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Looks like yet another setback for the much anticipated LinnDrum II drum machine.

In an update on his blog, Roger Linn gave an update on the current status of the joint project with Dave Smith:

We’re still hard at work but regrettably won't be able to meet our earlier estimate of a 3rd-quarter 2009 ship date. The recent changes in the economy have caused us to rethink our design, which had become too expensive. One problem is that Dave’s customers and my customers had different views of what the product should be, so we had been working on a more elaborate design that we thought would please them both. Then the economy tanked. Oops. The other issue is that Dave and his team have been having such success with their analog synths that they’ve been spreading themselves pretty thin trying to work on both projects.

So given these circumstances, we’d prefer not to state another release date estimate at this time, but when we do we promise to post it here along with any other information we’re able to release. Also, given that Dave and his team have their hands pretty full and that a beat-oriented product is more of a Roger product anyway, we’ll probably be selling it through Roger Linn Design instead of from both companies as we had previously considered.

I’d personally love to tell everybody all the details of the product design, features and price as we did with our initial designs of the product, but there’s that pesky problem of keeping the information from our competitors. So we need to keep tight-lipped for now and regrettably can’t answer any questions. Thanks also to those who have kindly asked to place advance orders. However, we don’t feel it’s right to accept orders until we are able to release the price or more information about the product.

The Linndrum II was originally called the BoomChik and was first announced back in February of 2007.

Tags: music gear
Current Location: home
Current Music: Cadillacula - Screams of the Dead

Transformers 2.

Don't waste your time or money on it. Chock full of cliched mid-90's Michael Bay cinematography, full of explosions, nausea inducing camera rotations, absurd camera angles and unnecessary explosions. No meaningful roles for the female characters at all unless you count strutting around with lips that looked like they were permanently dipped in olive oil. Characters that I couldn't give two shits about whether they lived or died. Even more butchering of my childhood memories with their changes to Transformers backstory.

Yesterday's news was pretty shocking to me...

We had plans to go out last night but ended up watching the news all night.
This must have been what it was like when Elvis died.

They are remaking Clash of the Titans?

80's pop culture is a goldmine.

The two new tattoos I got inked last Thursday are healing well...starting to get a little itchy but no peeling yet.

The studio build is going well. The framing is almost complete, electrical roughs coming in this week. I need to get the audio snake and wall plates up before the insulation goes in. I'm excited.

new pictures and reports of multiple deaths in Tehran

I'm in NYC again for a few days and I have to say....ENOUGH WITH THE FUCKING RAIN. I just left a week of rain in Denver to arrive to even more rain in NY. Went out with some friends last night and totally broke my good eating habit streak by eating some pizza at Tonda. I thought it was mediocre. It wasn't bad but I was expecting much better. Talked a little shop about Cubase with my buddy zwetschke and then we went off to see Terminator Salvation.

I thought it was enjoyable, better than T3. Best way to describe it is a war movie that happens to take place in the world of Terminator. I felt like once again Christian Bale was starring in a movie that he was taking a backseat in. Just like in Dark Knight, another character steals the show. They left it open for a sequel, let's just say the circle isn't fully closed yet.


***spoiler***













They digitally grafted Schwarzenegger's face onto another actor's body near the end of the movie. It totally looks like his face from the 1984 original film. There are a couple of homages to the first two films sprinkled throughout the movie, similar to what they did with Star Trek so the hardcore fans will pick up on them.

Tags: new york
Current Location: new york
Current Mood: bored

It was good seeing all my old friend this weekend at the various BBQs. I've missed you all, it feels good to be back.

Another landmark of New York City is disappearing. The world famous Manny's Music, which has been open since 1935 is closing down.

I've spent a few hours myself playing on some of the guitars in that store, I'm sad to see it go.

Tags: disappearing
Current Mood: depressed