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I just wanna get up here and cook, man.

Downbeat is one of the oldest music magazines in the world.  They have been publishing since 1934. This is incredible. …

14 years ago

Mobile Personal Space

Finally got my act together. Moving to California. Got the van hooked up.   Custom Curtains. Chose the perfect window-shape to…

14 years ago

Prepare The Piano! With a synthesizer?

'Prepared Piano' is a time-honored technique of altering a Piano's sound "by placing objects (preparations) between or on the strings…

14 years ago

Microphone (hand) signals

Picked up this pair of circa 1951 Electro-voice 655A mics for $25 at the flea market yesterday.  These were the…

14 years ago

Getting your moods together

El Cajon, California was probably a pretty mellow place in 1978. This dude is killing it on stage. How about…

14 years ago

TECH: antique theater equipment

It’s a sign of real accomplishment for an artist to have a monograph of their work published.  I would imagine…

14 years ago

ICON: Guild Instruments

Even if you have never played a guitar in your entire life, you are probably familiar with the Gibson and…

14 years ago

Saul Marantz and The Roots of Great Design

A few years ago I bought a pile of old electronic parts from an anonymous junk dealer.  Random stuff- 5…

14 years ago

The Limits of Control

How much control over their audio do music-listeners want and need? At the very least, we can agree that they…

14 years ago

Mixtape: Fall 2010

I buy records.  I don’t seek out particular titles or pay more than a buck or two per LP; I…

14 years ago