The Lost Art Of ListeningCalling it out: women are making better music than menAccording to definition, a troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350)…3 min read·Mar 7, 2021----
The Lost Art Of ListeningThe Art of Longevity: a podcastTo hear the podcast choose on of the various services:4 min read·Mar 5, 2021----
The Lost Art Of ListeningThe Cure took Glastonbury 2019, let’s hope both return soonOh Glastonbury. Cancelled again. One begins to wonder whether…no, no, no. Let’s not go there. Glastonbury will return in 2022 as part of…5 min read·Feb 10, 2021----
The Lost Art Of ListeningHappy Holidays USA or Merry Christmas UK? Who does Christmas songs best?Every year without fail, I make December an all Christmas songs affair. Never before December 1st of course, and never after the 26th, but…6 min read·Dec 17, 2020----
The Lost Art Of ListeningSonos Radio HD— has a third way to listen just arrived?The pandemic-induced lockdown created a listening boom for traditional radio, along with an uptick in the streaming of more comforting…10 min read·Nov 29, 2020--1--1
The Lost Art Of ListeningMUSIC FILM REVIEW: PHIL LYNOTT: SONGS FOR WHILE I’M AWAYOctober 29, 20206 min read·Oct 29, 2020----
The Lost Art Of ListeningIs high definition audio ready to re-invent music (again?)According to a growing community of audiophiles, we are all being short-changed by the current wave of digital music. Since the first…5 min read·Oct 21, 2020--2--2
The Lost Art Of ListeningThank you for the music: paying more attentionBack when we used to attend live shows (it’s coming back, don’t worry, eventually, I hope) how often did you find yourself at a gig and…6 min read·Oct 9, 2020----
The Lost Art Of ListeningNational Album Day 2020 Long Read: The excess of the 80s produced monster pop albums that many…I was just up in Dundee, Scotland, where I found myself stopping off for a few moments at a record shop (Assai Records, 33 and 1/3rd Union…7 min read·Oct 6, 2020----
The Lost Art Of ListeningUp Next: The lost art of the song segueI remember when Beats first launched it’s pre Apple-Music service back in 2014. The vernacular was very much about human curation over…4 min read·Sep 28, 2020----