A Certain Kindness and Warmth
Ah! And it looks like I have another reason to revisit Florida: Rock">http://www.rock-n-rollheaven.com">Rock 'n' Roll Heaven.
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Exile in High School
I was the Mix-Tape Master of Deltona High School. Deltona, Florida, USA. Somehow, after all these years, I've even kept tapes from way back in the day. You">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/062607letting/">You reading this, Kim? I still have that tape you made for me, all covered in bubblegum wrappers and Band-Aid brand bandages and your sweet profanity. Tapes packed so tight and deep with angst and desperation that songs get chopped off at their bitter ends, are left to rot in some chocolate brown Memorex hell. All Siouxsie Sioux and Jesus and Mary Chain and Jane's Addiction.
Maybe Time Knew It Then
Melissa's been listening to Fleet Foxes. She told me so yesterday, as we walked along Newark Avenue, into the setting sun. Like">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/092805withloss/">Like old times.
Audacious Audio
The e-mail popped in at around 4pm last Friday afternoon.
Make Music New York!
Those of you in New York City this weekend should have no trouble finding a bit of music to enjoy. In fact, it might prove difficult to avoid. You may even find yourself dancing—wildly, uncontrollably—as you stroll along one of the city's many great stretches of sidewalk. The sidewalks themselves will vibrate like drum heads, bend like strings.
So Fresh and So Clean Clean
BillB brings up a good point. He writes:
Super Deep Plus Pure
Oh, I">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/060308criteria/">I forgot to mention: For really dirty records, like those that have been through my many unfortunate basement floods or those that I've picked up from the flea market on 17th Street, I've developed a two-part cleaning process.
People, Places, Music, & Gear
Me, holding a very big tube, at Nori Komuro's place in Brooklyn. To my right, Komuro's prototype VT-52 sits quietly. Photo by Michael Lavorgna.
The Credibility of an Onion
Even the Onion is reporting on the vinyl revival. CDs are really in trouble now.
For you, and for me, and the entire human race
Stuff is happening faster than I can responsibly blog. So fast and far and wide, in fact, it makes me wonder if it's actually happening at all. You know how it is when you learn a new word and you suddenly begin hearing that word everywhere?