Dub dot dash

Don't call it a comeback, it's been here for years
" It’s been seven-and-a-half years since I started writing about the great analog vs digital debate, and things have certainly changed during that time. Back then, in 1998, I still felt like the future of LPs and turntables was ethereal at best, that at any moment it could all end, and with more of a whimper than a bang.
Now, in 2005, most audiophiles, both digiphiles and vinyl lovers, recognize that the analog market has been pretty stable for years, and it’s not going to change any time soon. Thanks to the iPod, and music downloading in general, the LP will probably outlast the redbook CD. It’s an amazing statement, I know, almost unthinkable seven-and-a-half years ago. But the more you ponder the possibility of it, the more it makes sense...."
From Marc Phillips column, The Vinyl Anachronist see Vinyl anecdotes... check out his archived columns, plus this one on LP TLC.

From BBC News... "Reggae star Buju Banton is to go on trial next month in Jamaica for his alleged role in an attack on a group of six gay men, a judge said on Friday."

via Coolfer... "The Guardian on the recording studio complex that Justin Timberlake is planning on builing in Memphis and his plans to buy Sun and Stax: " The audacious plan would revive Memphis as a creative centre in a way not seen since BB King and Booker T and the MGs played Beale Street in the Sixties. Timberlake's move is not without controversy. Smaller studios and labels that have struggled in the city for years fear they could be ruined by such a powerful player signing up local talent."




And in local news, author and budding indie rock god Gareth Shute (Hiphop in Aotearoa) launches his new book Makling Music in New Zealand tomorrow evening at Real Groovy in Auckland, at 6pm. Also featuring on the night will be a live performance by Ryan McPhun and the Ruby Suns, featuring Mr Shute on multi-instruments. More info here.