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13 of the best Record Store Day releases for 2021

Home Features (Image credit: Rough Trade) The first drop of Record Store Day 2021 records arrives on Saturday 12th June. It’s that time of year when record shops stock all manner of rarities, reissues, special editions and exclusives produced especially for the big day itself. For us vinyl anoraks, it’s like Christmas, but without the… Read more

9 brilliant albums recorded in self-isolation

Home Features (Image credit: The Streets) Novelty of working from home wearing a little thin? Children climbing the walls? Missing those carefree double-kisses and bear hugs from relatives and acquaintances? Or are you feeling something else? Whisper it lest she disappear, but might that something actually be the muse descending? “An artist is always alone… Read more

25 of the best tracks for testing bass

Everybody loves low frequencies, right? To celebrate all things bass we’ve rounded up a list of some of our favourite test tracks when it comes to the bottom end. Volume isn’t everything, quite the opposite, so expect subtlety and detail, as well as the occasional trouser-flapper. Whether you’re listening to a stereo system or a… Read more

Soundboks claims it just released the world’s loudest portable speaker

Home News (Image credit: Soundboks) Soundboks, a Danish company that started out by crowdfunding, says that it has built the world’s loudest portable wireless loudspeaker, which it claims can deliver 126dBSPL. When considering this measurement, it’s worth noting that the company doesn’t state the distance from the loudspeaker at which this sound pressure level was… Read more

1000001 and many questions unanswered: Bill Gates' birthday

2020 is not a good year for Bill Gates. Like Rockefeller, Soros and other donors before him, he is hostile from many corners. His appeals to limit the corona crisis with simple measures are fading, at least in the USA. The publication date for his book on combating the climate catastrophe has been postponed to… Read more

Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2020: Locatelli and Fonseca win

by Mattia Speroni, published on 28 October 2020, at 13: 31 ?? Al Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2020 (LOBA) two photographers were awarded: one is the Italian Luca Locatelli as the overall winner while Gonçalo Fonseca is the best newcomer. For them rich rewards and a lot of satisfaction.?? Despite the period, the awards for… Read more