MADFRANCIS

Coffee Professional, Coffee Business Instructor/Consultant, Podcaster, Culinary Enthusiast, Recording Engineer, Half-Ass Musician, Husband, Father, and Dude.

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Going down the youtube rabbit hole tonight. It keeps showing me videos of early Smashing Pumpkins performances and I’m not mad about it.

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Shellac Bass Amp

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Steve Albini for High Times Magazine.

That “factoid”, though…  Oh well…

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Commissioned a giant graffiti flavor wheel for the coffee shop. It is lookin fresh to death!

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This will always be funny.

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These are mixes meant to be listened to over a long span of time, taking the listener on a journey through an ecclectic and diverse sound collage of nearly every genre.

My buddy, Travis Harvey (ownder of Village Green Records), has put together these baller playlists and collaborations that you should expose your eardrums to. Enjoy.

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#NowPlaying Her Eyes on the Horizon by Do Make Say Think

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Reverb: The Evolution of Architectural Acoustics - 99% Invisible

There are two primary ways to control the sound of a space: active acoustics and passive acoustics. Passive acoustics are the materials in a space, like the padding in our studio or wooden floors or plaster walls. Materials like carpeting and drapery soak up sound, while materials like glass and porcelain make a room more echoey. Active

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#NowPlaying Cloak and Cipher by Land Of Talk

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Ribbed. #bbq #ribs #omnomnom

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Sal Summers & the Pink Love HQ

This blog post is dedicated to the legend that is, was, and will forever be Sal Summers & the Pink Love Headquarters. The greatest worst anti-band of all time. 

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How the mighty have fallen. The Kong Holy Roller has held strong for many a moon, but was no match for Ruby the pup. She's a beast.

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Knobs and tone.

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Suitcase living. Similar to box life, but more zippers.