This Christmas I was gifted a nice pair of Apple Airpods. They were extremely easy to set up and use because of that Apple W1 chip they house. iOS is tailored for their integration, and they do not disappoint in regards to usability. I wish that I had some more options for left and right …
If you have recently picked up a pair of Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones, throw the song “Unfinished Sympathy” from “Collected (Deluxe Edition)” by Massive Attack at them. That track has some impressive bass in the intro and contains intricate instrumentation. Make sure your headphones sit snug against your skull and enjoy. You might be surprised at …
Before I begin, I have to say the longer tracks on The Final Frontier (the previous) offering were masterpiece level with me. The Talisman, The Man Who Would Be King, and When the Wild Wind Blows are simply incredible. Coming into this album, I was very excited. My first listen or two left me wanting… …
Album artwork by Hsiao Ron Cheng. For some strange reason I’m sometimes drawn to music in languages that I don’t fully understand. Take Édith Piaf for instance. Her voice is soothing, melodic, and sometimes bird-like. In a language I studied for a few years in high school. Which means it turns into background entrancement for …
#R40BOS. I was totally relaxed coming to TD Garden with my wife. Traffic wasn’t wonderful coming from the suburbs into the tightened roadways of Boston. The merging of several lanes of traffic mixed with an accident along the way slowed us down considerably. We had already purchased North Station parking, so we didn’t mind. That, and …
To say that I am a little excited about tonight’s show at TD Garden in Boston would be a severe understatement. Third row is the closest I’ve managed to get and tonight that’s where my wife and I will be. Her first Rush show was Hartford, Connecticut for the Vapor Trails tour. I remember a lot …
Lucky enough to attend WWDC13 this year, when iRadio was announced and released to developers, one of the cooler parts of the at conference iRadio offering was a station called “Music Heard at WWDC”. Apple culled together a lot of music into a playlist that would play during intermissions between developer sessions. All that music …
Knowing someone who manages engineers working on Apple TV is a pleasant bonus in the back of my mind. Sundays with Apple TV devices scattered around our home hooked up to our Wi-Fi and widescreen television panels produces such a pleasant experience. The kids are reading proper books. Our new rule is to read the …