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Wendy Carlos in her home studio 1989

Although I don't necessarily agree with super-aggressive enforcement of certain copyright laws, OR the fact that she tried to sue…

12 years ago

Raymond Scott, Electronic Music Pioneer

Raymond Scott in his home studio, 1955 "The composer must bear in mind that the radio listener does not hear…

12 years ago

Hi-Fidelity Furniture circa 1957

Download the complete 36pp 1957 Cabinart catalog (presented in three parts due to size) DOWNLOAD PART 1: Cabinart_1957_part1 DOWNLOAD PART…

12 years ago

Live This Wednesday 6.25.12 New Haven CT: Tomorrow Tomorrow

This Wednesday at BAR in New Haven CT I will be performing as part of Tomorrow Tomorrow, a new group…

12 years ago

Diggin

Picked up a few interesting pieces today.  Above, an Altec 660B microphone circa 1958.  I already had a 660A (same…

12 years ago

1971

Art dep't comp for a Wes Anderson film? Nope, it's the cover of the 1971 Heathkit catalog. Stumbled upon this,…

12 years ago

Audio Ephemera Alert

From the Boyers family archive: a charming mid-50's 8-sided Christmas Card celebrating the holiday season and the 'Magnecord Gang.'  The…

12 years ago

Genre-branded instruments

(Image Source) On eBay: a circa 1990 Casio Rap-1 'Rapman' synthesizer/child's-toy.  In its original box with original accessory-microphone; click here…

12 years ago

You’ll Want More Than One

US Marshall Amplifiers Print-ad circa 1979 An advertising executive told me a great story about Arm & Hammer Baking Soda…

12 years ago

Tape Editing Primer – part 2

The Alice 62/3B broadcast console circa 1977.  No relation to the subject of this article.... Following our earlier post of…

12 years ago