Articles about the CD boom are growing. How I wish I'd given away my beloved collection so that I could write an article about how I wish I hadn't given my beloved collection away.

this is one of the shows @MrMorrisHayes mentioned in a recent podcast about audio mishaps P pops a guitar string, shoots a look 2 HIS tech and proceeds 2 LAUNCH the guitar 100 feet in the air then CONtinues without missing a beat #PRINCE #PRINCE4EVER

I’ve always thought of CDs as purely functional … but this piece made me all nostalgic for my first CD player, a second-hand Marantz that could only be programmed to play 8 tracks before its memory filled up.

Relevant to my interests. Thank you BRETT DOMINO youtube.com/watch?v=h0wnMa…

It feels insane to say this after over a decade of streaming but this is the first time a Madonna song has broken 1m daily.

My new BBC World Service programme from Sunny Hill Festival in Kosovo, organised by Dua Lipa and her family Their aim is to bring huge artists, like Stormzy and Burna Boy to the region and also to change the image internationally of Kosovo Please listen bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Charli XCX's 360, but the backing track is Fleetwood Mac's Dreams. Best mash-up I've heard in ages. youtube.com/watch?v=v9J4tM…

Happy 40 years (and 1 day) to NOW3. My first, on cassette and still here four decades later. And a fabulous episode of the podcast with Mark Savage too. 1984, in all its poptastic glory. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bac…

New Trumpton fire brigade just dropped.

Shazam but for the name of the person who literally just introduced themself to me

I think this is the best ad for a gig I've ever seen

Imagine being this upset over an Eminem album in 2024. spin.com/2024/07/music-…

Charli XCX has the number one single & Chappell Roan has the number one album. *puffs on cigar* I love it when a plan comes together.

Eurovision news: Swedish authorities have closed their investigation into Dutch singer Joost Klein, who was accused of threatening a camera operator at the contest, without charges. However, the EBU says it stands by its decision to disqualify him. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

So Greg James played us on his breakfast show and said we are actually ‘real people with real emotions’ and while we’re flattered for the inclusion, I’d just like to make it absolutely clear that I haven’t felt a single thing since roughly 1997

why did they call it the Paris Olympics and not Oui Sports

In a huge boost to our city’s economy, Taylor Swift chose to perform more nights of her record-breaking The Eras Tour in London than any other city. Her 8 concerts at Wembley Stadium welcomed almost 700,000 fans to the capital. Thank you Taylor Swift! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Great chatting to Mark Savage about the past six years of getting old music online to a thrilled audience. Inc sound bytes with Maria Nayler Alexis Strum and Adam Rickitt 🙌 Record labels forgot these songs existed. One man rescued them bbc.com/news/articles/…

A lovely feature BBC News (UK) today written by Mark Savage all about my Fairy Godfather Pop Music Activism who literally resurrected my pop career so selflessly and kindly and with the utmost respect. Give the man an MBE pls! Check out the work he does and he does it all out of love 4 🎵