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Archive for October, 2008

The Painting (Part 1)

Here’s Tim’s painting, which I just had framed.  You can check out some of his other stuff here.

I love the frame that we chose.  It isn’t what I had expected to choose when I walked in, but it pulls out the tree and the underside of the clouds.  The whole thing really pops now.

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New Order’s “True Faith,” as released on their 1987 “Substance” compilation:

New Order’s “True Faith,” as released on their 2005 “Singles” compilation:

All you Metallica fans who have been bitching lately?  Guess what: this has been going on for years.
Hey, record companies, here’s a news flash: I WANT TO CONTROL MY OWN DAMNED VOLUME.  If you keep [...]

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Congratulations to The Pretenders and Rachael Yamagata’s record companies: you have released two fantastic albums today, neither of which are hot mastered.
This means that I can listen to — and enjoy — these albums without getting a headache!
Again, as a reminder, here is what a “hot mastered” song LOOKS like.  This is the first track [...]

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