Jaco Pastorius, Live In Concert
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A live performance by legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius, subject of a PSW article by Ward Lionel Kremer.

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Rick Nelson - Hello Mary Lou
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This late 1950s clip of Rick Nelson performing “Hello Mary Lou” serves as an example of the recordings detailed by Bruce Bartlett in his PSW article “Ancients Stealing Our Inventions? What We Can Learn From Rick Nelson Recordings”. See link below to go to the article. 

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SR Video, NAMM

New video player from 2010 Winter NAMM

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Shure Mike’s “Ultimate Drop Test”
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Shure Associates Mike Lohman (Shure Mike) and Dave Mendez drop a SM58 and SM57 from several floors up at Shure Corporate Headquarters.

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New Orleans Blues Legend Snooks Live In Concert
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Legendary New Orleans-based blues guitarist Snooks Eaglin performing live with George Porter, Jr.  See related PSW article here.

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Blues Legend Snooks Live In Concert, 1985
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Snooks Eaglin performing live in 1985. See related PSW article here.

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This Is Spinal Tap (“Stonehenge”)
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This Is Spinal Tap; David St. Hubbins: “...there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.”

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This Is Spinal Tap (“Eleven”)
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This Is Spinal Tap; Nigel Tufnel: “The numbers all go to eleven.”

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Live & Production Sound For The 60th Annual Emmy Awards
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A behind the scenes look at the numerous live and production audio challenges and system design at the 60th Annual Emmy Awards, held at the new Nokia Live Theater in Los Angeles. Commentary is provided several live and production sound professionals on the project, including Patrick Baltzell, sound designer and mixer for the Emmy Awards, Scott Harmala of ATK/Audiotek, production mixer Mark King, and audio EIC Dan Young.

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Mind-Blowing Drum Video From Discovery’s Time Warp

Drummer Mike Mangini, world record holder for drum beats per minute, is featured on Discovery Channel’s Time Warp, where high-speed cameras are deployed to fully capture Mangini’s drumming approach and style well as the quite radical physical effects of striking drum heads and symbols.

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