In recent days, YouTube has become the latest internet service to provide users a service that allows them to discover new music. The YouTube Music Discovery Project and Playlist Creation Tool, or better known perhaps as YouTube Disco (I’m presuming that ‘disco’ is meant as the short term for ‘discovery’ as opposed to paying tribute [...]

Posted on January 28th, 2010 by Max
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Usually at the start of the year, news is quite slow and there’s not much really much to report about. This doesn’t seem to be the case this year. As such, I’ve decided to round up some of the more interesting news in the return of Odds & Ends!
Feeder have announced their return and they’re [...]

Posted on January 8th, 2010 by Max
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Back in 2008, Nine Inch Nails embarked on a US tour that would last almost half a year. It was dubbed the Lights In The Sky tour and was quite possibly the most technologically ambitious concert experience of recent times, with several screens, lights, effects, and trickery. It was a two-and-a-half hour concert experience that [...]

Posted on January 5th, 2010 by Max
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So here we are, the end of 2009. This has been quite a good year for music releases in general and it’s been a great way to end a decade of great music. As for this site, there’s been more traffic than last year on all levels and it’s still highly encouraging that people on [...]

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by Max
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Once again it has been a top year for live performances. Whether it’s in a tiny club, in the vast spaces of an arena, or out in the open fields at a festival, there have been plenty of highlights throughout the year that make happy to be writing about music. With my gigging year nearly [...]

Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Max
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