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Music is the only thing that will give, and give, and give and never take.
-Amy Winehouse
Music is the most consistent thing in my life. From painstakingly recording cassette mixes as a kid to burning CDs for the pretty girls in high school, I grew up curating music. Before streaming and Sonos, I would turn on the music in my bedroom and bathroom at the same time to minimize the moments of silence as I walked through the house. I remember the day I discovered Napster like our parents remember the day Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. I collected records as memories of my travels and I always had control of the "aux cord". Eventually, I started mixing in my bedroom and little by little these sets have led me to play music around the world. Today music is endlessly accessible, streaming is the medium, and everyone is a DJ. That being said, music still gives me everything and more.
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The definitive mix... the single most influential set that inspired me to start DJing. Exploring all genres, rhythms, and styles, this mix is a beautiful dance through the many faces of music.
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We all have that one song that we have played to oblivion. The song that you sing in the shower and will never get sick of. Add yours to this playlist and listen to those from others. Only one per person.
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Last fall a friend told me a story about Ryuichi Sakamoto, the renowned musician and composer who lives in the West Village. Mr. Sakamoto, it seems, so likes a particular Japanese restaurant in Murray Hill, and visits it so often, that he finally had to be straight with the chef: He could not bear the music it played for its patrons. The issue was not so much that the music was loud, but that it was thoughtless. Mr. Sakamoto suggested that he could take over the job of choosing it, without pay, if only so he could feel more comfortable eating there.
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In the first weeks of 2000 the founders of Napster were in their office above a bank in San Mateo, California, considering dizzying numbers. Figures scrawled on a whiteboard told how many people around the world had installed their file-sharing application and were using it to download music from each other's computers. As recounted in Downloaded – a documentary soon to premiere at the SXSW film festival, telling the story of a piece of software that came and went and whipped up a new digital music industry in its slip – Napster had 20 million users at the time. Some way from San Mateo, in suburban London I had just become one myself.
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Two years before its 2003 launch (as the iTunes Music Store), Apple introduced the iTunes client as a desktop music management program and implemented it as the device manager for the first iPod later in 2001. In those two years, Apple laid the groundwork for what can reasonably be called the iTunes era of music. Apple did not invent digital music, even though for many iTunes embodies 21st century music buying
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I don’t stream music. I fear that may sound sanctimonious or smug, but I don’t mean it that way. I understand the value and utility of these services, and I am glad for the pleasures that they offer to others. My reasons for abstention are both boring and particular: I find the interfaces clumsy and counterintuitive, the economic model makes me queasy, and I’m restless and don’t like always being tethered to the Internet.
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The best home speaker in the game. I tested this out in Soho NYC to this track by Weval and the glass of the soundproof room almost shattered. At one point or another everyone realizes that there is no greater investment than high quality sound.
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This damn book. What a story. I remember reading it in high school and realizing how wild life can be for some. I reread it a few years ago and confirmed the exact same sentiment. They say cats have nine lives, well Anthony Kiedis is one cool cat. Scar Tissue is the unfiltered story of the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman who shares a behind the scenes ride to the roller coaster that was his rockstar life.
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What a G. Amy's soaked booze-soaked enthusiasm drips onto the screen in this riveting documentary from Asif Kapadia. A star born from the ground, pulled in every direction, led only by her passion for music. Part of the tragic 27 club, her music will be remembered always for its relatability and authenticity. If you haven't had the chance to watch yet, I highly recommend it.
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p.s. did you know the longest dj set of all time was a casual 240 hours?! These shoes are dope... and last by not least, the idea of playing recorded music for callers placed on hold was born by accident. The inventor had a factory that, because of a loose wire touching a steel girder, turned into a transmitter for the nearby radio station whose broadcasts were picked by the factory’s phone system 🏭📞🎶
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