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Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) Review

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The decade of the 1980s was the era of the cult movie and probably spawned more initially unsuccessful films that eventually became popular ...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Working on Posts and Getting Old

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The last couple of weeks have been difficult, so none of the reviews I’m working on have progressed very far. Dad simply isn’t showing any s...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Life Is Like a Boat

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Full of waves that bob us up and down, the water we sail on through life is rarely calm for any lengthy amount of time. The past eight days ...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Games People Play

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With the year approaching its ending, I’ve found myself looking back at more than the past twelve months. For some reason, nostalgia has bee...
Monday, August 26, 2013

A Sound Decision

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Little did I know that I’d end up with some quality headphones within a few days after my last post. Research had led me to AKG’s K 240 bein...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The Insert Title Here Post

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Ever try to use your brain only to find a busy signal, or worse yet, an answering machine? That’s how I’ve felt so far this week. Fortunatel...
Friday, August 09, 2013

A Ripping Good Time

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An adventure into audio featuring: Sound! (an Asus Xonar DSX) Action! (CD ripping) Thrills! (swapping an op-amp with an OPA2111KP) W...
Monday, April 29, 2013

A Thank You Speech to Remember

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Actually there are three, but the last is the most eloquent and appropriate acceptance speeches ever given. This is from Rush being indu...
Saturday, March 02, 2013

Lord of the Rings, Donnie Darko Style

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This is impressive on multiple levels. Now we need WETA to provide the CGI to finish it!
Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Dave Brubeck Passed Away Today

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First, the single he is most famous for – if you don’t recognize his name, you’ll recognize the tune: Take Five–The Dave Brubeck Quartet B...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Too Much Time on My Hands

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Having spent nearly two decades as an online news and politics junkie, it has been quite a surprise to find out just how much time it consum...
Monday, October 01, 2012

Technology Can Make You Feel Old

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I was reading that the first CD came out thirty years ago today. Three decades ago. I remember hearing my first one circa 1987 since casset...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Some Guitar Fun

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A video from a father and son duo I am friends with. It has been a trip watching Chris Jr. move from drums to guitar and then evolve as a pl...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Rotation

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Besides being an awesome tune from Herb Alpert’s amazing Rise album, it is also a word that means going around in circles. In this case, I ...
Monday, May 07, 2012

Sears Roebuck and the Blues

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Just a short post to link to a fascinating (but all too short) article on the birth of the Blues and its connection to the old Sears catalo...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Mr. Krueger’s Christmas: 25th Anniversary DVD

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A simple 25 minute film featuring Jimmy Stewart as a lonely old man on Christmas Eve became something of a classic amongst Latter-day Saints...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Zulu Soundtrack by The City of Prague Philharmonic

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John Barry’s soundtrack for Zulu finally gets the justice it deserves in this lavish rendition in HDCD format. Also included are tracks fro...
Monday, December 05, 2011

Zulu: The Soundtrack Review

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John Barry is most famous for his many James Bond soundtracks but his resume is considerably larger than that. His score for the movie Zulu ...
Friday, July 29, 2011

TRON: Legacy Soundtrack (2010) Digital Format

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An exceptional auditory experience blending synthesized and orchestral music, the soundtrack is even more dazzling than the movie. While I’m...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

A Day in the Life

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It looks like this post will be made up of bits and pieces of random thoughts, as I’m a bit fuzzy today. Finally, a good night’s sleep indi...