The average human attention span is 8 seconds. The goldfish is 9 seconds. That’s right. We now have less of an attention span than our fishy friend here. The online world is strife with content that fights and depends on your attention for merely a minute. (If the above is true, I have lost your…
From the grudge of the UK rock mafia to the hip-hop influence into the alternative punk scene of the US, let’s take a look at what’s new in rock … A lot of rock right now is not really in the sense of the word rock, anymore – certainly not with classic rock, that’s for…
Where we seek our entertainment with live gigs and events, we’ve had to punt for second-best: enjoying music in the confines our of bedrooms. Music has helped me massively throughout this chaotic spell, it’s unbelievable – from keeping my mind occupied discovering new genres, and glimpsing into my future favourite music – despite its difficulties…
JUSTICE AT SPOTIFY: Streaming services told ‘to sort themselves out’ before everything we once knew about music is lost. “Unfortunately, it’s not possible and it’s not logical that [live income] would be instantly replaced by the money that they make from their recordings.” Yes, we’re on that subject again. Streaming. In another moment of doom…
It’s the ultimate recommendation. Using the power of maths. Spotify’s Discover Weekly feature has helped me in more than occasion during this lockdown period. If anything, it has also whet my musical appetite for discovering more and more artists. With the use of algorithm and the app seemingly knowing me through and through, Discover Weekly…