GARY STEEL has a mid-to-late-life crisis as he loses his man-cave and pontificates the importance of exactitude in the filing of record collections, and other related ephemera.
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The Hub Of My Home: Amazon’s 2018 Echo Show
Looking to set up a smart home? PAT PILCHER tests out Amazon’s new Echo Show smart home hub and discovers an elegant and useful addition for his kitchen bench.
Monument To A Holocaust
The Kauri Museum is a bittersweet experience for GARY STEEL.
Getting Down And Dirty With My Records
Have you tried a Spin Clean with The Groovinator? Or L’Art du Son? RICHARD VAREY has, and it’s not only given new life to his vinyl, but it’s also therapeutic!
It’s Tiny But This Kiwi Amp Is Feature Packed
RICHARD VAREY checks out a Kiwi-designed desktop amp that blows the lid on his preconceptions, and proves to be so much more.
Sky Declares War On Pirates
How to become a millionaire? Own a pay TV company, just make sure you are a billionaire beforehand, says PAT PILCHER.
Norton Secures Home Networks With Geodesic Dome
Core Blimey! PAT PILCHER takes a walk on the secure side with Norton’s Core router. It might not hear a who, but it does deliver respectable speeds – and detect potentially dodgy traffic.
Fetch the T-Sauce! Huawei Launches New Phone Chips
PAT PILCHER gets excited about a chip launch and explains what sets Huawei’s Kirin 980 apart.
Faust Are The Best Group Ever
So says GARY STEEL, who interviewed Hans Joachim Irmler of the Krautrock legends in 2006. Presented as part of an ongoing series, Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion, in which Steel dredges up key moments from his considerable archive. When Real Groove’s esteemed editor gave me the rare opportunity to […]
Music For Walking Across A Bridge
GARY STEEL enthuses over an album that reverberates with soothing trumpet, atmospheric ‘found’ sounds and imaginative evocation.
An Amazing Artisanal Turntable From Dunedin
RICHARD VAREY gives his first impressions of Simon Brown’s first turntable, The Wand 14-4.
The Best LCD TV Money Can Buy: Samsung’s Q9FN
It’s a bold claim, but after spending time with Samsung’s new QLED offering, PAT PILCHER has declared it the winner.