We were saddened by the passing of Amy Winehouse this weekend. She was a fine musician, a spirited vocalist and a fearless songwriter.
Her 2007 masterpiece, Back to Black, was a revelation to many. With its retro-soul arrangements, jazz underpinnings, and punk attitude, the album cut across genres and generations, garnering huge numbers of trans-Atlantic [...]

In 1999, it appeared as if Apple was dying in the shadow of Windows computers. In 2001, they introduced iPod. Since then, Apple became fruitful with gradual, multiple profits. The iPhone and iPad seem to seal the deal as Apple rises to the top position among businesses. Profits continue to roll in. Like its new [...]

Live recording for film, video, and music always required heavy and expensive recording equipment. Samson Technologies is a manufacturer and designer of quality equipment for the professional music and performance industry. The Zoom H2n from Samson Technologies delivers a new breakthrough in portable recording. Consider what the iPad did for mobile tablets. That’s what the [...]

FLASHBACK ‘71: As part of J&R’s 40th Anniversary Celebration, we are looking back at the history of Downtown NYC and J&R’s place in it.
For all the Downtown New York City historians out there, here’s an interesting photo.
In 1858, the two buildings at left, near the north corner of Ann Street, are now 1 Park Row. [...]

Today, SEGA releases Captain America: Super Soldier for PC. X360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS in the USA on Tuesday July 19.
The game is being released as an overture to the upcoming movie release of this famous Marvel character. Captain America First Avenger released at theaters across USA on July 22.
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It’s finally arriving in movie theaters, the last chapter of the series that defined a generation. This is the last Harry Potter movie to open in theaters on the Fifteenth of July. You can play Harry and other characters in the Deathly Hallows game, being released July 12, by Electronic Arts.
Blanketing all the game [...]

The HDMI 1.4 specification adds support for extremely high video resolutions that go far beyond today’s 1080p systems. 4K is shorthand for 4,000 lines wide by 2,000 lines high, or roughly four times the resolution of a 1080p display. The term actually covers two formats, both supported in the HDMI 1.4 specification: 3840 pixels wide [...]

According to Comscore, Android smartphones have a 38% share of the market. Apple iPhone follows with a 26.6% share. It appears as if Blackberry and Microsoft are losing some sales.
Is the pushbutton format falling at the wayside of the virtual keyboard? With touchscreen phones holding 64% of smartphone sales, will the popular Blackberry keypad be [...]

Way to go, Javier! A big pat on the back for Javier Colon from all his friends at J&R.
Here’s some pictures of Javier wowing the crowd at J&R’s MusicFest back in 2007!
Hey, we knew him WAAAAY back when. . .
 

Due to a flight delay, the Earth, Wind & Fire appearance at J&R, scheduled for 12:30 pm today, has been CANCELLED.
We regret any inconvenience this may cause our customers.