Welcome Back to Mystery Lyrics. Things are more or less sorted out with the database, just a bit of tidying up to do. Soon we will be back to playing Name That Tune. first of all though I would like to introduce you to some new features on this site.
First of all we have a webradio playing. The software for this is in fact German, so you may some unintelligable stuff on the screen now and again. The songs however are english :).
Then we have the “Mystery Lyrics Calendar” - …

Unfortunately I am having some problems with the SQL-database that carries the information for Mystery Lyrics. You may already have noticed that certain features, e.g. The Email Forms (for signing up to play Mystery Lyrics) arent working any more.
As Wordpress develops as a CMS, the system requirements also change. Up till now we have been OK on a SQL4 database, but in view of the problems with the site, and looking forward to the future, it is now time to update to SQL5. Unfortunately it isnt as easy as it …

Myspace.com is to launch a music service which is being seen as competition and an alternative to iTunes. Record Companies have been concerned about a lack of competition to the Apple service, and now three major record companies - Universal Music, Sony BMG Music and Warner Music - have signed deals with myspace for their new platform “myspace music”. This is seen as competition for iTunes, which in the opinion of many record companies, holds a too powerful grip on the market for digital downloads. Conspicuous is the absence of …

The first decade of the 21st century seems to have been under the sign of comebacks of various accomplished musicians. One of the biggest sensations was certainly the return of Maggie Bell, who had dissappeared for the best part of 30 years, just occasionally popping up to appear in various concerts in her home Scotland. For the rest of the world she seemed unreachable, hiding out in Rotterdam, Holland with her family. Being a Maggie Bell fan since about 1972, I have always been unhappy that I have always for …

You may have noticed a comment on this page by an institution named “The Web Sheriff”. This british-based institution apparently protects the interests of artists on the Internet. Now I would be the first to admit that there is a problem with “peer to peer” technology damaging the record business, and while I feel for the artists who are losing revenue (apart from the superstars, who have more money than they could ever spend anyway), I have little to no sympathy for the big record companies, who seem to have …