Where the Tapes Is
I’ve received two packages in the mail today. Both were from Portland, Oregon, a hotbed for outstanding independent music, and both contained tapeshttp://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/why_cassettes/">tapes;.
Where the Tunnels Go
These days have been long. Longer than usual, in fact. That's right:
Longer than usual.
Longer than usual.
While My JVC Vibrates the Concrete
Lyle Owerko likes boomboxes.
While They're Hot
I was surprised to find that we once featured Stereophile t-shirts on a cover.
While We're Here
I'm not so sure about the tongue kissing part, but still. Mark Morford, living in the moment:
Whisper These Little Secrets
Okay. We just squeezed a full day's work into four tight and furious hours. The company granted us a half-day, so that we could all get a head-start on the holiday weekend. This, of course, is very nice. However, we started shipping the wonderful June issue just yesterday and had much work to accomplish this morning. In addition, for various reasons, we've had to accomplish that work without the help of an ad coordinator or production manager, and all while employing an entirely new pre-press system. Shipping days, as a rule, are intense. These have gone beyond intense.
Whispering to the Wind
It must have been at Herald Square, where I was transferring onto the Bhttp://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/service/bline.htm">B;, that I realized JA had left a message on my cell. I couldn't listen to the message below the ground — no service down there — but the display let me know that the call arrived at 7:58am. Why in the world would John be calling me at 7:58 in the morning? It was now almost 8:30. Shit:
White
After all">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/the_rega_p3-24_iin_colouri/">… that, I went with white.
Why Cassettes?
I was introduced to Scotch">http://www.freewebs.com/scotchtapes/">Scotch Tapes, “the worst hi-tech music label ever,” on December 9, by a Twitterhttp://twitter.com/stereophilemag">Twitter; post from Jagjaguwarhttp://www.jagjaguwar.com/">Jagjaguwar;. Oneida would be releasing a limited-edition cassette through Scotch Tapes. This was interesting news to me, first because I">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/the_way_we_listened_then/">I’ve been fascinated with the idea of a “cassette tape revival,” and second because Oneida is a well-established name in the world of underground rock bands. Why would Oneida release work on a format that had been all but forgotten by the music industry? Why cassettes?
Wicked Game
The sound of women singing. I love them all, always have: