Our Holiday Gift Giving Guide for 2011 features a number of products to enhance your computer audio (whether from your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone), but the cool thing about the first of our Top 10 Gifts for 2011 is that it bridges the gap between the stereo system you have...
Read MoreFrom: Radio Hannibal If Radio Hannibal were as big and influential as I'd like, streaming music services would be common by now. Spotify, Rhapsody, MOG, Rdio, and the like would be well known brands. The fact is they are still foreign to many. I'm stil...
Read MoreMusic is my escape, as cliche as it sounds, so when I find a band who can really take me into another dimension in a matter of seconds, it’s worth mentioning. It all started with Pandora and a listen to The Shins radio. I looked up from my sketches to realize another 4 hours at work ...
Read MoreEvan Nachimson, called ENach by those of us who went to Owings Mills High School, is a singer songwriter and guitar virtuoso from Owings Mills, MD. Currently attending Berkelee College of Music in Boston, Evan is a sophomore with big dreams, already coming true. At 16 Evan released his first 5 track...
Read MoreI’m all about music. Anytime, anywhere just play the right song and I’ll be pacified for hours. But if you’re like me, you hate all the clutter that music systems can bring. Excess wires bulk up behind A/V furniture...or even worse, they’re visible (*insert gasp here*)! So I&...
Read MoreBefore I write these reviews, I scan through recently released albums on iTunes, browse through small seemingly unknown bands I’ve never heard of, and eventually find an album worth harping on for more than 5 minutes. My biggest test is to see if I can listen through the whole album, start to ...
Read MorePicture this: a 12’x14’ room with two overly used beds and crummy mattresses, white cinder block walls that are always cold to the touch, and one overhead light that hangs from the ceiling. No, this isn’t your county jail. It’s your standard dorm room. In fact, I’m desc...
Read MoreI’m the kind of person who remembers faces, not names. I’ll notice when you’ve gotten a haircut, and I’ll probably be able to pick out that new accessory that you’re wearing for the first time. No, I’m not your personal stalker; I’ve just got a great eye for...
Read MoreSo you’ve got that iPod (or two or three), right? Maybe you’ve got the iPad too. Okay, I’ll confess. I have all of Apple’s products, or they’re at least on my wish list. We all know Apple designs their products to look great and perform at a level beyond comparison, but...
Read MoreSo you could write about the quality of a pair of speakers by simply asking one question: do they sound good? We all know that if you buy speakers they’re bound to get the job done; they’ll reproduce sound. But because I’m taking the time to write about my experience with a unique ...
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