Music | Society of Sound - Part 6
Classic Album Sunday - Marquee Moon by Television

Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy Listens to Television ‘Marquee Moon’

Television undeniably exerted a significant influence over the evolution of punk rock, but upon hearing their music for the first time, the neophyte would most likely question how. When we… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 26 Feb 2014
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Best music moments in this year’s Oscar favourites

January and February are the months everyone hates… cold, rife with divorces and the winter blues. Everyone except film-lovers, since it’s at the beginning of the year that the big-hitting… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 26 Feb 2014
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Rough Trade recommends: Tom The Lion – Sleep

The remarkable return of a Rough Trade favourite and bestseller. Tom the Lion is an enigma. Unafraid to experiment, yet with a gift for classic songwriting, he might just prove… Read more

Posted on: Tuesday, 25 Feb 2014
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Samantha Crain's Kid Face

Samantha Crain’s ‘Kid Face’ available on Society of Sound

Kid Face was recorded and mixed in just eight days in the San Francisco studio of producer John Vanderslice (the Mountain Goats, Spoon). This wildly original album stands as the… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 20 Feb 2014
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Six songs to make the new 600s sing

Everyone should experience truly great sound. With the 600 Series, everyone can. Combining audio performance, power and price, the 600 Series blends technology from high-end Bowers & Wilkins speakers with… Read more

Posted on: Friday, 14 Feb 2014
Categories: Hi-fi speakers, Music, Top 10 playlists
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Classic Album Sunday’s Colleen Murphy listens to Watermelon Man

In the early 90’s I began to frequent David Mancuso’s Loft parties in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. A private members-only affair that started in 1970, one had to be invited… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 29 Jan 2014
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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Maserati headphones

Win a pair of limited edition Maserati Edition P5 headphones

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW FINISHED. To celebrate our shared values, Maserati and Bowers & Wilkins have joined forces to explore new ideas and inspirations. Through our partnership, we’ve launched a… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 16 Jan 2014
Categories: Competitions, Headphones, Music, News
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Rough Trade recommends: Divided And United – Various Artists

Nearly 150 years after the Civil War ended, America is still both fascinated and haunted by the events that tore the country apart while  defining a vision of this nation… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 9 Jan 2014
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Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy listens to Lou Reed ‘Satellite of Love”

Like most people into good music (wink), I was a huge Lou Reed and Velvet Underground fan in my teens. I  still am, most recently having been reminded of the… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 9 Jan 2014
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