For years, cloud gaming sounded like a tech demo in search of an audience. In 2026 it is starting to look like a viable way to play. Instead of a console humming under the telly, your games run in distant data centres and stream to your phone, TV, laptop or handheld. Britain is a natural […]
Cloud Gaming In Britain: When Your Broadband Becomes Your Console Read Post »
From TikTok to Streams: Building Funnels that Actually Grow Your Spotify Play The Problem: Viral on TikTok, Quiet on Spotify You post a TikTok, it blows up, comments go crazy… and then you check Spotify and see almost nothing. Maybe a small spike, maybe nothing at all. This gap is normal. TikTok now has well
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I have a 10-year-old Squier Telecaster Custom with P90s (full review here). A fantastic guitar with a fabulous neck, and, sadly, some wear on the first few frets, which has hindered my quest for a super-low action…. until now! I’d always been under the assumption that increasing neck relief (the bow in the neck from
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2025 showed us one thing: Spotify algorithms have become smarter, there are more curators, and the competition is fiercer. If previously it was enough to just drop a track and hope for the best, now you need to play by new rules. Submitting music to Spotify playlists in 2026 is no longer a lottery, but
How to Submit Your Music to Spotify Playlists in 2026 Read Post »
Musicians on tour deal with a lot even before they hit the stage. Flights get late, gear gets busted, and setup takes forever. For many artists, especially those flying far away or into the States for festivals, using a backline cuts down on stress big time. It gives them a safe place to play without
Backlining Instruments: A Big Help for Touring Musicians Read Post »
In the modern era of music production, achieving a colossal, mix-ready metal guitar tone doesn’t require a soundproofed room, a wall of amps, or a mic locker worth a small fortune. The digital revolution is here, and Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins have evolved from convenient practice tools into the industry standard for professional metal
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 An inventory of every single electric guitar I’ve owned since I started in 1990. My very own Electric Guitar History. What’s your Electric Guitar History? Hondo Strat copy My electric guitar history begins as a Christmas present circa my 16th Birthday, 1990. Candy apple red with a rosewood fingerboard. It didn’t inspire and as
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Learning guitar: The path of least resistance When I first picked up the guitar, I learned scales, chords, even whole albums, just for the fun of it. Today, I simply don’t have the time. I gave up on the four-hour+ daily practice regimes almost immediately after I started, deciding I didn’t need or want to
Embracing the Guitar rut. Read Post »
After the publication of Goa: A lesson in Life, I learned 2 lessons (no pun intended). Invest in a professional cover (done). Devote more time and effort into editing. As it turns out, Mr King was right. Book editing is an absolute joy. With each iteration, you’re improving, polishing, increasing the quality of your work. It gets
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