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CD Music Reviews for the Audiophile - October, 2010
- Written by Jason Victor Serinus
- Published on 19 October 2010
Organist Cameron Carpenter is a trip. Intentionally setting himself apart from your average organist, the flamboyant, young artist, who is still under 30, has built an international reputation on a combination of daring interpretations and audacious commentary.
A Collection of New Vinyl Releases for the Audiophile - October, 2010
- Written by Jason Crawford
- Published on 12 October 2010
Following in the footsteps of a famous parent seems especially difficult for musicians. Athletes can get away with it, and often eclipse their parents' achievements. Just ask Archie Manning or Ken Griffey. But Julian Lennon never had a chance.
Home Theater Movie Renter's Guide - September, 2010
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 05 September 2010
Harry Brown (Blu-ray), Good (Blu-ray), Dexter Season 4 (Blu-ray), Wolverine and the X-Men: Final Crisis Trilogy (DVD), Lost in Space (Blu-ray), MacGruber (Blu-ray), Lost Season 6 (Blu-ray), Nanny McPhee (Blu-ray), Road to Perdition (Blu-ray), The Office - Season Six (Blu-ray), The Evil Dead (Blu-ray), Se7en (Blu-ray), Clash of the Titans (Blu-ray), Crazy Heart (Blu-ray), House - Season Six (Blu-ray), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Blu-ray), Robin Hood (2010) (Blu-ray)
High Definition Music Album Downloads for the Audiophile - October, 2010
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 01 October 2010
Sales of high definition (high resolution, or "high rez") music on discs has floundered, and producers are in a difficult bind because it is expensive to master them, and with profits on low sales being low, they are looking for a different outlet. Well, downloading high rez music is the answer. The music studios, as well as independent musicians, can simply transfer the original high resolution masters (usually 24/88.2 or 24/96) to websites that specialize in selling music by download. The high rez disc does not have to be created, packaged, or distributed by the studio. It costs them nothing to put the music on a website store. The consumer downloads the music and burns it to a disc or plays it from a computer. The reviews here represent our first set of high resolution albums that were downloaded and burned to DVD-A. Most are 24/88, but one is 24/96, and another is 24/44.1. I burned them all to DVD+R media and listened to them with an OPPO BDP-83/NuForce universal player, Lamm LL1 preamplifier, McIntosh MC1201 power amplifiers, and Carver Mark IV ribbon speakers.
An Hour with the Great Carol Channing
- Written by Jason Victor Serinus
- Published on 31 August 2010
This is not your average interview. In the exchange you’re about to read, the great singing actress and comedienne Carol Channing shares many details of her personal life that she rarely if ever discusses in public.
Home Theater Movie Renter's Guide - October, 2010
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 01 October 2010
The Thin Red Line (Blu-ray), Darjeeling Limited (Blu-ray), American Beauty (Blu-ray), Beauty and the Beast (Blu-ray), Fringe Season 2 (Blu-ray), Psycho (1960) (Blu-ray), The Expendables (Blu-ray), Predators (Blu-ray), Splice (Blu-ray)
A Collection of New Vinyl Releases for the Audiophile - August, 2010
- Written by Jason Crawford
- Published on 10 August 2010
I think of good times and crazy innovations when I think of Beck Hansen's music. He's one of those folks that are so cool that they don't need a last name. Most folks just call him "Beck." I will too from this point on.
A Collection of New Vinyl Releases for the Audiophile- September, 2010
- Written by Jason Crawford
- Published on 14 September 2010
Little Feat is a band that has worn many hats in its lifetime. Unfortunately, based on what I saw in Golden Gate Park last October, their current hat is ill-fitted, torn, and frayed.
Home Theater Movie Renter's Guide - August, 2010
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 02 August 2010
Brooklyn's Finest (Blu-ray), Unthinkable (Blu-ray), True Blood Season 2 (Blu-ray), Hot Tub Time Machine (Blu-ray), Jason and the Argonauts (Blu-ray), Big Trouble in Little China (Blu-ray), Jimmy Hollywood (Blu-ray), Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (DVD), Black Narcissus (Blu-ray), The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Blu-ray), Greenberg (Blu-ray), The Breakfast Club (Blu-ray), Heroes Season 4 (Blu-ray), Henson's Place (DVD), Repo Men (Blu-ray), The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Blu-ray), Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 (Blu-ray), Kick-Ass (Blu-ray)
CD Music Reviews for the Audiophile - September, 2010
- Written by Jason Victor Serinus
- Published on 07 September 2010
Imagine my surprise when I began to play what I naïvely assumed was a disc of Spanish music, only to discover the sounds of overtone chanting filling the room. Through them came another voice, low and haunting, with a special beauty that comes from inner illumination.
CD Music Reviews for the Audiophile - July, 2010
- Written by Jason Victor Serinus
- Published on 20 July 2010
Wow. What at trip! I’m sure London-born Thomas Adès must have written some sedate music sometime in his 39 years on the planet, but you won’t hear it on this CD.
