What do the top songs and albums of all time taste like?

What do the top songs and albums of all time taste like?

Ever heard of Synaesthesia? This neurological condition causes two senses to be involuntarily connected. When you hear something, you may be able to see patterns, colours and textures. Or you may be able to taste a particular food or flavour. We wanted to find out what the UK’s top songs …

30/01/2017

Chris Smith

Music

What do 2016’s biggest songs taste like?

Ever heard of synaesthesia? It’s the involuntary connection of two senses; artists like Pharrell Williams and Kanye West have it. For Pharrell and Kanye, they see sounds. So, the jingle of piano keys can conjure up the colours, patterns and textures. For other people, they are able to taste sounds. …

30/01/2017

Chris Smith

Music

5 Oscar Best Picture Winners That Deserve More Recognition

With the Oscar nominations just announced, let us continue this awards season themed month and delve into a countdown of five of the most obscure Best Picture winners that nobody seems to bring up nowadays. I have discussed AMPAS before, so I won’t bore you with the details. With the …

27/01/2017

Jack Monaghan

Movies

Vinyl Respin: Get 10% off The Doors and Forever Changes!

Each week, we respin a pair of classic records and offer you an amazing 10% off both of them. This week, we’re going back to the Summer of Love with two classic records celebrating their 50th birthday this year: The Doors’ self-titled debut and Love’s Forever Changes. In 1967, the …

26/01/2017

Chris Smith

Music

The craziest iPhone 8 rumours so far

The new iPhone is quite a way off but the rumours are already flying. Some of them are pretty plausible; a faster chip, better battery life, new colours. Others are so far out of the box that they don’t even know the box exists. Here are some of the craziest …

23/01/2017

Chris Smith

Tech

Vinyl Respin: American Idiot and Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Every week, we respin some of our favourite records, share a little bit about them and knock 10% off the price of them when you use the code RESPIN10 on the musicMagpie Store! With America dominating the headlines at the moment, this week’s Respin focuses on two iconic American rock …

19/01/2017

Chris Smith

Music

Live Review: The Hunna @ The Ritz, Manchester

I first came across The Hunna in May last year, when the band played to a modest crowd in the Manchester Cathedral as part of the city’s annual Dot to Dot Festival. But boy, have they grown since then. In little over a year, the Hertfordshire lads have rocked the …

18/01/2017

Katie Grimsditch

5 surprising early versions of your favourite tech

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither were your tech products. The chances are it went through loads of iterations before emerging as the sleek device you love today, and some of these iteratations are…well, pretty shocking, to be honest. Here are some surprising early versions of beloved gadgets. …

17/01/2017

Chris Smith

Tech

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