I grew up with the eighties and nineties, but apparently failed to notice that my musical taste was supposed to stop there. Radio has decades of extraordinary music at its disposal, from soul and funk to pop and rock. Yet choosing the next record often seems to involve checking its birth certificate before anybody bothers to listen.
Category: Music
The Time Capsule Has a Repeat Button
Radio around Zürich offers plenty of stations and remarkably little escape. Radio Zürisee tried something different by retreating into the 80s and 90s. A good idea, until the same safe classics start circling endlessly. The charts may be repetitive, but at least they change. Nostalgia on permanent rotation is simply repetition with better hair.
The Melody Is Borrowed. The Chatter Is All Yours.
Pop has discovered a shortcut: borrow a tune people already love, then talk over it until nothing is left to enjoy. Bebe Rexha's “New Religion” does it to Faithless's “Insomnia”, one of the greatest club records ever made. Somebody else wrote the melody. The chatter is all hers.
Hi-Fi Has Put the Screen in the Wrong Place
Touchscreens have become the fashionable face of modern hi-fi, yet most sit metres away where nobody can comfortably read or use them. Smartphones solve part of the problem but remain personal devices. A better answer is a shared, dedicated remote: tactile controls for everyday functions, a screen for browsing, and access anyone in the room can use.
Three weeks after the Super Bowl — What Bad Bunny really delivered
Three weeks after the Super Bowl, the debate about language has mostly faded — but the feeling hasn’t. What Bad Bunny delivered that night was bigger than Spanish, bigger than America, and bigger than halftime controversy. It was a reminder that joy, belonging, and shared rhythm travel further than translation ever could.
🔴 HiFi on a Budget: The Red Pill
The Final Step of the HiFi Reality Series So… you’ve made it this far. You’ve survived How to Build the Perfect HiFi System (Without Losing Your Mind), breezed through HiFi on a Budget for Dummies, and maybe even swallowed The…
When Background Music Becomes Musical Wallpaper — and Why It’s a Crime Against Music
Music matters to me. Deeply. It is not just something pleasant in the background. It is a passion, a lifelong companion and often a source of pure joy. I love music across genres: Soul, Jazz, Experimental Fusion and yes, I…
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🔵 HiFi on a Budget: The Blue Pill
So you have chosen the blue pill. 😎 You've chosen 🔵 Option A: All-in-One – The Minimalist Marvel.(If you're wondering what this is all about, check out the prequel: HiFi on a Budget for Dummies) As Morpheus so elegantly put…
🎧 HiFi on a Budget for Dummies
So, you survived my epic HiFi deep-dive—congrats! But if all that talk about DACs, diminishing returns, HDMI eARC, and room correction made your head spin? Don’t worry. This follow-up is for you. You just want great sound, a realistic budget…
🎵 How to Build the Perfect HiFi System (Without Losing Your Mind)
I just returned from the High End Munich 2025 — the world’s largest trade show for high-end audio — and let me tell you: it was a breathtaking and slightly overwhelming experience: Room after room of shiny components, eye-watering price…
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