I love strings in pop songs.
Lana Del Rey's new single a perfect example - anyone got anymore?

Was thinking about maybe picking up a 3D TV in the sales.
Anybody on here got one?
Are they worth all the fuss? Must admit, I enjoy the 3D stuff at the cinema, but I’m not convinced how much of that can be recreated in the frontroom…
Sky are running an offer at the moment meaning you get some cash back on buying a TV and also subscription to their 3D channel is free if you have the other channels, so was thinking of giving it a whirl….

This is doing the rounds in the office - I don't have a clue where to start?!

http://www.canyoucrackit.co.uk/

Anyone know where to start - so I can impress everyone in the office!

Sorry to be a complete bore but I've seen quite a few technical issues get resolved on here, so thought I'd give it a go.

For some reason I can't make iTunes my default music player. It used to be but I think the change may have happened when I did a Windows update, so Windows Media Player is now my default player for MP3s.

When I go in to 'Edit' and 'Preferences' in iTunes and tick the make iTunes your default player it just doesn't register. I put the tick in the box, exit 'Edit' and then when I go back in it is un-ticked again?!

Any suggestions gratefully received...

Was hoping for some good advice on buying a decent system to play my iPod on at home?

I have a Bose SoundDock which is decent enough but wanted something with a bit more sound quality.

I was about to spend big on a Bang and Olufsen BeoSound 8 when somebody told me the B&W Zeppelin has virtually the same sound quality for half the price.

So I suppose what I’m saying, has anybody got a BeoSound 8 or Zeppelin, and if so, any good?!

I absolutely hate flying; the whole experience - from getting to the airport, being told to "stand there - move to there - wait here etc", to taking off and landing.
I fly about three times a year and avoid it where possible. I work in the north but have to travel to the south coast on a regular basis, and although a flight woiuld be quicker, I always get the train.
I don't know what happened? It seems to be as I've got older, I've become really reluctant to fly.
Anyone else hate flying or have any tips on overcoming the fear?
BTW, I seem to be a much better flyer when nicely inebriated!

I know it happens and we have absolutely no say in the matter, but tonight I had an experience that made me think about my age.
Now, I'm only 36, but it really got me wondering what people feel about their age. Is it just a number? People seem younger nowadays, and I've always kind of felt I'm younger than my birth certificate suggests, but tonight somebody told me I wouldn't like a pub because it wasn't really aimed at the middle-aged bracket. 36 - middle-aged, no way! The crowd of mid-20s felt 36 was middle-aged, which shocked me!

As we budge towards the halfway point of 2011, thought now we be a good time for a quick reflection on the Massive’s favourite records of the year so far.

Mine are:

Daft Punk – both the Tron Legacy soundtrack and the Reconfigured remix edition
White Lies – Ritual
Radiohead – The King of Limbs
REM – Collapse into Now
Pet Shop Boys – The Most Incredible Thing
Glasvegas – Euphoric/Heartbreak
Elbow – Build a Rocket Boys!
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome

We always talk about the best opening tracks of albums but I actually think the final track is hugely important:

King's Cross. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
Dream Attack. New Order - Technique
Battery In Your Leg. Blur - Think Tank
Decades. Joy Division - Closer
Speedway. Morriseey - Vauxhall & I

Not sure why I’m so uninspired at this, but whenever I look at other people’s iTunes/iPods etc, I’m always amazed at the number of playlist they’ve managed to come up with.
In this digital age of music, it seems massively important to have a number of robust playlist, ensuring you listen to as much of your collection as possible.
I’ve got over 12,000 tracks and realised recently that I don’t utilise playlist enough to ensure I’m listening to a wide range of my music.
The state of my current playlists is as follows:

Train – which is recent purchases
New Order – my top 20 New Order tracks
IPhone – about 10 random albums that I’ve put on my phone
Blur – my top 20 Blur tracks

And that’s about that!
Do people have hundreds of playlists? If so, what inspires them?
I started having a go at Genius to build a few more but been left disappointed so far.
Would be interested to know what weird and wonderful things Word people use to inspire their playlists and how many playlists is really enough/too much?

Just listening to The Queen Is Dead and was wondering what everyones favourite title tracks are?

An End Has A Start. Editors
The Bends. Radiohead
Help! The Beatles

I like going to gigs at:

The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Manchester Apollo
Manchester Academy

I don't like going to:

London O2 Arena

And yours?

We all have one or two, so here is a haven to get them off your chest.

I'll start:

The Rolling Stones are awful and actually rather tragic.

Stock, Aitken & Waterman made some terrific records in the 80s that rescued a generation from Sting, Phil Collins and Eric Clapton.

Paul Weller makes incredibly boring music.

Any of the massive bought in to any kind of the spiritual/life rules stuff that is out there these days, whether it be therapy, audiobooks, books, seminars?
I’ve always been really sceptical of that kind of stuff, but must admit I’ve found myself asking myself unanswerable questions recently and worrying that I had no answer.
Most unlike me, but I did read some stuff by Eckhart Tolle and it did kind of help me put things back in perspective. Still don’t feel I’m spiritual so-to-speak but would be interested to hear what your thoughts are on philosophy of life and how we get through each day in one piece - has anyone found a certain philospher to help them through a certain period of their life - or is it just all bollocks...

Was trying to think of bands who've never recorded a cover version whilst in the pub last night.
I could only think of Kraftwerk...