I paint. Trying to chase that down absorbs all my energy.
Nothing left over for anything else.

I agree. I love both but the Frahm is the one I endlessly return to on almost a daily basis. I find myself listening to a lot of solo piano pieces nowadays.

But do you like it? How about this instead.

Define what music you regard to be pop music.
It’s a remarkably broad church now as then.
Personally I listen to very little now as then to music that would in times long gone be described as chart music. It […]

This always brings me solace and peace.

He wants to be abhorred.

I really don’t know or care if pop music is or isn’t everywhere or give a fig for Mr Hepworth’s opinion. I rarely go out and about and I wear noise cancelling earbuds when I do so the music I hear is the music I […]

CD & Streaming for me. Whatever brings joy is all that matters.

The key to this conundrum lies in the word “industry”. It’s a business and it’s business is making as much profit as it can squeeze out whilst minimising it’s overheads and risk. That is the only thing that […]

P. J. Proby had a dessert named after his trousers.

A few more for consideration.
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge. A YA fantasy novel. Very well written and a joy to read.
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry. Absolutely superb. Highly recommended.
Anna Karenina by […]

Badum Tish.

I know nothing about them I’m afraid, I do know that both Sony and Microsoft are launching next generation consoles in November so if your lad is using a console it might be wise to check if the current headsets […]

I bought the first Boston album when it was released so for me it’s more than a feeling…

Crunchers.

I couldn’t be bothered to wade through pages of DR numbers to find ANY mastering of REO Speedwagon and Boston albums.

How do you measure it whatever it is? With a ruler?
Trust your ears. It either sounds right or it doesn’t.
Anyone who cares that music sounds good is an audiophile. There is a world of pain between that […]

All the above. Boxer. Alligator. High Violet. Then have a bit of a rummage around. I haven’t listened to them in a while so that’s this afternoon sorted out nicely.

Uh-huh.

Thank you. 🙏