Old School Audio

08/21/2026

Awesome

The Grateful Dead have officially released one of the most celebrated versions of “Shakedown Street,” recorded at Merriweather Post Pavilion in 1985 and long regarded by Deadheads as an all-time rendition.

08/21/2026

Happy Birthday Robert Plant- born August 20th 1948.

08/20/2026

RIP

Remembering Phil Lynott-August 20th 1949-Jannuary 4th 1986.

08/20/2026

By the late 1980s, Larry Carlton was already one of the most in-demand guitarists in music — the sound behind Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, and the solo on Kid Charlemagne.

Then, at the height of this fame, he was shot outside his home studio, Room 335.

It was 1988, and he was working from Room 335 when he was shot in the throat by an unknown attacker.

The bullet caused serious nerve damage. His left arm was paralysed and, for months, he could barely play at all.

Recovery was slow.

He spent months rebuilding strength and control, effectively relearning his instrument, and it was close to two years before he was able to perform again.

He didn’t disappear.

Instead, he returned with On Solid Ground — an album whose title wasn’t accidental — and went on to tour internationally, win multiple Grammys, and cement his reputation as one of the most influential guitarists of his generation.

Who's heard the album?

📸 Larry Carlton by Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

08/16/2026

What streaming device do you use?

Over half the audiophile votes went to a single streamer under $150.

08/15/2026

In August 1969, the multi-day Woodstock music festival was held on a 600-acre farm in Upstate New York. Look back at iconic performance photos from the inaugural event, including Janis Joplin, Joan Baez and the Grateful Dead’s electrifying set.

08/13/2026

Show me your turntables!
Mine is a Music Hall mmf9.1 with Soundsmith modded Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood.

08/13/2026

Wow

08/10/2026