Getting right to the point, we're going to play a handful of shows in NYC, Chicago and LA starting August 22nd. They will be informal affairs in medium to small venues with longer set-lists, possible special guests, cool openers and other surprises. Upon reflection, the NIN/JA tour felt like we had to rush through sets due to a limited allotted set length and many shows were in daylight - it just didn't feel right to end NIN that way. An offer to headline V-Fest in Toronto (being announced soon) set the idea in motion to play some FUN shows to end this up with. If we can get it together we'll film these shows, too.
In NYC we'll be playing Bowery Ballroom, Webster Hall and Terminal 5. In Chicago, the Aragon Ballroom. In LA we'll be at The Wiltern, The Henry Fonda, The Palladium and The Echoplex. These should be cool, unusual and unique shows and I hope you come out - this is it.
So far, The Horrors will be joining us for some shows in NYC, Mew will be with us at other shows in NYC, Chicago and LA, and perhaps more. Details and ticket info will be announced shortly, so check back.
Thanks, Trent
Update UNCONFIRMED:
aug 22 bowery ballroom - ny aug 23 webster hall - ny aug 25 terminal 5 - ny sep 2 palladium - la sep 3 fonda - la
Check out this microphone shootout with the Zoom H4 - H4n + Sony PCM-D50 portable digital recorders.
Many of the commenters found great differences in sound quality among the mics being tested. The funny part is the guy who made the test mistakenly copied the same embed code for both the Zoom H4 and the Sony PCM-D50. It turns out that everyone was hearing the same audio file for both!
I remember watching the Motown 25th Anniversary special on TV, the one where Michael did a medley of Jackson 5 songs with his brothers and then did "Billie Jean." It was the first time he did the Moonwalk. Incredible!
All the kids at school the next day were moonwalking around. The first one who figured out how to moonwalk for real instantly became the coolest kid in school. I never did get it right, but how fun was it to moonwalk on the kitchen floor in your socks?! Don't tell me you never did!
I remember going to Specs Records & Tapes to get Thriller. I'm pretty sure Thriller is the first album I owned that wasn't kiddie nursery rhyme-type stuff or one of my parents' records. It's one of the very few albums I've owned on vinyl, cassette and CD. Thriller is a pop masterpiece like no other.
Do you remember the time... the first time you saw Michael Jackson's Thriller video?
My cousins and brother and I stayed up late at night waiting for MTV to play it, and we were blown away! When I was a kid, it was the coolest thing ever!
Then the Making Of video came out. I can't even imagine how many times I watched the Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller VHS tape... I wore that thing out!
My first concert ever was Michael Jackson at the Orange Bowl in Miami on the Victory Tour with the Jacksons. It was magical. I couldn't believe my parents got us tickets. For weeks I was super excited about the upcoming concert. We parked far away from the stadium the night of the show. I remember skipping, dancing and walking with my parents up to the Orange Bowl. My mom holding my left hand and my dad holding my right. I was wearing glitter socks!
The concert was bigger than life. It was the first time I saw a laser light show. Michael and his brothers sang and danced to the some of the best pop songs ever.
The Jacksons Victory Tour Setlist:
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Things I Do for You Off the Wall Human Nature (with "Ben" introduction) This Place Hotel She's out of My Life Let's Get Serious You Like Me Don't You Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) I Want You Back/The Love You Save/I'll Be There Jackson 5 Medley Rock with You Lovely One Workin' Day and Night Beat It Billie Jean Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
Fast forward 25 years...
On Thursday afternoon I was at Sam Ash in Hollywood when I read a Tweet on my phone:
RIP Michael Jackson ;-(
What?! For real? Michael Jackson died?
Within two seconds, four people came up to me asking if it was true that Michael Jackson was in a coma. Coma? I just read he died!
We found the nearest computer and checked the news sites. They said Michael had been rushed to the hospital and was in a coma. Then Yahoo said he was dead. Then CNN.
Everybody was in disbelief.
I asked who had some Michael Jackson music. Nobody seemed to have any around. I checked my new iPhone 3GS which had just a small random set of songs on it. Any MJ? Just 3 songs: Beat It, PYT and Don't Stop Till You Get Enough. I asked the guitar guys how I could tap into the store's speaker system. They helped me plug my phone into the PA, and we listened to Don't Stop Till You Get Enough. It was surreal.
All day and night Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Michael Jackson was everywhere.
Apogee ONE is a new 1-in/stereo out pocket-sized USB audio interface for the Mac with a built-in condenser mic, preamp and instrument input.
Single channel input using one of the following three options:
Internal omnidirectional condenser microphone Balanced XLR microphone preamp input with +10 to 63 dB of gain Unbalanced 1/4” high impedance instrument input, 0 to 45 dB of gain
Software selectable 48V phantom power Line-level, 1/8” stereo output for headphones or unbalanced powered monitors A/D and D/A conversion @ 44.1/48kHz, 24-bit Multi-function encoder knob for input gain control and output level control 4 encoder function LED indicators 3 segment LED input and output metering Apogee’s Maestro software for advanced control and low latency mixing
Works with any Core Audio compatible software for the Mac:
Teaboy Audio has released Teaboy v1.0, an online service designed for recording engineers and producers to save patches, settings and session info.
The online database uses images of 775 pieces of gear with knobs that can be adjusted just like a software plugin to make it easy to recall your outboard gear settings.
