DC 507 Love and a Hard Place

This week, close to Valentines means lots of love songs here on darkcompass, what? who? Yes, the all seem to fit together these songs. Normality returns next week.
iLike are no more, one of the first music aggregators bites the dust. Spotify are losing artists, and the The Music Industry are starting to see dividends with iTunes Match.
ReDigi are battling it out with the labels. How to you re-sell digital downloads?
Brits departed for tweeting stupid things, irony fail and don’t believe everything you read on twitter, really.
I don’t condone people shagging about on Valentines Day and getting underage people pregnant, just in case you think I’m a jerk.

Picture: Heart Cake, by Lily Vanilli

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DC 504 Glittering Space Monkeys


This week, fixing things, and having a good feeling about it. Sopa and Pipa, policies against piracy, but effects liberties. The capsized cruiseliner and the stupid captain, Choking yourself to get a fix?, how screwed up is that? Famous kiddie fiddler, Gary Glitter announces come back tour. Netflix launches in the UK, much disappointment, and Ed Sherran up for lots of Brit Awards, good luck to him.

Picture: Cancer Killing Gemini


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DC 497 One Belgian to many

This week, back from Cambridge, real ale and Belgian Beers. Thanks to Camra for some great venues. Very tired though, a long week, entertaining without electricity. Why would anyone want to hack Charlotte Church? You are closer to Kevin Bacon now than ever before, Boffins saysperm is being cooked with wifi. Janet Devlin gets record deal with Duncan Bannatyne (he won’t be singing we hope), and Metallica admit they’ll have to relearn The Black Album, ahead of next years Download Festival. Oh very dear. Don’t forget to submit your track for this years best of show

Picture: The Glass Child


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DCMS 50 Video Special

Another two videos from Melodramus and Mercenary, recently played on the metal show. Enjoy.




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