Thursday, September 24, 2026

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Steak & Potatoes Pie
For the Potato Crust 9 medium-sized Yukon Gold potatoes 1 tbsp olive oil ¾ tsp kosher salt Pepper to taste ¼ cup grated parm Butter for greasing
For the Onions 1 tbs unsalted butter 6 onions, sliced thin ½ tsp kosher salt
For the Steak 2 lb flank steak Salt & Pepper
For the Compound Butter 1 stick butter, softened 2 tsp red pepper flakes or Aleppo ½ tsp kosher salt ½ tsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp dry parsley
Everything Else 8 ounces of grated Manchego cheese
Instructions: Preheat the oven to 425F. Grease a 9-inch spring form pan with butter.
Add the potatoes to a large pot, add a generous pinch of salt, and enough water to cover the potatoes. Bring the water to a boil. Boil until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 15-20 minutes.
Strain the potatoes and let them air-dry for about 5 minutes, then add them to the spring form pan. Use the bottom of a jar to smash the potatoes and then use your hands to spread the mashed potato so that it covers the base and the sides of the pan.
Brush the crust with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, then sprinkle a layer of grated Parmigiano Reggiano over the crust.
Bake on the top rack of your oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
Lower the oven to 375F.
Add 1 tablespoon butter to a large skillet and heat over medium-high. Add the onions and salt. Cook for 8 minutes on medium-high, stir occasionally, then reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to cook until the onions are a golden brown.
Make the compound butter. Add all the compound butter ingredients to a bowl and use a spoon to mash and combine. Set aside
Preheat your grill to high. Season the steak generously with salt and pepper. Grill for 4-5 minutes on each side. Let the steak rest for 10 minutes and then slice the steak into 1-inch cubes.
Fill the potato crust with layers of onion, steak, dollops of compound butter, and cheese. Finish with a layer of cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
Let rest for 5 minutes, then cut and serve warm!
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Morphine Announce Posthumous Album 'Cocoon': Hear Title Track

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Friday, September 04, 2026

Friday, August 28, 2026

Meaning

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Monday, August 17, 2026

Rozenberg Quarterly

Rozenberg Quarterly

 Audio Engineer here:

So you bring in a band to a recording studio. You mic them up, then record them. Each part (basically) is on its own track, whether its recorded on tape or digitally. When you set volume levels to each track, stereo panning, effects, etc.....that's mixing. So this multi-track "mix" becomes a stereo track.

But before you send it out to sell on the market, it has to go through the mastering process. This process has changed over time, but basically its to make sure that every song on the album has the same general sound. Because you mix each individual song seperate from each other, you might find that one song has more bass than another, or one is drier sounding, etc. The mastering engineer makes adjustments at this level so the songs on the album sound cohesive. They also make adjustments based on the medium they will be sold on (for example, vinyl has certain restrictions so they have to EQ adjustments to make sure the needle doesn't jump).

Then the product is sold.

A remaster, which is still the most common, is still taking that original mix, but just doing a new master on it. Tastes change, technology improves, and more importantly, formats change. Early CD releases of older 60s/70s songs just used the original masters meant for vinyl, and so sounded thin and generally not good. All the remasters done in the 90's was to get all those old albums to sound good on CD's. And as technology improved over the years, remastering allows modern engineers to get the original mix to sound as good as possible (I am not getting into the Loudness Wars here).

A remix is going back to that original multi-track recording that the band themselves recorded, and doing a completely new mix. New volume adjustments, new stereo panning, new effects like reverb and EQ, etc., and then doing a master of that, and then a release of that.

A remaster is essentially the original product with some sonic differences. A remix is the same recording but actually changes how the song itself sounds.

Friday, August 07, 2026

 Shellac

* Best for antique furniture and historic restorations; warm, traditional finishes, sealing knots or odors * Pros: historically accurate for many antiques, dries fast, easy to repair or refresh * Cons: sensitive to water, alcohol, and heat, not the best choice for heavily used tabletops
Furniture Wax * Best for decorative/low-traffic furniture * Pros: has a beautiful soft sheen, easy to apply and refresh, gives a silky texture to furniture * Cons: offers minimal protection, requires occasional reapplication, not recommended for high-traffic pieces (kitchen or dining tables).
Hard Oil - a blend of wax, resins, and oils Examples: Rubio Monocoat, Osmo, Fiddes Hard Wax Oil, BIOFA * Best for wood furniture where you want a natural, matte look * Pros: Enhances the natural beauty of the wood, easy to spot repair, natural feel * Cons: has to be applied over raw wood, expense
Oil-Based Polyurethane * Best for dining tables, desks, and other high-wear furniture * Pros: extremely durable, excellent moisture resistance, deepens wood color, long-lasting * Cons: Slow drying, harder to repair—often requires refinishing the entire surface, can yellow over time
Water-Based Polyurethane * Low to medium traffic furniture where you want to preserve the natural color, interior furniture and cabinets * Pros: crystal clear finish, fast drying, doesn’t yellow as much over time * Cons: can raise the wood grain on the first coat, spot repairs can be difficult
Each has its own strengths, weaknesses, and best uses. There isn’t one “best” finish—just the best one for the project you’re working on.
Save this so you have a quick reference the next time you’re finishing a project!

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