Stephen Mejias

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&#151wildly, uncontrollably&#151as you stroll along one of the city's many great stretches of sidewalk. The sidewalks themselves will vibrate like drum heads, bend like strings.

BillB brings up a good point. He writes:

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.

Even the Onion is reporting on the vinyl revival. CDs are really in trouble now.

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?

I ran into Ashley over the weekend. She had the baby with her. It had been some time since last I saw them&#151about a year, in fact. It was good to see them.

Siempre Ser Guajiro, Saoco (1976; Mericana XMX144)