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Archive for February, 2010


Mister Jack – So Much For The Snow

So we had all that snow at the beginning of the year, was a madness to see as i have only seen that much snow 3 or 4 times in my life. Being a Londoner born & bread the weather we normally see is rain, rain and more rain. In fact a few years ago when I had me a mohican and played in a street punk band (miss them dayz) it rained so hard the hair spray i had in me hair ran in me eyes, was not pleasent.
But I digress, my point is the weather sucks in the UK, all we can hope for is a warm summer which we seldom get or a white winter wonderland. Yeah, snow does have it’s negative connotations, being unable to get to work or being snowed in, but for me it takes me back to my childhood. But this cold snap brought on a blizzard on the east coast of America and I can only imagine it must be a nightmare for the residants, with cabin fever setting in.
But what do you think of the snow? Do you like me think it’s as great as a Summers day or does it suck like a rainy day? Leave your comments below.

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Why do I No Longer Purchase CDs

CDIt was this weekend, that I discovered it’s been so long now since I bought a CD, I can’t even remember the last time I went in a store and picked up a record. I was left thinking, what does this mean?

It was 8 weeks ago doing my Christmas shopping that I was shocked to discover that HMV had once again reduced the CD racks, in Hammersmith the HMV racks were 91% DVD’s and 8 % CD’s. I’m no stranger to the constantly evolving music industry, in fact I’m a stong believer in the new business model and the strength of the legal mp3 download on platforms like iTunes, Amazon and Rhapsody.

But I digress, it was Sunday night when I was browsing the iTunes store and clicked the buy button on Alicia Keys – “Empire State Of Mind” when I realized it’s been so long since I actually bought a CD, is it because I don’t value CDs anymore? NO WAY! My immense CD collection proves otherwise, so what the hell is it?

Well I came to the conclusion it must be the sheer eaze of use, the convenience of just hearing a 30 second sample and clicking buy now for the dirt cheap price of 79p. The convenience of accessing any song I want from the iTunes store on my iPhone, no matter where I am. It makes the task of traveling to the record store a thing of the past.

Do you still purchase CDs? Or have you found yourself in a similar situation, buying most of your music of an online store or listening free on Spotify or Last Fm? Comment on this post and let me know what you think.

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