I haven’t written about music for a while, so thought that should be the theme today. Especially after a weekend of Glastonbury wall-to-wall on the TV, radio etc. There was an interesting piece in the weekend Independent by David Hepworth about Glastonbury. He describes it as “merely a version of historical re-enactment”. That’s probably why … Read more
If you have been following this series, you will know that my tastes in podcasts are somewhat eclectic. I like podcasts to amuse me, educate me, and introduce me to new music. The choice today is ‘Headphone Commute‘ which is an irregular podcast (every couple of weeks or so) featuring a mix of music. The … Read more
I spend a lot of time travelling by car. It’s not unusual for me to spend up to 20 hours a week in the car. That’s why I listen to lots of podcasts as well as music. One podcast I have been listening to for over a year now which shrinks journeys and has me … Read more
The marvellous thing about podcasts is the diversity from shows that are put together by someone in their back bedroom to ones that are produced by big corporations like the BBC here in the UK. And then there is the fact that you can listen to podcasts from anywhere in the world. Now, I’ve chosen … Read more
For years now I have been a resistor of the Cult of iPod. Everyone I know has an iPod – most of them have large capacity iPod Classics. I bought an iriver H340 nearly 5 years ago. I struggled with it at first because it has an awful user interface. Then along came Rockbox, an … Read more