Discman

Hello, I love physical media especially CDs and wanted to talk about it and I am 21. you can message me if u want i dont mind

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

Today I said to a teenage boy who was yelling at me whilst i was serving a customer 'yeah if you could join the queue that would be great thanks' and all 20 of his little annoying friends went 'woahhhhh owned'. I have never felt such satisfaction before.

[swan-songsx]

Album Recommendations: #3!!

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PIERCE THE VEIL - COLLIDE WITH THE SKY (2012)

of sound while staying true to their deep post-hardcore roots. The 4th and most popular track on the album ‘King for a day’ features vocals from Sleeping with sirens frontman: Kellin Quin who’s impressively able to hit notes higher than Vic Fuentes himself which creates the perfect addition to the track. Some fortunate American fans got the chance to see Sleeping with sirens open for Pierce the Veil on their most recent tour (jealous uk fan here). This album also features an intro track ‘May these noises startle you in your sleep tonight’ (sigh… emos and their long titles) with a gorgeous transition into the true album opener ‘Hell Above’.

My favourite tracks on the album are:

Stained glass eyes and colourful tears

The First Punch

I’m low on gas and you need a jacket

This album is the perfect introductory into their sound for any new fans, delivering a perfect mix of heavier post-hardcore vocals and some more melodic tracks!!

Happy Listening!! 🏚️🌧️💚

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

peak city

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

Reasons to move away from music streaming and how to do so:

As of March 2026, there are 293 million people worldwide who pay for Spotify premium, paying between £5.99 and £12.99 a month. Over the years Spotify has stripped features from the free version of the app, whilst increasing the price of the premium version to force people into upgrading. For example, in 2013 Spotify removed the ability for the user to select songs, forcing them into shuffling artists and playlists, whilst only allowing 6 skips per hour. Only recently, in 2025, was the ability to play songs on demand granted to free users.

In addition to sudden price increases and a lack of basic features, music streaming services generate very little income for your favourite artists. Spotify pays artists a laughably low £0.004 per stream. These factors alongside the rise of AI ‘musicians’ which have begun to plague streaming sites and the integration of AI into all aspects of modern apps, highlights a need for change.

Luckily there are alternatives to relying on music streaming services, one that I recommend is buying CDs of the albums that you enjoy and curating and offline library.

The benefits:

You own the music, and do not have to pay monthly to have access to it

The music quality is higher than streaming services and you can download your music using lossless formats such as FLAC, WAV, and ALAC (if you use iTunes and an iPod)

Buying CDs directly from the artist is a much more effective way of supporting them

You can use the money you would have spent on streaming services each month to buy a new CD or a couple of second-hand ones

Eventually you will have a super cool CD collection which you can keep track of on discogs.com so you don’t accidentally buy duplicates (I have been there)

No Ads ever

No internet connection needed

If you hate clutter or just want to own your music only in a digital format, I recommend buying music on Bandcamp as they pay artists a set percentage of each sale and allow you to download high-quality files straight away after you purchase.

You also do not necessarily have to purchase a dedicated audio player (DAP) to own and listen to your own music on the go. Most smartphones have a music player built into them that you can upload mp3 files to. So as long as your phone has enough storage you can still use it so listen to your music like normal.

If you did want to go all out and buy a (DAP) I would look for one where you can upload playlists if you are used to making them on Spotify etc. Personally, I have an iPod classic that I sync with iTunes on my laptop after burning CDs within iTunes itself.

But how will I find new music?

Talk to you friends, browse online, go to a music shop, ask for recommendations from people, see what’s trending on the radio. There are so many ways to find new music without relying on the algorithms that streaming services use.

I could talk about why people should be using physical media more and moving away from streaming for so long so will end this here.

[swan-songsx]

Album Recommendations: #2!!

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PARAMORE - ALL WE KNOW IS FALLING (2005)

very few female-fronted mainstream bands of 3rd wave emo. Hayley Williams provides the powerful vocals for this album at just 15 years old (during the time of recording). The last track on the standard version of the album includes some post-hardcore style backing vocals from former guitarist Josh Farro.

Here are my personal favourite tracks on the album:

My Heart

Conspiracy

Emergency

Paramore are an essential band to listen to if you’re looking to get into 3rd wave emo and I think this album along with their third studio album ‘Brand New Eyes’ is a great place to start!!!.

Happy listening!! 💙🦋🌲

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

guys i need you all to know the new spider-man film combined everything i love about spider-man films and i will be going to see it again and buying the 4k disc. what do u mean practical suit so practical i can see peter parkers eye through the mesh and the face shell indents on his head. just everything about it was so fun and done so well.

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

i think its crazy that you have to spend an hour on the phone and deny some slightly manipulative deals to change phone providers. like brother i just want my own contract that will never price increase like just give me my code and call it a day. he was a very sweet man tho, godbless my mother for going through all that.

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

Sorted out my old phone for a friend to have (it's touchscreen is strange at times but is better than his current phone) and why did it have tiktok screen burn on it? Actually baffled I only used that app for maybe a year it shocked me

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Applied to do conservation volunteering locally I am going to be the ceo of experience. Also I need something that is outside to do or I am going to actually go insane.

[cordspaghetti]

last weekend’s request was for hayley & g 🌸

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CD Walkman its lidderwally us

[stuckinapril]

Absolutely no one and nothing needs an IMMEDIATE response unless it’s an emergency or a work related situation (focus modes exist that allow only certain notifications to go through for this purpose)

Getting to a text or notification in 15 minutes versus 2 hours changes absolutely nothing about the outcome of a situation

You forget 80% of what you scrolled through at the end of the day

There’s absolutely no image on Pinterest, no post on Tumblr, no story on Instagram that could be as novel as reading a book you’ve never read and the dopamine release from finishing it and soaking it in

it can literally wait. It’s not the end of the world. Your brain will make it seem that way but it’s not

Phones are built like slot machines (same exact mechanism) so don’t be too hard on yourself

But also consider how much progress you’d make in your goals if you siphoned some of that screen time into whatever goals you’ve had forever

you don’t need to live a no phone lifestyle, it’s about portions

it will feel so fulfilling when it’s under moderation

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

handed my dissertation in and finished my degree today. whimsy starts strong with download tomorrow. seeing hayley williams next week. no more assignments ever. i have never felt so free what the hell. i will actually have time to do things i enjoy i have not breathed in months i am overjoyed

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

i love sharing my things, lending my friend my comics, taking my cds to other peoples houses to listen to them with them, insisting that people borrow my dvds if i have one they want to watch. I just enjoy it so much more than sending someone a link to watch or buy something it brings me great joy

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

I provide a culture shock to people on my course by getting by just fine never having used ai. Like guys why do u need ai to search a paper for info when u can just make notes in onenote and search for the relevant terms when u are looking for the info again. Whipping out paper so i can better plan my work felt illegal. What has the world come to?

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

i am so strong and i can message random men to make them hurry tf up and give me my pokemon cards because i want to play let me play goodness meeee

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going to play board games and buy pokemon cards later with my friends life is good. life is not all work and grind. i can survive i can get things done and have joy.

[cdwalkman-d-e340]

i feel a spiritual mind body connection with julien baker

[comfortablesocks]

my obsession with hayley williams should be examined im literally one of those crazy girls