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ATM – Leakproof Headphones

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Rarely go to my “Sound Room” these days – it’s a long walk over to the East Wing and once I’m there I usually have forgotten what I was going to listen to. So most of the time it’s Sonos in the living area for me and my music. I, however, share the living area with my dearest. Sometimes there are cries of “You know I hate Bruce Springsteen!” or “That’s eleven times you have played Been Around today!” or even worse “Play Fleetwood Mac!”. I’m not the world’s biggest fan of headphones but when needs must I put on my rather expensive Sennheisers and move into the farthest corner of the room. “I can still hear your stupid music, you know, must you play it so loud?” Well yes, I must play it loud – what’s the point of headphones if you can’t play it loud?

So you lot, I need recommendations for headphones that don’t leak sound. I’m not too keen on sound cancelling and realise I need closed rather than open headphones.

Not to worried about cost – thanks to some pandemic or other we don’t seem to be spending much right now.

Cheers

But a few hours to go

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…before The 2020 Album Of The year closes. Without giving anything away the race for the Number 2 spot is down to a couple of votes. Far be it for me to try and influence any late voter but A G**l C***e” E**y needs you NOW!!

Let’s show those Quietus people what a proper list looks like!

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It’s 1st December 2020 and time for our Album of the Year Poll. Cue trumpets or cue disinterest, whatever. Let’s find out who is going to fill the coveted No4 spot behind Bob, Bruce and Taylor. Same rules as ever – a maximum of twenty new albums released this year (no re-mastered lost masterpieces, no live concerts from back in the day). All albums over the twenty cut-off figure will be discarded. First on your list gets twenty points, next nineteen and so on. If you choose to post in ascending order instead then I’ll simply scoff at your silliness and stick to my rules ie first on list is your No 1. If you struggle to name twenty albums (like what I will, IMHO there have been some belting albums released this year but they are pretty thin on the ground) then just list as many or as few as you like, Only thing I ask is Artist Name first followed by Album Title. “Cressida Rising – Heartbreak Hotel” means nothing to me. Voting closes midnight 31st December – as we ain’t goin’ nowhere this Christmas there is every chance I will have ample time to double and triple » Continue Reading.

Jingsabloody roonie!!

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I’m by no means the world’s biggest David Bowie fan and have long regarded Glastonbury as Music For The Home Counties but last night’s iPlayer relay of the Bowie 2000 concert was simply astounding! Just one of the best things I have ever ever seen. The clip attached is not from the BBC but I urge all you people scattered around the globe to get yourself a VPN or whatever and settle down for majestic musical glory.

OMG!! IT’S HERE!!! IT’S HERE!!!! THE RESULTS ARE IN!!!!!

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First a disclaimer (where disclaimer = excuse). The votes have been tabulated in four different countries, on a laptop, a phone and a tablet. Sometimes the spreadsheet has been opened late at night and ample refreshments may well have been taken beforehand. Whilst I am certain that the major placings are correct (within the normal statistical deviance of plus or minus 50%) there may indeed be some minor mistakes towards the bottom edges of the leader board where a combination of very silly band names and even sillier album titles may have led to a confused nay befuddled Little Gary inadvertently making the tiniest of errors. So apologies to Swidt, a hip hop collective from Onehunga, New Zealand and oft we jolly well go.