http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub Discussions around Bowers & Wilkins' high quality lossless audio music download service Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:27:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_602" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Syriana - Ten Days in Bilad Al Sham"][/caption] Much more than an 'East meets West' musical fusion project, Syriana are three friends who came together in creative protest pre-President Obama. Nick Page (Real World regular, Trans Global Underground member and Dub Colossus mastermind), Abdullah Chhadeh (Syrian qanun virtuoso ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=601 [caption id="attachment_598" align="alignright" width="118" caption="Leisure Society "][/caption] We're big fans of the innovative and very cool UK label Full Time Hobby . We had an exclusive label sampler from them earlier in the year and we're very excited to be offering an exclusive four track EP of new signings The Leisure ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=596 Ola Onabule is not short of great reviews, the Guardian described him as having a "golden voice, with a range and smoothness that recalls singers such as Luther Vandross" and the BBC "as one of the best UK soul vocalists of his time". Although less well known in the UK ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=589 [caption id="attachment_575" align="alignright" width="214" caption="Bowers & Wilkins Signature Diamond"][/caption] We recently invited B&W customers to ask us  questions.  We've had an overwhelming response and we've tried to answer as many as we can. Several of the questions will be answered in depth and posted in the Lab area of SoS later on ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=577 [caption id="attachment_564" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Trio Goya's Hayden - the Heart of Invention"][/caption] World renowned harpsichordist, Maggie Cole, formed Trio Goya with Kati Debretzni and Sebastian Comberti. They play classical music - primarily trios by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Storace and Schubert - on period instruments. Though born in the US, Cole is resident ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=561 Excellent graphic from NY Times on the sales life of the different music formats from 1973 to 2008. http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=552 [caption id="attachment_540" align="alignright" width="300" caption="B&W's 685 speakers as part of the The Fragmented orchestra"][/caption] Last week, the PRS Foundation launched the third New Music Award. The foundation is the UK's only independent funder of new music across all genres and are continually launching schemes to promote, encourage and comission new works. It's ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=539 [caption id="attachment_531" align="alignright" width="131" caption="Micah P Hinson All Dressed Up and smelling of Strangers"][/caption] Society of Sound artist, B&W office favourite and resident of Abilene, Texas,  Micah P.Hinson has kindly allowed us to preview four tracks exclusively from his new album of covers, All Dressed up and Smelling of Strangers, which ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=525 It's been impossible to avoid the news of the Beatles remasters and much debate has ensued within the office. Primarily, why the mono boxset has less content, no DVD, but costs £30 pounds more than the stereo boxset and which individual albums would we be buying (White Album most popular ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=499 Nick Cave's new novel, The Death of Bunny Munroe, is being released as an audiobook this week. Not so interesting as news in itself,  but it's being released via Apple's app store. Clearly no ordinary audio book. As well as a soundtrack composed by Mr. Cave and his fellow Bad Seed ... http://blog.bowers-wilkins.com/musicclub/?p=491