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Haruki Murakami DJ

July 25, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

Anyone who has read anything by Haruki Murakami knows he loves music. Anyone who has dug a wee bit deeper knows he used to own a jazz bar/club/coffee house in Toyko called Peter Cat. Come August 5, he’ll be DJing a set on Tokyo FM. […]

Inspiration: Soap Bubbles

July 24, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

Soap Bubbles and the Forces Which Mould Them by C.V. Boys first published in 1896 caused quit a stir. In fact, its ripples of influence spread to writers and artists far and wide and helped tip the scales of the rational toward the absurdist. Amen.

John Cage: Notations

July 24, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

I didn’t know about Notations when I found it in the Rare Book Room at the Strand Book Store. That said, I didn’t discover Notations any more than a hiker discovers Versailles. But that didn’t stop me from feeling a deep sense of discovery (I’m […]

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: The Roxy July 7, 1978

July 23, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

Talk about choices! Let’s talk about these download options.

The First Streaming Service: Thaddeus Cahill’s Telharmonium

July 23, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

Thaddeus Cahill was born 1867 in Oberlin, Ohio and by the age of 14 he’d built his first telephone receiver to play with and read Helmholtz’s On the Sensation of Tone, which set his fertile imagination on fire. He became an attorney and moved to […]

MASS MoCA: A Dream (Place) Come True

July 23, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

I graduated from Bennington College in 1985 and at that time MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) was but a rumor (at least as far as I knew). The abandoned factories that lined the Hoosic River in North Adams, MA sat in wait, like […]

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: The Need for Seed

July 22, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is what it says—a place for the safekeeping of over 890,000 seed samples from nearly every country in the world. Why do we need it? Global food security.

The Quietus Offers Up Their Fav 100 Albums of 2018 (so far)

July 21, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

If you’ve recently thought to yourself—”Where’s all the new music?” The Quietus has your answer.

In Barn: Google Chromecast Ultra

July 21, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

Google Chromecast Ultra ($69.00). In addition to its TV chops (I want the Criterion Chanel), Google’s Chromecast devices are now Roon-Ready making them prime candidates for a TM review.

Album of the Week: Welles

July 20, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

Do you like T. Rex? I do because I enjoy hook-rich rock. If you like T. Rex, you’ll like Welles.

In Barn: PS Audio Sprout100

July 20, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

PS Audio Sprout100 integrated amplifier/DAC ($599.00).

Alice Coltrane’s Lord of Lords Vinyl Reissue

July 19, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

Ethereal beauty. That’s what I think of when I think of Alice Coltrane’s music. Lord of Lords was her last record for Impulse!, released in 1972, and its a humdinger.

The Audiophile Tree of Life

July 18, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

I made this ‘print’ some years ago. The image is based on alchemy text updated for our hifi hobby. The print was a limited edition as it was printed on ancient paper (from one of my childhood sketchbooks).

In Barn: Alta Audio Io

July 17, 2018 Michael Lavorgna

Alta Audio Io speakers ($3,495/pair).

Haruki Murakami DJ

Inspiration: Soap Bubbles

John Cage: Notations

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: The Roxy July 7, 1978

The First Streaming Service: Thaddeus Cahill’s Telharmonium

Recommended Reading: This Is Your Brain On Music

MASS MoCA: A Dream (Place) Come True

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: The Need for Seed

The Quietus Offers Up Their Fav 100 Albums of 2018 (so far)

In Barn: Google Chromecast Ultra

Album of the Week: Welles

In Barn: PS Audio Sprout100

Alice Coltrane’s Lord of Lords Vinyl Reissue

The Audiophile Tree of Life

In Barn: Alta Audio Io

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