NEWS 2021/03/19
For a music fan, streaming services are a dream. For around £9.99 a month, you gain access to pretty much every song and album ever released, from the latest releases to the absolute classics. But, for an increasing number of artists, streaming has become more of a nightmare. Because, while you pay a tenner to listen to your favourite bands, only a fraction of that money filters through to those artists. And, with live music still on hiatus thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s left many musicians on the brink. “I’m watching so many bands around us getting part-time jobs at the moment,” says While She Sleeps guitarist Mat Welsh. “Many of them won’t go back into music as a full-time career, it’ll turn into something they do on the side. Streamin...
SLIPPERY WHEN WET
Digitally re-mastered from the original master tapes using 20-bit technology for superior sound, this upgraded edition of Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet features enhanced packaging faithful to the original album release. Tracks: "Let It Rock," "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Livin'' on a Prayer," "Social Disease," "Wanted Dead Or Alive," "Raise Your Hands," "Without Love," "I'd Die for You," "Never Say Goodbye" and "Wild in the Streets."