Random music news for Friday, January 4, 2019
What are the Chinese going to find on the far side of the moon? Better yet, what are they going to do there? Ponder that as we go through music
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Watch Technics Build the Famous SL-1200 Turntable
There isn’t a turntable that balances toughness and performance better than the legendary SL-1200 Turntable. Technics lost their mind for a few years when they took it out of production,
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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 10, 2017
One year ago today, we woke up to the news of Bowie’s death. Goddammit, that still makes me sad. And now, the music news of the day. U2 has postponed
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Welcome Back, Technics SL-1200
Back in 2010, I bought one of the last Technics SL-1200 turntables before production ceased. A couple of years later, Technics, having woken up to the fact that vinyl was
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It was on this day in 1881 that the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral took place. And in music news… Have you heard of Moon Man? He’s the alt-rock’s
Read MoreRandom Music News for Thursday, September 22, 2016
And just like that, it’s autumn. Here’s some music news. Interesting: BBC Radio 1 wants to become “the Netflix of music radio.” Today the BBC launches a Canadian bureau and
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, March 5, 2016
Exactly four hundred years ago today, the Catholic Church banned De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Copernicus, which dared say that the earth wasn’t the centre of the universe. This really pissed
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, January 11, 2016
I’ve been summoned to see if I’m suitable for jury duty today. (It was supposed to be last week but they postponed selection until today). Wish me luck. And now,
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The World’s Most Beloved Turntable is Coming Back! The Return of the SL-1200.
On Boxing Day 2010, I scoured audio stores for Technics SL-1200 turntable. The company announced earlier that year that it was phasing out production of the iconic machine, I was
Read MoreHow the Technics SL-1200 Became the Most Popular Turntable in the World
Back in 2010, I bought one of the last brand new Technics SL-1200s before the company inexplicably decided to get out of the turntable business. It cost me close to
Read MoreGreat News! Technics is Back in the Turntable Business
When it comes to a workhorse turntable, nothing–and I mean NOTHING–can beat a Technics SL-1200. I bought one of the last remaining units for my home studio before they went
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