New CD Reviews
It’s Friday! Here are some fresh CD reviews. The new Matt Flinner Trio CD, Winter Harvest, on Compass Records, is simply superb.
Energy Use and Audio
Want to know how much power that big ‘ol power amp really draws at idle? Well there’s a new white paper from CEA that won’t tell you that, but it will fill you in on how much power the computer monitor you’re reading this on uses. That’s something…
Animals and Audio
Got any cats? or Dogs? If you do, chances are they’ve had some interactions with your gear. Steven Stone share a few of his audio and animals horror tales…fortunately, no animals were abused, only gear…
Another Cautionary Ebay Tale
Rules are made to be broken, right? But when it comes to Steven Stone’s “Five Rules For Ebay” breaking them increases the chances you’ll get burned. Steven waived one of his own rules recently and paid the price…
$59 For a SACD and Why I Might Pay the Fee
Searching for great music recordings is a hard thing to do, especially if you are looking for those recordings in high definition. Jerry Del Colliano has a cool new source for recordings. But they ain’t cheap.
This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark
Most “Tribute” anthologies don’t live up to the hype. But This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark is what a tribute album should be; full of personal interpretations of an artist’s work by his contemporaries. Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, Vince Gill, Jerry Jeff Walker, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, and even Willie Nelson add their own special sauce to many of Clark’s best songs.
