mjmooney Posted October 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, villa4europe said: prices have gone crazy, I'll buy a magazine if its got a special CD on it (last magazine I bought was Q magazine with a foals vinyl with it) but other than that I cant justify the cost, the Q magazine + empire or total film for £5 used to be purchased every holiday I went on I've gone digital. £7.99 a month for a Readly subscription - I get Mojo, Uncut, Record Collector and several guitar magazines. FourFourTwo is on there, and I dip into a few history titles, too. Of course, you don't get the cover CDs on the music ones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2019 8 hours ago, TheAuthority said: Flying over on Wednesday night to Manchester and on to Leeds for a week. Doing a few cathedral concerts with the University of Texas El Paso choir. (Yes, the El Paso that just suffered that terrible massacre.) Great kids and staff in El Paso and I'm along as a guest artists for a free trip back to the UK! The most important thing is I need beer recommendations. Particularly traditional British Bitters. There are a million craft ales over here, IPA's etc, but I'm interested in the hidden gem breweries that only serve a few pubs. Any info will be greatly appreciated! Looking at you Mike! @mjmooney When (and at what venues) are you on in Leeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted October 8, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2019 8 hours ago, TheAuthority said: Flying over on Wednesday night to Manchester and on to Leeds for a week. Doing a few cathedral concerts with the University of Texas El Paso choir. (Yes, the El Paso that just suffered that terrible massacre.) Great kids and staff in El Paso and I'm along as a guest artists for a free trip back to the UK! The most important thing is I need beer recommendations. Particularly traditional British Bitters. There are a million craft ales over here, IPA's etc, but I'm interested in the hidden gem breweries that only serve a few pubs. Any info will be greatly appreciated! Looking at you Mike! @mjmooney I'm 15 minutes from Manchester Airport... Surely we can arrange at least a coffee?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 8, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2019 9 hours ago, TheAuthority said: Flying over on Wednesday night to Manchester and on to Leeds for a week. Doing a few cathedral concerts with the University of Texas El Paso choir. (Yes, the El Paso that just suffered that terrible massacre.) Great kids and staff in El Paso and I'm along as a guest artists for a free trip back to the UK! The most important thing is I need beer recommendations. Particularly traditional British Bitters. There are a million craft ales over here, IPA's etc, but I'm interested in the hidden gem breweries that only serve a few pubs. Any info will be greatly appreciated! Looking at you Mike! @mjmooney Most pubs that serve real ale these days are pretty much all serving guest beers, so when one cask runs out another completely different one might replace it. Its the style of beer that tends to be important Its not easy to recommend because theres that many and a lot of them are region specific from small breweries Personally I like Stouts, Amber Ales, Red Ales, Blondes (fnar) so tend to stick inside those sets, Occasionally an IPA if desperate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: I've gone digital. £7.99 a month for a Readly subscription - I get Mojo, Uncut, Record Collector and several guitar magazines. FourFourTwo is on there, and I dip into a few history titles, too. Of course, you don't get the cover CDs on the music ones. How do you find reading it on a digital screen? They seem to have most titles nowadays. Can you read older issues on there? How far do they go back or does it vary per title? Sorry... just firing questions off! Edited October 8, 2019 by Xela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 10 hours ago, TheAuthority said: Flying over on Wednesday night to Manchester and on to Leeds for a week. Doing a few cathedral concerts with the University of Texas El Paso choir. (Yes, the El Paso that just suffered that terrible massacre.) Great kids and staff in El Paso and I'm along as a guest artists for a free trip back to the UK! The most important thing is I need beer recommendations. Particularly traditional British Bitters. There are a million craft ales over here, IPA's etc, but I'm interested in the hidden gem breweries that only serve a few pubs. Any info will be greatly appreciated! Looking at you Mike! @mjmooney 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, rjw63 said: I'm surprised magazines of any type still exist I was surprised at how many are still on sale... obviously nothing like 20 plus years ago and some magazines genres are practically extinct now, like mens magazines. FHM, Loaded, Maxim, et al, have all gone, no doubt usurped by the internet and porn sites and 'Lad Bible' Women's magazines still seem popular, as do niche interest magazines; stuff like airfix model monthly or classic bus magazine or narrowboat world. Perhaps aimed at readers of a more mature disposition who aren't as digital as the younger generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Xela said: How do you find reading it on a digital screen? They seem to have most titles nowadays. Can you read older issues on there? How far do they go back or does it vary per title? Sorry... just firing questions off! Yeah, they have back issues (not sure how far back, but I've found enough to keep me going!) * I read them on a phone OK - some (annoyingly, not all) have a 'simplified view' option, others you may need to do a bit of zooming (probably better on a tablet). I like it - for the price of one magazine, I get to read several, and don't end up with a pile of paper for the recycling. EDIT: * I just checked "Uncut" as a random example, and it goes back to October 2013. Edited October 8, 2019 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2019 Standard view (not zoomed): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted October 8, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Yeah, they have back issues (not sure how far back, but I've found enough to keep me going!) * I read them on a phone OK - some (annoyingly, not all) have a 'simplified view' option, others you may need to do a bit of zooming (probably better on a tablet). I like it - for the price of one magazine, I get to read several, and don't end up with a pile of paper for the recycling. EDIT: * I just checked "Uncut" as a random example, and it goes back to October 2013. Is it Direct Debit or can you just pay monthly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 8, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2019 Yep, I've found a great eaterie here, never mind the quality, feel the width, next time I'm over the dark side I'm heading straight for this place, the food looks outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted October 8, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2019 23 minutes ago, bickster said: never mind the quality, feel the width You've said that before, haven't you, you dirty old git?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, bickster said: Is it Direct Debit or can you just pay monthly? Errr... dunno. Mine's on a Paypal monthly sub. But I think you can get the first month free to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 8, 2019 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2019 Just now, mjmooney said: Errr... dunno. Mine's on a Paypal monthly sub. But I think you can get the first month free to try it. Ah that's good, works for me, its how I pay for my Spotify and my card payments from working the road go in there so that's great, thanks Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 6 hours ago, mjmooney said: Record Collector is that still going ? Stop me If i've told this before but I used to install and fix all their Mac's back in the 90's when they were based in Ealing .. Used to spend some happy hours with my feet up on a desk listening to records with one or two of the journalists (can't think what else to call them ) ..happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 6 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: I'm 15 minutes from Manchester Airport... Surely we can arrange at least a coffee?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2019 Just now, tonyh29 said: is that still going ? Stop me If i've told this before but I used to install and fix all their Mac's back in the 90's when they were based in Ealing .. Used to spend some happy hours with my feet up on a desk listening to records with one or two of the journalists (can't think what else to call them ) ..happy days Funnily enough they recently had some sort of anniversary and had articles reminiscing about their earlier days. I'll have to read them to see if there's any reference to their unreliable IT setup... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I’ve got shit loads of Classic Rock magazines in my old bedroom at my grandparents house. I haven’t bought any for a while now, but I used to get them every month. Not sure what i’ll do with them once the time comes, but I certainly won’t be just throwing them away . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: I’ve got shit loads of Classic Rock magazines in my old bedroom at my grandparents house. I haven’t bought any for a while now, but I used to get them every month. Not sure what i’ll do with them once the time comes, but I certainly won’t be just throwing them away . I've still got issues 1 to 100 of Mojo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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