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Live music and the geekerati capturing every moment on their phone…

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Nice look at the issue from the BBC. “Please do not watch the show through a screen on your smart device/camera,” it said, along with some stronger words unrepeatable here. During the gig, vocalist Karen O repeated the request, telling fans to take a picture right at that moment – but to then keep devices hidden for the good of those around them. On the web, news of the band’s defiance against the march of the amateur filmmaker spread – and was met with whoops of delight from many music fans fed up with seeing mobiles thrust into their line of

It’s Eurovision Week – in a junior sort of way

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It’s time for the annual shot of methadone for addicts of the Eurovision Song Contest… yes it’s time for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest! Set roughly between the grown-ups version, Junior Eurovision (JESC) sees children between the ages of 12 and 15 representing their country by performing songs they have written themselves to an international audience.   Knowing the UK readers of this blog, I’m sure it won’t be long before someone pops up and mentions Minipops, but I’ll point to Hollie Steel if we get into an argument… deal? All the trappings of Eurovision are here, there’s national pride

Tune In To TPN Rock’s Friday Rock Show (Live) Tomorrow

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Last week, at rather short notice, I decided to stream my recording of TPN Rock – possible because I record the show as if it was live, playing and listening to all the music in real time. It’s not that difficult to do, just another cable from the recording MiniDisc (which takes the output from the mixing board) into the soundcard and through to a streaming music server. So, the place is here http://spring.wavestreamer.com:5819/listen.m3u or http://spring.wavestreamer.com:5819/listen.pls) and the time, is, well that’s going to need a bit of working out… 1530 Friday, UK (Summer Time). 1030 Friday, US (East Coast),