Entertainment For Lively Minds
Extending the Word Magazine Album Map
The mighty Olthwaite's post about Pub Jukeboxes started me thinking how the Word Album Map could be extended to include a layer showing pubs which still have good jukeboxes, or even that have no music at all. Boozers worth drinking in if good music matters to you.
And then the further thought came that this could be extended to include a layer for quality record shops. And another for good gig venues large and small, upon which the Massive can pin their My Night Out With reviews.
I am sure there are other interesting ways this could be extended, eg newsagents which stock the Word, towns and cities featured in songs. What we'd get over time is a world map displaying the places we can find quality music, places worth visiting if you're in a strange city and you want to know where to spend your time.
From the Word's POV, I can't help thinking it would be a very useful marketing tool, and it might even work as a floggable iPhone/Android App. And for us lot, it would be great fun to put together.
Just a thought.
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I like the idea of this
as an extension of the 'My Night Out With'. In the past I've often wondered about boozers in places I've been staying where you can go along and, as you say, either immerse yourself in some tunes or enjoy the sound of conversation without the distractions of Muzak, faux ornaments and laminated menus. The times I've sat in a crappy hotel bar and subsequently been told "oh you should have gone to the such and such a pub, it's only 5 minutes away".