Here are links to some of my recent music reviews on Sound+Vision and HomeTechTell.com

Mad Monster Party on Blu-ray

Portland's Helio Sequence with a brand new quad release, Jerry and Merl reissues, Jeff Lynne returns, and more

Radiohead Remixes Reviewed

Peter Gabriel, Instant Live, Remastered Beach Boys, and Grand Ukulele

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How great to see one of my fave songwriter/musicians pull out the stops after all these years at The Fillmore Auditorium and ON my birthday! This is the poster they gave out after show which I may well frame (how many concerts posters have your birthday listed, after all?). It was a great show with many peaks. My fave parts came at the end however ( Read more... )

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Tonight I finished a book which a friend gave me more than a year ago.  I am pleased that I was able

to finish it.  Which one? I'll get to that in a bit as it does ( Read more... )

Some newer reviews that have posted, in case you are interested:

The new Paul McCartney RAM Deluxe edition box set including detail on the high resolution downloads that come with it...

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I've long had a theory that rock music "sounds" good to us while driving at speeds 55+ due to a subconscious time-keeping that the lines of the highway make while passing by. The faster you go the better the sync. This fan made video of a great Kinks song does this. The video may in fact be sped up to match the tempo of the song but that ( Read more... )

I'm really loving the new Guided By Voices album. My review posted yesterday here
http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/86494/love-hz-guided-by-voices-class-clown-spots-a-ufo/

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A feel good single for Summer?  I think so!


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Record collecting is alive and well. My report from last weekend's event is posted on HomeTechTell now --->
http://bit.ly/JJrgKi

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Here are links to my last two Record Store Day reports.  Thanks again rckdjbear for the Flaming Lips and K'Naan singles from Record Store Day in Las Vegas (as well as the super cool Red Crayolas single!).

Part 6 includes Captain Beefheart, The Byrds, Gene Clark, Paul Revere & The Raiders, K'naan and The Mynah Birds (Neil Young with Rick James!), 
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