My daughter made the mistake of putting Eurovision 2021 on the TV last night and I was immediately transfixed in the worst of ways. The Icelandic entry popped up (above) and my first words were “What the f*ck is that?”… Read More ›
Music
Apple announces Lossless Audio that you cannot play on wireless Apple devices
Apple today announced Apple Music is bringing industry-leading sound quality to subscribers with the addition of Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos. Spatial Audio gives artists the opportunity to create immersive audio experiences for their fans with true multidimensional… Read More ›
Worldwide smart personal audio and wearable shipments and growth Q4 2020
Apple is dominating personal audio in a big way. Look at the second column. Apple is dominating wearables… Second column.
Musicians are in peril
It was the kind of story sold to millions of music acts about the global reach of the internet. In a connected world, ideas, thoughts, and yes, songs could break across borders, building audiences where none before existed. It was… Read More ›
How Leonard Cohen Lived Between The Hour And The Age
Songs of Love and Hate stayed the course. Over fluttering Spanish guitar, 36-year-old Cohen hangs his head in self-recrimination and psychic pain, details shuddering loneliness and the grotesquery of human performance. His vocal offering comes, as ever, via his gravelly… Read More ›
That was truly ………. Weird 😬
The title is what a friend of mine sent me in WhatsApp about the above version of The Greatest Love Of All and the video, but for me it is a different experience. Arguably this version is much worse than… Read More ›
I play digital music through my 1949 radio
I have a collection of older technology which I have collected throughout my life – including old cameras, calculators, hi-fis and radios. I had been interested in music from an early age, but it was really when my father purchased… Read More ›
Should’ve Been You
A random music post, but Imelda has a wonderful voice, is a superb songwriter and the video fits the song so well. Enjoy.
Apple’s ‘Hearing Study’ early indicators are worrying
In terms of metrics, it was found that 25% of research participants experience a daily average environmental sound exposure higher than the WHO recommended limit. This was for an average of the day, rather than specific high-volume instances like sudden… Read More ›
Pay Your Way In Pain
I went to the store I was feeling kinda hungry but I didn’t have the money and the shelves were all empty so I went to the bank to check my checking the man looked at my face, said we… Read More ›