I was flicking through the iTunes Store this morning and noticed something odd ... some words in reviews and track titles had asterisks in them as though they were swear words (e.g. 'b*ll*cks'). But they didn't appear to be swear words. iTunes uses allmusic for the bulk of their album and single reviews, so luckily […]
Robert X. Cringely casts a critical eye at Oboe, the mp3tunes locker service, asks Michael Robertson (he of mp3.com and Linspire) how he thinks the business can be profitable, and looks at how Apple may be doing something similar. read more | digg story
John Peel has died aged 65 of a heart attack while on a working holiday in Peru with his wife. Such a sad loss, one of my favourite DJs — I always remember enjoying listening to his shows as a kid more than the more "trendy" Top 40 on a Sunday ... :(
If you're in Edinburgh right now, you should tune your radio to 106.9 FM to listen to Festival FM , featuring such luminaries as the mighty John Handelaar ! If you're not in Edinburgh, or can't pick it up (the reception down in Leith is a bit gash), fire up a web browser and listen […]