The Funky Way
A website devoted to exotic (mostly) turntables. Two thoughts struck me: I've actually seen or heard most of these, and I bet if I issued audiophile "baseball cards" I could make a mint.
Wes Phillips
Not All Hi-Rez Is Equal
Gizmodo's Mark Wilson does a different Blu-ray vs HD DVD comparison. That is, for my kind of difference: audio quality and extras.
Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross
drchilledaire has uploaded to YouTube this fabulous clip of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross performing Count Basie's "Everyday (I Have the Blues)." A while ago, I was frustrated in my attempts to get a digital replacement for my well-played copy of Twisted, so I thought I'd probably use this as a chance to rant about the lack of LHR CDs.
This is Your Brain on Music
While we listen to music, the areas of your brain that enable our bodies to move are active, even if we're not. The brain, it seems, likes rhythm.
Tapeworms Are About As Strange As Animals Can Get
Carl Zimmer gives us the straight, er, poop on tapeworms.
Honest Recordings
Conductor Kenneth Woods has some thoughts about "honest" recordings. Follow the link to the University of Houston's listserv for a surprising revelation about another widespread classical hoax.
Interjection, Your Honor
Ben Yagoda on meh, awwa, feh, heh, and all those other interjections. How could he leave out d'oh!?
Behind the Hatto Headlines
Even if you read my news">http://www.stereophile.com/news/021907hatto/">news article, about Joyce Hatto's recordings, David Hurwitz' Classics Today editorial will supply new information.
Tool Envy
Pay attention, class. This little rope-climbing device looks pretty slick. As the article says, the real trick isn't ascending the rope, but ascending the rope without damaging it. The rule of thumb we used when I did technical caving was to retire any rope we had "shocked" with an impact or weight-bearing kink.
Which One's Pink?
For Nick Mason, it's driving; for Roger Waters, it's being driven.