Music News
Daniel Ek, Spotify’s CEO, Doubles Down On Greed
There’s not much I can find to like about Daniel Ek. The more he speaks, the less I think of him.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Waxahatchee
Perhaps more than any other record so far this year, Waxahatchee’s Saint Cloud has taken up permanent residence in my mind’s ear.
HiFi Thoughts
Twittering Machines History
Some of you may not know that the Twittering Machines you know is actually its second incarnation: TM launched in its original form in March of 2007. Here’s the very first post:
TM News
Did I Say “Retire”?
“The reports of my retirement have been greatly exaggerated.” (Mark Twain’s cousin)
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: Bluesound Node 2i
Streaming is, without question, one of the major advances in music listening. Costing anywhere from free to around 20 bucks/month, a huge chunk of the big wide wonderful world of recorded music can be delivered directly to your ears. That’s a game-changer if ever there […]
HiFi Thoughts
Ten More Radical HiFi Ideas
Ten More Radical HiFi Ideas From Michael Lavorgna:
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Juliana Barwick
She had me at Healing Is A Miracle.
Music News
A Favorite Music Resource: Kevin Richard Martin
There’s nothing I enjoy more about hifi than discovering new music.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Phoebe Bridgers
There are times when I find myself listening to and silently singing a new album over and over and the more I do, the deeper and richer it gets (much to my delight). This is exactly the case with Phoebe Bridgers sophomore record, Punisher.
Music News
Michael Lavorgna’s Favorite Albums of 2019
Perhaps contrary to popular belief, retirement fromhifi does mean retirement from music. Here are twenty of my favorite records from this year. Enjoy!
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: DUETS 1992 by Bill Dixon & Cecil Taylor
I transferred to Bennington College from the School of Visual Arts as a philosophy major, which lasted all of two weeks before I switched back to fine art.
HiFi News
Farewell
Due to personal and professional reasons, Twittering Machines will close its virtual doors next month [footnote 1]. I am, in effect, retiring from hifi [footnote 2 (7.18.20)].
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: August 9, 2019
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream.com columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Lingua Ignota
Raw power, sheer emotion, and frightening fury. These are some of the things that make Kristin Hayter as Lingua Ignota’s second album Caligula a force to be reckoned with.
Art&Culture
RIP: Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison (February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019)