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Santana: All That I Am

By Emile • Nov 7th, 2005 • Category: Entertainment, General, Music

It’s incredibly easy to pass judgement Malcolm-Gladwell-style which I myself have done even initially passing Santana’s Supernatural album as “pretty good” rather than the multi-platinum life-changing epiphany that it truly was.
You have to give the production of this album some slack in certain respects, the songs seem to be orderered miserably and while Santana […]



Carlos Santana Saved My Life…

By Emile • Nov 2nd, 2005 • Category: Entertainment, General, Music

… is a bit of a dramatic title, but it rings true nonetheless. It’s an honest revelation, a catharsis of sorts that I have never really revealed, until now, but it’s something I feel I should say.

Being a modest but always-thirsty-for-new-inspiration guitarist had me stumble 5 years ago on an article that was entitled […]



iPod Magicians ?

By Emile • Oct 25th, 2005 • Category: Entertainment, General, Music

It would be safe to assume that this correlates to the iPod Nanos which have been lovingly embraced as well as the new video iPod screens that everyone is staring at: we’ve recently received a boatload of emails from people asking for help and suggestions on removing scratches from iPods as well as some hits […]



Lets all go deaf

By Emile • Sep 30th, 2005 • Category: General, Music

In keeping pulse on Apple, you will no doubt, continue to hear about the recent dispute brewing between Apple and music companies seeking to kill the 99ยข price on iTunes for all songs. It’s easy to follow on the NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, MacWorld, PlaylistMag, and I’m sure a slew of other publications. […]



Things Apple will never do…

By Emile • Jul 29th, 2005 • Category: Design, General, Music

So I’m reading an article in the August ‘05 issue of Fast Company last night which is discussing the death of the iPod, almost as if it is a foregone conclusion. The author, John J. Sviokla, proposes the idea that because of the technology and music marketplace ecosystem and the fact that Apple holds […]



Be prepared to be blown away

By Emile • Jul 10th, 2005 • Category: General, Music

Perhaps you were lucky enough to see him on Dave Letterman’s Late Show, but if you weren’t then you should sit down… Raul Midon has entered the house. In case you missed the Late Show performance, take a look at his performance (RealVideo file) here. If you have more time on your hands, […]



Get This Song

By Emile • Jul 6th, 2005 • Category: General, Music

“Son’s Gonna Rise” by Citizen Cope aka Clarence Greenwood. I originally heard this song when it was the bedding for the Pontiac 2005 Superbowl commercial which debuted the Pontiac Solstice. I ended up hunting the song title down, purchasing it through iTunes, only to have Apple (via an iTunes weekly email) say that […]