I hate that word.  'Boogie.'  Yuck.  Instantly brings to mind brain-dead root-fifth/root-sixth endless nonsense non-songs.   Really sounds like s$%t.  …