I saw the Drive By Truckers last night! Here they are on ACL.

Going to see Shane MacGowan and the Pogues!! Been waiting years for this!! His bandmate plays a mean lunch tray! Check out the patch on his eye to help with the double vision. Brilliant! What a pro!

RECAP Pogues were GREAT! Shane still delivers the goods. Go see them in your town!

This past summer I got to visit Quadraspire in Bath, England. Eddie Spruit produces excellent racks that clearly make a difference. These racks are well built, modular, Interior Designer friendly and great value. Now available are the new Q4 EVO, Sunoko-Vent and the new QV-60 speaker stand.
Quadraspire

record envelope

bubble puppy

Dead Moon

I Want That Record!

Power Pop Criminals

sound wave

Bevis Frond

Here’s a tiny pic of the new Kudos X2 speakers I hope to have in soon. Notice how small they are? That’s good WAF (wife acceptance factor) They’ll sound great with the Uniti (see below)

Metzger on Beatles Remasters

Tom Waits Preview!

SXSW Time Lapse

Potato Sounds

This has been a year of CHANGE. No, our government is still a mess but my shop has many new groundbreaking products. Some of my long standing views on things like power conditioning and “all in ones” have changed. There are now two “all in one” products in my arsenal that actually make sense. I realize that not everyone wants or needs a huge rack of gear. Some people just want a simple system that doesn’t take up a ton of real estate. These are ONE box systems that only need a pair of speakers! Bliss!
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naim uniti

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primare DVD i10
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From October 1st through December 31st, REGA is conducting a CA$H FOR CLUNKERS TRADE IN!!! Bring in ANY CD / DVD player, working or non working, and get 15% / $150 off a APOLLO ($995 / $845) or 25% / $599 off a SATURN ($2395 / $1796) CD Player!

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A PROPER MOTORCYCLE
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Here’s Vinnie outside of Lovejoys Pub with his 1951 Velocette that he rebuilt down to the last gasket. I love British motorcycles as much as their Hi-Fi. This bike is in the same league as a Vincent.. you know that Richard Thompson song “Vincent Black Lightning 1952”? Vinnie has one of those too! It’s funny, the Hi-Fi World and Motorcycle World run parallel in so many ways. The music lover who has tons of records and the “audiophile” w/ 3 boring CD’s VS. the bike owner who actually rides and the poseur “biker” who trails his Orange County Chopper behind a Winnebago….
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It’s that time again! Get out those wet wipes because your fingers are gonna be dusty from flipping through records! Just don’t get bit by a Brown Recluse like my pal DJ Shorty did a couple years go. YES! I will be having a storewide SALE!
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AUSTIN RECORD CONVENTION

Here’s a really cool web site! Retro Thing