Friday, March 27, 2015

John Renbourn passed away!

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My heart is still bleeding, folks... John Renbourn has been my inspiration since early '70s, when I bought Pentangle's Reflection...
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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Site of the Decade - Alan Lomax' Archives giveaway!

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GREAT news for musicologists and music lovers... To browse, endlessly. WOW!

Ralph Towner & Paolo Fresu - Sardinian wisdom

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Cool video from Sardinia and wise, WISE words from maestro Ralph Towner. Thanking my pal Daniele...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

The Vinyl Factory

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Superb site ... to dig and follow, passionately...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Cunningham CX-310

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Just got this beauty from the USA... now my tubes warehouse happily counts three pairs of this INCREDIBLE, terrific triode... Love t...
Monday, March 23, 2015

Blog of the Month - Jason plays Music

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Jason Mass sure knows and he's not fearful or afraid to share his tastes and knowledge. Browse and enjoy, folks. C...
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Italian Food by Elizabeth David - Penguin Book (1954)

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This book , written by renowned writer Elizabeth David in early '50s, is an ode to Italy and - mostly - Sicily's food... this sem...

John Renbourn's teachings - Rotosound B12 "Piano Strings" Super Bronze for acoustic guitar

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Here  is maestro Frank Ford of Gryphon guitars shop, the fretted instruments heaven, who gives a wise suggestion about "why" ch...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Partridge 300B monoblocks and Luxman AT-3000

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After a lazy winter, when springtime comes again (... or so...) my energy greatly improves and I find the time and goodwill and strength t...

Jean Nantais's Lenco Reference, Siggwan & The Peak

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Jean just finished Marion's mighty, bespoke, one-of-a-kind Lenco Reference and the bulky, yet classy and light-to-the-eye behemoth wi...
Saturday, March 14, 2015

The Joke

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After some weeks of overhauling, me and my pals Lo and Francesco, finally were able to transform Luca Chiomenti's superb "Scherzo...

Stupidity Rag

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This is the most silly guitar-related shot I saw in decades... I would be tempted to DO NOT describe the fake, yet... this is...
Friday, March 13, 2015

R.I.P. Dept. - Daevid Allen passed away...

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Founder member of Soft Machine and Gong and visionary mind behind among the most adventurous music ever played during last century pa...
Friday, March 6, 2015

The Sound of Silence

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I measured in my studio with Ivie IE-30 real time analyzer a -46 db in August, at 1,00 A.M. or so... Anechoic room and blood ...
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Scoop! How REALLY acoustic guitars are made!!!

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Musings?

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Thanking Sam Gross for his no-frills wisdom...  ... beware the carrots...
Friday, February 20, 2015

Slate Audio - The Glassmat for Garrard 301 and 401

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 MADE IN BRITAIN First introduced in 1985, the Glassmat quickly became the best selling replacement turntable mat for both the Garra...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Tibet Night in NYC with Laurie Anderson, Patti Smith and many others...

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You'll be in NYC on next March, 5th? Enjoy this event ...

Stillpoint Ultra isolation feet

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Nice feet, cool used under our turntables... Browse their  site , folks... worthwhile, indeed.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

James Turrell's Roden Crater, Arizona

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... what an alien, visionary place , folks... ... not far from Flagstaff, New Mexico, close to Arizona border: a volcano...
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