Monthly Archives: April 2023

Jonathan Gresham reportedly signs with AEW

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Jonathan Gresham has signed with AEW. Fightful Select is reporting that Gresham did sign a contract with AEW, but would also be working on the Ring of Honor brand as well as the ROH World Champion. Gresham won the ROH world title at the Ring […]

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AEW Battle of the Belts 2 viewership declines compared to January event

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Viewership of AEW Battle of the Belts 2 dropped significantly compared to the inaugural event in January. Saturday’s show was viewed by an average of 527,000 people — a steep decline from 704,000 average viewers on January 8. In the adult 18-49 demographic, Saturday’s show […]

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NJPW adds Okada tag match, IWGP U.S. Championship four-way to Capital Collision PPV

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… IWGP has announced two new matches for “Capital Collision” on May 14. Kazuchika Okada will be in action teaming with Trent Baretta against Jay White & Hikuleo. The other match announced is IWGP U.S. Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defending his title against Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay, […]

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Re-Tales #13: Getting your hi-fi fix(ed)

Lately I’ve been hearing stories about people getting back into hi-fi, often from the people themselves. Some are buying new gear, but others have dug out and dusted off older equipment. Demand for electronics repair services was surging even before the pandemic. Once it struck, once and future audiophiles stuck at home plumbed their basements, […]

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Last match for Ric Flair changing venues

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… The Ric Flair last match event during Summerslam weekend in Nashville as part of Starrcast is moving to a larger venue. Sports Illustrated is reporting that the event would be moving to the Nashville Municipal Auditorium and out of the originally announced Nashville Fairgrounds. The […]

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The Wynn Audio Room: World Premieres Galore!

(All prices in Canadian funds unless otherwise noted.) “Hello Toronto Audiofest! It’s good to be back!” That was my first thought when I entered the Westin Toronto Airport Hotel, the same venue used for the previous, and first ever, Toronto Audiofest in 2019. It was also the thought I had inside the first exhibit room […]

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Listening Deeply

Take a walk at night. Walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears.—Pauline Oliveros, Sonic Meditations The one activity that distinguishes audiophiles from other music lovers is our practice of sitting in solitude and listening closely to music reproduced on a finely tuned playback system. That is not to suggest that there’s […]

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Jay White Reportedly Not WWE Bound

A major update on former NJPW superstar Jay White.   According to PW Insider, who spoke with numerous conversations with WWE talents and officials, the Switchblade is no longer expected to be going to WWE after months of speculation/rumors indicating that he was. The report adds that the former IWGP World Champion’s name was not […]

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Opponents Of Rose Hill Plaza Redevelopment Urge 'Full Stop' On Plan

FRANCONIA, VA — The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to recommend that county leaders adopt the commission’s “work program,” a plan that includes the proposed redevelopment of the Rose Hill Plaza shopping center. The inclusion of the Rose Hill Plaza development plan in the work program, approved on March 29 by the […]

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Pays-Bas : le déraillement d'un train fait un mort et une trentaine de blessés

Aux Pays-Bas, un train de voyageurs a déraillé dans la nuit du lundi 3 au mardi 4 avril, vers 3h25 du matin, après être entré en collision avec un engin de chantier, probablement stationné sur la voie. L’accident s’est produit à hauteur de la ville de Voorschoten, sur la voie ferrée reliant les villes de La Haye et de […]

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