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Lesley Duncan died tragically from cerebrovascular disease on 12 March this year. She was a singer/songwriter from Stockton-on-Tees. On her second album Sing Children Sing is Lesley's song Love Song, which was quite superb and covered by Elton John....

I have just bought my first (I think) coloured CD.It is this one: The non-playing side has the usual printing on it of the album title etc. but the playing side is completely black.

For anyone interested; Santana to play London, Manchester, Newcastle and Antwerp in OctoberTickets on sale Friday, but if you join the fanclub (FREE), you can buy them now.http://www.santana.com/

My Naim Dac is 4 meters away from my Mac. Is it better to run a 2 meter USB cable from my Hiface and then run a 2 meter BNC to BNC cable?Or a longer USB cable with a Naim DC1? Or a 4 meter BNC to BNC cable and if so who makes a good quality cable at...

I just wanted to bring to light, the good service I received from Warner Bros in the US.In December they released the ltd edition Neil Young 4lp vinyl box set 1-4. They had problems with some of the initial pressings and my box was one of them....

A very special track called Breach from the Radio Silence recording sessions. It is one of Neil's personal favourites. Please give it a listen!http://entertainment.timesonli...c/article7105017.ece Mp3 only I am afraid...

Did anyone else catch the BBC Radio 6 show this week ? A wonderful forthright interview from one of my favourite producers, especially from 45 minutes in where he rants on about modern recording technology taking the soul out of music. You'll find...

Very sad news, I'm a big fan of his work.http://omg.yahoo.com/news/hip-...-dies-at-43/39498?nc

Simon et al,I know beggars can't be choosers -- but I noticed that the new album Radio Silence is not being offered in Hi-def 24 bit FLAC format.The album is a wonderful accomplishment - nonetheless. Hard to complain.Just wondering...cheersHappy Listening

For anyone interested who hasn't seen the great man in the fleshLEONARD COHEN at Lissadell House, County Sligo Saturday 31st July 2010Tickets on Sale Monday 26th April

For some time when in the car on my own, I've often played the same track 5-10 times straight off. Eventually, even I realised that I must really, really like the song.It has a terrific tune, huge production and the lyrics really speak to me - I can...

Hi All, I've been having a spring clean of the office and found a few opened demo copies of Naim (and other) Label CDs gathering dust. They are all finished retail copies, but unwrapped and barely used!As a little thanks for your ongoing support, I'd...

Time to get out there and support your local record store - bricks and mortar. In fact I support mine regularly and the two I frequent very regularly are both excellent stores - Resident and Borderline in Brighton.Good article here in today's Sunday...

During the last few weeks one finnish national TV-channel "Yle Teema" have shown this documentary series "Jazzia Pohjoisesta" (Jazz from the north). The series is about the development of northern jazz music and scene, including some speculations of...

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Details here, Dr Feelgood and Ian Dury in concert The Story of Stiff RecordsJohn.

BBC6 "Axe Factor" readers' poll. "Top" guitarists of the past 30 years.1. John Frusciante – Red Hot Chili Peppers2. Slash – Guns n’ Roses3. Matt Bellamy – Muse4. Johnny Marr – The Smiths5. Tom Morello – Rage Against...

Can anybody offer me any recommendations on where to start with the Porcupine Tree?Voyage 34 used to appear a lot on here, and there were some references to similarities with DSOTM which I thought sounded promising.But now a lot of other albums are...

Had a demonstration of 555, 552, 500 & JM Lab 7 somethings and played this wonderful record on a seriously audiophile label: http://www.annebisson.com/english/album.html Sample here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwOm5ZGuB6Q Graeme

poetic licence to focus on vinyl in this "record week" ---all else being equal, are they better, and if so, why?enjoyken

I've tried to get through a few sets of the Brahms' Symphonies. My favourites are 1 & 2. The best '2' I've come across is the 1964 Karajan + BPO. Totally engaging in every way. Not as neat as the Haitink + LSO, but just so, so good. Dig it out !

Hi, I'm hoping someone can recommend a good book to get about Blue Note. I've been half-looking for a while, and have heard that Richard Cook's Blue Note Records: The Biography is an interesting read, but it seems to be out of print, and was wondering...

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Equally, if you don't play how do you think that impacts on your enjoyment of music?Like half the western world I have owned a cheap acoustic guitar for years but never got beyond three chords and an inability to string them together. Like all good...

Yesterday I finally got the chance to have a look at Dylan's paintings at the Halcyon Gallery at Bruton St London W1. This is a collection called the The Drawn Blank Series and is really about his move from paper to canvas.The paintings are mainly...