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Sound Challenge: Can you hear which is louder?

Posted on March 21st 2010  

Can you hear which is louder?

Hello, my name is Matt. I record, edit, and mix music for a living. My profession requires an extremely discerning ear. This little listening test is to see if you can pick up subtle differences in volume. Read more …

Artist Branded Headphones

Posted on February 23rd 2010  
artist branded headphones While writing my previous headphone-related article, I started thinking about the variety of artists who have collaborated with manufacturers of audio equipment to produce branded products with which their fans could display allegiance while – of course – rocking out to their music. From Metallica to Lady GaGa to J-rockers Beat Crusaders, here’s a list of some of the most memorable.

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AIAIAI Pipe Earphones Review

Posted on February 21st 2010  
aiaiai new earphone manafacturer Copenhagen’s AIAIAI, which emerged from the city’s Studio 54-esque club The A-House, is a relatively new entry into the audio equipment scene, having manufactured headphones and earphones since 2005 [it also designs and sells laptop accessories and t-shirts.]

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Great Rock N Roll Swindle – Die Antwoord and Zef

Posted on February 15th 2010  
die antwoord and zef In the last week or so, music blogs – at least those that weren’t deleted by Google for posting copyrighted content – have exploded over “zef”, an energetic hybrid of rave and hip-hip with a self-consciously white-trash aesthetic [the word itself refers to the South African redneck subculture] typified by bands such as Cape Town collective Die Antwoord.

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The 10 Best Lyrical Disses

Posted on February 9th 2010  
best lyrical disses From 2Pac to Carly Simon, the annals of popular music are filled with songs targeting other musicians, exes, record companies and anyone else who fails to share the songwriter’s point of view. Here are ten of the best.

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Karaoke Killings: The “My Way” Murders

Posted on February 9th 2010  
karaoke Who would have thought bad singing could get you killed?

Apparently, in the Philippines, it can: according to the New York Times, at least six karaoke singers in the past ten years have been slain during renditions of Frank Sinatra’s 1969 classic “My Way”.

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Apple iPad – Can it replace your mp3 player?

Posted on February 5th 2010  
apple ipad tablet Last week saw the official unveiling of the iPad, the latest addition to Apple’s hipster-friendly stable of multimedia devices. Among other things, the ‘Pad [which resembles an oversized iPod Touch and has been the subject of countless puerile Twitter jokes due to its name] features an iPod application, through which music can be played in the style of an iPod or iPhone.

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10 Most Memorable Grammy Moments

Posted on February 2nd 2010  

grammy awardIn honour of Monday’s Grammy Awards, here’s a list of ten of the most memorable Grammy moments in recent years. For the most established awards night in popular music, the Grammys are pretty light on shock value compared to, say, the VMAs [the younger, flashier Prince Harry to the Grammys’ sedate Prince William], but – as seen below – they’ve still had their share of legendary performances. And a couple of equally legendary stage invasions…

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