I concur, John!! I have been following the great works of the Monocle group since summer of 2009, but have somehow failed to mention it to our list members.
As a fan of magazines, I ran across their Monocle magazine that hot summer day at a local newstand and was immediately impressed with the depth and quality of their global coverage. Their team has a way of presenting information very stylishly, but with a true backing of substance. Cool and smart! The magazine is a little pricey at $10/single-copy issue newstand, or even more for the home subscription at about $130/year for 10 issues. But the design and printing quality is top-notch, and the page count is robust. By the way, the founder, Tyler Brûlé first founded Wallpaper magazine, after having worked for the BBC. I purchased their iOS app, Monocle 24, on the release day back on November 1, 2011; and have been generally pleased with the performance, but wish for a full-blown universal iPad app someday. Also, definitely check out their very well-produced video podcasts via iTunes. You will not be disappointed in watching all of those videos! I wish I had time to visit their shop and cafe while I was in Tokyo and Osaka, oh well, maybe next time. For a fun little look inside their London Midori House studios used for their Monocle 24 shows, check out this video (and yes, that is Kylie Minogue supplying the vocals for the hip jingle!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5UHGbSsSzg Update: okay, okay, I just read Richard's "thin and artsy" comments, and yeah, I am probably being rather effusive in praising Monocle, but we can dream, can't we?! The BBC's rep wasn't built overnight, and at least the Monocle staff is trying. :-) John Sullivan Cary, North Carolina Logitech Squeezebox Boom iPad / iPod touch running various iOS audio apps (TuneIn, Monocle 24, Stitcher, Pandora, etc.) iHome iD85 paired w/above iOS devices/apps iMac w/Radioshift On Mar 20, 2012, at 12:02 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been studying the newest ABC Radio National schedule and became > interested in a new overnight "feature" referenced in that schedule as > "Monocle". So, I've done some investigating and this is what I've learned. > > "Launched in February 2007, Monocle is a premium media brand with magazine, > web, broadcast and retail divisions. Focusing on global affairs, business, > culture and design, Monocle's mission is to keep an eye on the world." Much > more at: > > http://www.monocle.com/Other/About-Monocle/ > > Monocle 24 is the brand's audio service from which ABC-RN broadcasts a suite > of programs during Australian overnights, much as American public radio > stations broadcast BBC World Service overnights. Monocle 24 is also a > distinct 24/7 channel that can be accessed through desktop and laptop PCs, > iPads and other tablets, iPhones and other smartphones. Monocle 24 even has > partnered with Revo to sell a WiFi radio that has a channel button dedicated > to the service. Since I have a Pure wifi radio, I searched the station > database of "The Lounge" (Pure's proprietary wifi radio interface) and found > Monocle 24 among its listings, along with a regular Monocle podcast. Both > Revo and Pure are British digital radio manufacturers and Monocle is a > British-based product as well--but it is widely focused as a global service. > > I've got it running through my computer speakers at work now and its music is > very much oriented toward that environment (at least thus far). Monocle 24 > also has a regular program schedule with long and short form features on > global affairs, business, culture and design. Hourly news, weather, etc. as > well. Sounds very much like a radio station. > > Definitely worth a listen and adding to your wifi radio roster, IMHO. > > (If this has been highlighted before, apologies. My short term memory > doesn't recall it.) > > John Figliozzi > Halfmoon, NY > Pure Evoke Flow > Tivoli Networks > Apple iPhone with TuneIn app > > > > _______________________________________________ > Internetradio mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
