This Weeks Almost Instrumental TPN Rock Show

It may only be two instrumentals, but that’s two more than the average show. But still when I find a good track, I’ve never let the conventions get in the way. So settle back for this week’s slice of the unsigned, unknown but unforgettable TPN Rock Show.
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The Old Grey TPN Rock Whistle Test

I know it says rock in the title, but you all know that this is actually music I like that you all need to hear so sometimes the genres go out the window and I just play stuff that’s cool.
So welcome to TPN Cool #145!
I’ve previous mentioned some of the influences and heroes that drive [...]

Nokia’s Comes with Music if you like mainstream, don’t mind DRM, can live with restrictions….

Nice big article over on All About Symbian looking at Nokia’s Comes with Music service, where you receive two years of as much Digital Restricted Music as you can download from the Nokia Music Store. Admittedly you need to have a taste for mainstream music, and there are some gotchas, as I found it:
Let’s start [...]

The Friday Rock Show Podcast

The Songs for Europe aside, it’s time for this week’s TPN Rock, and it’s a wide range of styles this week, from slow and soulful to swine flu inspired delight!

Black Shoes, by Hemmit (Hemmit on MySpace).
Sweet Revenge, by Jackson Caged (Jackson Caged on MySpace).
Beelzebub, All Of A Sudden (www.allofasudden.com).
The Ransom, by Madison [...]

Iron Maiden on today’s TPN Rock

Now there’s a headline I’ve been looking to write for some time!
Just to recap, tomorrow (April 21st) is Iron Maiden Day, where the band’s new film Flight 666 will be screening on roughly 400 digital screens around the world. It’s the largest opening day for a music documentary ever, and in most screens it’s a [...]

Time For This Weeks’s Friday Rock Show

So who’s on this week’s Friday Rock show over on TPN Rock?

Everyone Needs a Nemesis, by Fighting with Wire (Fighting With Wire on MySpace).
Paper Boat, by Kamaloca (Kamaloca on MySpace).
Laika, by Maria Daines (www.maria-daines.com).
Town, by The Crazy Majority (The Crazy Majority on MySpace).
Not That Kind of Guy, by Belchpop Frenzy (Belchpop Frenzy on MySpace).
1993, by [...]

In Austin there are No Stairs

Every time I think the Geoff Smith at SXSW story is over, something else bubbles up. Here is a rather bootleg quality recording of part of the “Geoff and Ewan Sing Country Music,” courtesy of Dave Delaney.

Just to set the scene, were in The Gingerman Pub, and over the jukebox came the most… Texan country [...]

Liveblogging My Flight To The US

Well I say liveblog, more notes that I’m making on the EEE as I fly, hence thenewer posts are at the bottom of this one. I’ll uploaded them when I get somewhere that’s not 6 miles up in the air, free Wi-fi enabled planes this 777 is not. (All times PST).
0500: The American Airlines cabin [...]

This Week’s Friday Rock Show

With some cracking music as always, it’s time for another TPN Rock Show, and the last one before i fly out to the US and SXSW. I’ll just flag up a little bit higher the one track I keep coming back to is The Crazy Ivan’s Can’t Go Home.
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Why Do MP3’s Encourage Piracy while AAC Is The Salvation on the Nintendo DSi?

What is in the water at Nintendo UK? There’s a nice interview with David Yarnton in the Times today, talking about the soon to be launched in the UK Nintendo DSi. It’s an evolution of the existing DS Lite, with basic cameras, SD Card support and an on-device store.
Are they talking on the iPhone? Of [...]

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