I have a bad habit of leaving things lying around and not putting them back where they belong. Yesterday I was reading Kevin Kelly’s 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice and came across this: If you are looking for something in your house, and you finally find it, when you’re done with it, don’t put it … Continue reading Putting Things Away…
A few weeks ago, I was driving on the small back roads of Tennessee and decided to stop at a Goodwill in Shelbyville, TN. I quickly flipped through their records and found a copy of Ramsey Lewis’ Sun Goddess LP. I grabbed it and headed home. Since then I can’t stop listening to Ramsey’s cover … Continue reading Living for the City
I’ve been repairing cassette decks all week and that reignited an itch to make a good old fashioned mixtape. I know it seems silly to make a mixtape on a cassette in 2020, but for me it’s an interesting way to document a certain time in life. Some of these songs are Bandcamp purchases I … Continue reading Making a Mixtape in 2020
One night this week, while watching basketball, I decided to try and repair this Sony Walkman. Everything but the cassette deck worked properly which led me to believe it was a broken belt that needed replaced. After watching a few YouTube videos (mostly to figure out how to open the deck), I was able to … Continue reading Sony Walkman Repair
Last week I finished restoring the above Pioneer SX-450. I was surprised at how well this unit sounded after a little bit of restoration. These 450 units have a history of “browning out” with flickering lights when you power them on. The contacts in the power switch get oxidized (dirty) and begin to arc, causing … Continue reading Pioneer SX-450 Restoration
(Updated 11/2/20 – Read My Updates at Bottom of Original Article) After much research for budget cartridges online, I decided to pull the trigger and buy the Grado Prestige Black 3 cartridge on Amazon for just $80. I recently purchased a PrimaLuna EVO 100 tube preamplifier and paired it with my solid state McIntosh MC … Continue reading Grado Prestige Black 3 Cartridge Review
I recently found this 45 in my collection. At first I thought it was released by Pepe Rivera and couldn’t find much information on it but then I realized the band is actually called Nombres (also Los Nombres) and this 45 features Pepe Rivera. The 45 was released in the mid-1970s on Lorain Sounds, a … Continue reading Full of Love
As I mentioned yesterday, we are on vacation in the Smoky Mountains and I’m using my Polaroid SX-70 again to capture images while here. Yesterday we hiked up to Clingmans Dome and I took these photos. I love how the black and white instant film gives everything a post apocalyptic feel. Continue reading More Mountain Polaroids
We are vacationing in the Smoky Mountains this week and I thought it would be a good time to get my Polaroid SX-70 back out for some shots. I’ve been neglecting my Polaroid camera for some time now and it felt good to shoot with it again. Here are a few shots I took yesterday. … Continue reading Mountain Polaroids
I was asked to contribute some collages to the new Black Bra lyric video for the song Modern Feminist. Beth Cameron from Black Bra helped contribute to the collage work throughout and Dycee Wildman did an amazing job editing everything together. I really enjoyed collaborating on this project! Continue reading Modern Feminist
Aaron Hartley 