the Nagra MSA: stereo power amplifier

beautifully made stereo amps by swiss manufacturer nagra known for its movie soundtrack recorders. with 60w per channel into 8 ohms output or the two channels can be parallel-bridged to reach a double mono output power of 120 watts RMS into 4 ohms. approximate cost $15,000. personally for that price i’d go for  the pass aleph mono blocks but this deserves a post just for its looks. by dd

PAUL WELLER & Hannah Andrews IN HORIZONTAL STATE

official signature of mr. weller circa 1981


nice picture of paul weller as i had never seen before… “aging ex jam singer guitar player, leader, etc paul weller, found collapsed in a heap outside a bar after a mammoth drinking session in prague at the weekend. his girlfriend, 23-year-old hannah andrews, who was probably regaled by his tales of rock and roll debauchery remains by his side.” whatever, he’s still amazing and will probably remain that way. by dd

smoking kills man… but hell it lookS good**


great cover for man magazine. mind you, this is not just “another man” magazine.

 

**official disclaimer: smoking actually does not look good. it actually sucks!! not that we care about death, its quite natural and we best get the fuck out of here if there’s gonna be any room left on earth for the ones coming. besides as we posted before the true average life span of man is really just 20, and the rest is really borrowed time. all that said, and the death part aside, it is simply stupid to shove carbon monoxide inside you mouth especially when the final effect is null. your teeth get yellow, your mouth smells like a toilet, and it actually cramps your style. just think about what an extra ($12 a pack x 7 days x 4 week in a month) $336 a month could do for your wardrobe… actually if you are in paris or NY not much… but whatever. by dd

yeah yeah yeahs: heads will roll

i know by now some of you are sick of this song but given dd just posted the cover, i found it timely. this track was quite amazing had it not been over played at every wanna be hipster joint in NY in the last 2 years. by xy

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: it’s blitz


what a great cover, you can really feel what the music on the inside will be like. good one. i got a date with the night was my favorite off of fever to tell, and so far i love heads will roll off of it’s blitz.  nice work. by dd