I'm old, so I find tape recording fascinating. So much so that I bought this bad boy on Ebay a few years ago:

Note: This is an old post from 2012 published on a previous blog, but it's good and still relevant, so why not?

I’m rereading KLF’s The Manual and after all these years it’s still pure genius. Technology has come a long way and most chapters about booking studios and distribution are quite outdated, but the main ideas about music and how to put out a successful single are sound.