Around the end of the 90s, a van stuffed with broadcast equipment started touring the country, offering people a chance to experience what we were told would be the successor to FM radio.
Read MoreNo 503 errors on the website so far today. That’s good. And so is this roundup of music news. Even Dave Grohl couldn’t save this beloved recording studio from going out of business.
Read MoreNorway continues to move away from FM radio towards DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), a format that we tried in Canada but abandoned because the US would have none of it. This comes from
Read MoreI’m supposed play in a baseball tournament today, something I haven’t done in a decade. Wish me luck. Here are some great shots of Courtney Love’s encounter with the anti-Uber protests in France.
Read MoreTwenty-five years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched from the space shuttle Discovery. Indie music festivals are worth £1 billion to the UK economy. Attention, childhood: Lois of Sharon, Lois & Bram
Read MoreThere’s been quite a bit of chatter about Norway’s plan to kill off FM radio in 2017. But before we get too freaked out, we need to look at the situation more carefully.
Read MoreBy Shane Alexander at Geeks&Beats Get ready, Norway. Your favourite FM radio station will go dark in 2017 when you move to Digital Audio Broadcasting. The changeover from FM radio to DAB will
Read MoreI met Phone Joan a couple of years back at the By:larm Festival in Oslo and have been following them ever since. Here’s a new track from them.
Read MoreWhat’s new this week? Out of the hundreds of songs I listened to, these eleven caught my ear for some reason. Don’t ask me to explain any of it. Thanks, as always, to
Read MoreHere’s an interesting report out of Norway: Computer scientists and musicologists at the University of Oslo have developed new software that lets music lovers add their own personal touch to their music. Kristian
Read MoreThose crafty Scandinavians and their finely crafted pine furniture, North Sea oil and blonde hair. Turns out they have the edge on most of the world when it comes to online music, too–Norway,
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