Cassette tape sales are estimated to have doubled this year compared to 2019. The British Phonographic Industry, which represents record labels, projects 157,000 tapes will have been sold in the UK in 2020. That’s the highest number since 2003, when… Read More ›

Music
‘Pure Gold’ AirPods Max ($108,000)
The custom AirPods Max will be available in white and black, with each color offered “in a single piece worldwide,” suggesting that the headphones may be quite exclusive. In the words of Caviar, the pure gold design apparently “looks elegant,… Read More ›
Frank wins by an Ocean
I decided to run my Apple Music year in review and was shocked to discover the results of what I have listened to in 2020. Safe to say that Frank Ocean won by a mile and I really cannot explain… Read More ›
Music streaming: money, money, money
The music economy is heading into its own version of the roaring 20s. Streaming last year accounted for well over half of global music industry revenue. Successful subscription models have unlocked wealth on an eye-watering scale for companies such as… Read More ›
Musicians earn less than 1 cent per stream
If you’re a music lover, chances are you’ll have used streaming services of some kind. Music streaming accounts for more than half of the global music industry’s revenue in the UK, bringing in more than £1 billion in the last… Read More ›
Apple’s Airpods Pro named Which? Product of the Year
Harry Rose, editor of Which? magazine, said: “Apple’s new Airpods Pro edged out some fantastic contenders by taking a product that was already exceptional and improving it to the point of near-perfection.” The runner-up was the Halo Capsule, a recyclable… Read More ›
Apple introduces AirPods Max
Cupertino, California — Apple today announced AirPods Max, innovative wireless headphones that bring the magic of AirPods to an over-ear design with high-fidelity sound. AirPods Max combine a custom acoustic design, H1 chips, and advanced software to power computational audio… Read More ›
Radioooo: a musical time machine
Radioooo is a brilliant idea and the implementation is superb. Click a decade and let the music find you. I was surprised at what I found, mostly from other countries, within a few minutes. Well worth trying if you ask… Read More ›
elago AW6 AirPods Pro Case thoughts
Please read until the end, I was totally wrong for most of this review. I bought this case on a whim purely because it looked quite cute. I was also suckered in by the positive reviews, the owner photos (maybe… Read More ›
Why Do We Listen to New Music?
Why do we even listen to new music anymore? Most people have all the songs they could ever need by the time they turn 30. Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube can whisk us back to the gates and gables of… Read More ›