Spotify today announced and released their app for the iPad. And it is pretty much what you would expect – the same core functionality, but optimized for the larger screen. But based on my limited playing around I find that – as is true with many apps – the user experience provided by the larger [...]
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Stream Marilyn Manson’s New Release for Free!
After getting dropped by Interscope Records due to poor sales of his last album, Marilyn Manson is self-releasing his new album ‘Born Villain’. As part of the promotion for his new record ‘Born Villian’, he is streaming the entire thing for free at AOL Music! Here is a video for the song “No Reflection”, which [...]
Music Diary Semi-Quavers on Some Early 2012 Releases in Pop & Rock
As I have mentioned before, I love listening to loads of new music across a variety of genres, and have very much appreciated how many folks have shared new music with me since I have started writing music reviews for Gear Diary. I started off with full, large song-by-song reviews (whole notes), and then started [...]
Marco Machera Serves up a Stunning Debut Album with ‘One Time, Somewhere’
Marco Machera – ‘One Time, Somewhere’ Marco Machera – ‘One Time, Somewhere’ I had intended to include this as a feature selection in a round-up of new releases, but then something happened – that turned into a set of ‘semi-quavers’ set apart by a full review on this album. It simply earned and deserved the [...]
Save on the 47″ Panasonic VIERA 3D 1080p LED HDTV
The Panasonic VIERA TC-L47ET5 is a 47″ 3D LED HDTV that is pretty well loaded. It features a 1920×1080 resolution LED backlit display, 2D-3D Conversion, IERA connectivity with built-in Wi-Fi and a web browser, 4 HDMI ports, 3 USB ports,and D-Sub, component and composite ports. Normally $1,299.99 today’s deal has savings on tv that drop [...]
Pete Townsend Announces ‘Who I Am’ Memoir and Pre-Order Links
When you look at the truly iconic figures in rock music based on impact, influence, songwriting, musicianship, and outrageous behavior … Pete Townshend of The Who would have to be near the top of any list. Now he is putting his life experiences before, during and after The Who into a memoir. He had previously [...]
Gary Husband Delivers State of the Art Fusion on ‘Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2′
Gary Husband – ‘Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2′ Gary Husband – ‘Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2′ I reviewed Dirty & Beautiful Volume 1 early last year, concluding : There is no fluff here – perhaps that is why this is ‘volume 1′, as the next volume is due in 2011 sometime. And while I might [...]
Asia Announces New Album for Summer, Streams First Single
In the summer of 2010 I did a review of the last album from Asia called ‘Omega’ … which I could sum up as pretty much wishing it was more than symbolic and meant it was their LAST album. Well … apparently not! On July 3rd they are releasing a new album called XXX in [...]
eMusic Launches App for Android!
eMusic has gone from being a leader in the digital music scene to “old news” after losing buzz to streaming services such as Spotify. For many thought the service still has plenty of appeal – curated music, recommendations that actually make sense (if you have eclectic or avant-garde tastes you know how poorly others handle [...]
Gear4 AirZone Series 1 AirPlay Speaker Dock Review
Back in January, Judie and I spent some time with the folks from Gear4. We got to know a bit more about the company and its vision, spent some time with their current products, and we even got to see one or two items that were not yet released. We were not, of course, allowed [...]
Rush Streams New Song in Advance of New Album Release!
Rush is no stranger to … well, just about anything at this point. Releasing their first album nearly 40 years ago, they have spent the decades remaining faithful to fans, providing some of the best prog-rock accompanied by impressive musicianship that complements without overtaking the songs. Now they are preparing a new album, ‘Clockwork Angels’ [...]
Music as Art … Sheet Music Art, That Is!
An artistic duo called ‘People Too’ from Novabrinsk in Russia are known for their amazing papercraft that seeks to bring small scenes to life, but apparently they can also bring sheet music to life as well! We all know that music is art, and therefore sheet music contains art … but it is amazing when [...]
RIP Dick Clark, Timeless Host and Breaker of Boundaries
Although my kids will sadly remember Dick Clark from his post-stroke days, struggling for coherence alongside Ryan Seacrest, he was much more than that in a career that cut across 8 decades. The Dick Clark I grew up with was a force of nature – he started well before my time as the man who [...]
Sex Pistols 35th Anniversary ‘God Save the Queen’ Lands on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee!
Back in 1977 the Sex Pistols stirred up considerable controversy … well, pretty much all the time! But their confrontational punk anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ from their ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’ LP is perhaps the grandest singular statement in punk music. And perhaps not coincidentally it landed with a bang just as the Queen [...]
Musical Necrophilia Hits the Rap Era
It was only a matter of time before rap music started resorting to ‘Natalie Cole Syndrome’. Older performers such as the caricature ‘Snoop Doggy Dog’, the has-been Dr. Dre, and the self-parody Eminem who are seeking to show that they are hip and relevant — rather than out of touch middle-aged millionaires without a clue [...]
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