Independent Music Stores – The Last To Know

Tads Records - Jamaica

“Once upon a time it was just the radio stations that knew about a new music release before we did. These days now that it’s all on-line, we’re the last to know.”  This was what a local independent music store owner said frustratedly to me this week as she searched on-line for a long time,… Continue reading Independent Music Stores – The Last To Know

The MP3 Tragedy

Sound quality matters.  Ever so much. The movement from the sweet, tasty sounds of vinyl… …to not-anywhere-near-as-amazing, but still okay sounding CD’s… …to unbearable MP3 versions & their loss of sounds… 01 Blackbird – MP3 – Blackbird (2013) – Fat Freddys Drop …is a tragedy of epic proportions. Don’t you think so? Or am I going on about nothing? … Continue reading The MP3 Tragedy

Independent Colombian Music Stores for Independent Colombian Music

These are some of the exciting new Colombian sound pleasures I have ahead of me. All are Colombian fusion music CD’s. All are original, real CD’s with good sound quality. I can listen to all the sounds of the original recorded music (unlike in MP3 or MP4 format). Real CD’s with the album artwork, artists names &… Continue reading Independent Colombian Music Stores for Independent Colombian Music