I swear, I used to be cool. There was a time I cared a lot about music, which is the thing you care about when you’re cool. And now I’m old and not cool and don’t really care anymore and… Read More ›
Music
2 words that changed his life
In 1987, an accountant for his management firm called him in for a meeting and dropped a bombshell, telling him, “You’re broke.” “What he really meant was, ‘You’ve got a lot of assets, but you don’t have any money,’” Oates… Read More ›
Apple Music is winning
Apple Music is the top music streaming service on our Index, with nearly 41 million monthly unique users reported in February (on mobile devices only). Even without taking PC audiences into account, it’s still the reigning music streaming service, with… Read More ›
Banning earphones
2 senators wore earphones while debating ban on earphone wearing on streets, didn’t pass, only 8 votes in it! (1983) via Pessimists Archive. Probably a good thing the vote didn’t pass.
“Honey Is That You ?!”
There’s a great sequence in the wonderful Back to the Future film, where a young Marty McFly picks up a guitar, sits in with a smooth dance band of the day, and rips into a Chuck Berry riff – morphing… Read More ›
Loft: the stereo system you once loved
All the power and connectivity of our classic full size consoles packed into a much smaller footprint, the Wrensilva Loft is a fresh take on the modern record console. Upholding Wrensilva values of thoughtful design and American craftmanship united with… Read More ›
Non-stop Hi-Res Music while Wireless Charging
Everyone has seen many jokes and videos made about the lack of phone jack on iPhone 7. You could put a 3.5 mm to a lightning adapter, but that would mean you cannot charge the phone at the same time…. Read More ›
Pandora Premium
The first thing you’ll notice with Pandora Premium is that it takes fewer clicks to actually start playing music compared to Apple Music and Spotify. The app launches into My Music, which features a carousel of recently played albums and… Read More ›
Prototype Apple iPod Classic: $99,995.00
Up for sale is an extremely rare iPod. This is the iPod that really turned Apple around. Apple had started it’s upward ascent after releasing the iMac, iBook, and PowerBook’s, but the iPod is what changed everything. I have never… Read More ›
Podcasts worth checking out
Podcasts have become even more of a common form of entertainment for me recently and so I thought I would recommend a few. If you would like to add yours to the comments, I will post them as a future… Read More ›