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 than he should be despite [...]
Posted by Susanna Grant on Thursday, 22 October 2009 Comments (6)
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 this year but we thought you might have some opinions on the one [...]
Posted by Susanna Grant on Thursday, 22 October 2009 Comments (9)
Summer’s almost here and it’s time to get the rusty BBQ out of the shed. But every outdoor party needs music which is where B&W weather-proof monitors come in handy.
We’ll be running a competition to win a pair of weather-proof WM2’s next month so stay tuned.
In the meantime, B&W owner Ben listens to music [...]
Posted by Susanna Grant on Thursday, 23 April 2009 Comments (5)
US band and B&W Fellows Papa Roach, are coming over to the UK to play three live dates next week:
April 16 - Manchester University, Manchester
April 17 - HMV Forum, London
April 18 - O2 Academy, Birmingham
Although seemingly unlikely bedfellows, B&W and Papa Roach prove that being loud doesn’t necessarily mean bad sound and you can see [...]
Posted by Susanna Grant on Wednesday, 8 April 2009 Comments (98)
“Once you start listening to Spiro and how it’s composed you hear elements of systems music, people like Steve Reich, Phillip Glass, dance music and all sorts of musical influences are woven into this very contemporary music.”
So said Peter Gabriel about this month’s album. Some of our albums are more challenging than others but there [...]
Posted by Susanna Grant on Monday, 30 March 2009 Comments (41)
One of our music club members has created a group on Last fm.
You can create playlists and share your favourite tracks so come on, join up and join in!
Posted by Susanna Grant on Thursday, 26 March 2009 Comments (2)
Nominated for the Mercury Music Prize Best Album of 2008, Portico Quartet have gone from cult secret to broadsheet double-spreads in very little time.Their distinctive sound comes in part from their use of the hang drum and two years busking outside the Royal Festival Hall. Described in their press release as a dance friendly, melodic [...]
Posted by Bowers and Wilkins on Wednesday, 21 January 2009 Comments (52)
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