{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f693c28ead840010088d00/6a50dc9fdd115c405995db0f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Abbey Road Studios","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64f693c28ead840010088d00/1783683068704-d9a8d8a3-7c5d-4f7e-9d6a-e7ecd3cfdd8f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Unless you’ve been sleeping for the last 97 years, you will have hear something recorded there, be it classical, pop, rock or hip-hop music, or many of the film scores and voiceovers that we see on both our big and little screens.</p><p><br></p><p>Nowadays if you want the perfect recording studio, you build it from scratch, to be the perfect recording studio. But with space at a premium in the heart of London in the 1930s and also a lack of understanding of what would be the perfect recording space, Abbey Road Studios came to be born, and it would be a place, not only of incredible recordings, but of discovery, experimentation and innovation, leading us to now know exactly what we mean by the perfect recording space.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><h4>Thanks&nbsp;</h4><p>Thanks to <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abbey-Road-Studios-authorised-bestselling-ebook/dp/B09NPPDQK1/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">David Hepworth for his amazing book on Abbey Rd.</a> which some of today's episode was taken from.</p><p><br></p><h3>News</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd95k584pzqo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why tech firms are raising PC and console prices - and blaming AI for chip costs - BBC News</a></li><li><a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/towers-once-planned-for-california-shuttle-launches-leveled-for-spacex-rockets/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets - Ars Technica</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.collectspace.com/news/news-062426a-space-shuttle-endeavour-first-look-opening-date.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">First look: November launch set for space shuttle Endeavour's towering display | collectSPACE</a></li><li><a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/katalysts-satellite-rescue-mission-is-now-in-pursuit-of-nasas-swift/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift - Ars Technica</a></li><li><a href=\"https://home.cern/cern-bids-farewell-to-the-lhc-and-enters-long-shutdown-3/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CERN bids farewell to the LHC and enters Long Shutdown 3 – Home | CERN</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-boss-asha-sharma-announces-3200-layoffs-including-1600-today-with-4-studios-leaving-for-new-management-read-the-email-to-staff-in-full\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox Cuts Deepen: 3,200+ Jobs Gone, id Software Gutted</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9326rq1509t?page=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bonnie Tyler passed away 9th July at 75 years old.</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3>This fortnight we are recommending</h3><p>Andi:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-watch-later-tidy/fkelmapobieliokjcmnilmjllacmbfjo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Watch Later Tidy - Chrome Web Store</a></li><li>Rooster on HBO Max</li><li>Star City</li></ul><p>Kris:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thejournalshop.com/products/kakimori-metal-nib-brass?variant=44157135159530&amp;country=GB&amp;currency=GBP&amp;utm_medium=product_sync&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_content=sag_organic&amp;utm_campaign=sag_organic&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22419634254&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_BCxYmjrsSGsFfUTWPv3BaJe8DK&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwx7LSBhB3EiwAjcodxLjkzbPXExWwik1VD291Wi5gdZlxdddLbjfYPPJ1VQOLfAweOHsFGxoClhwQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kakimori Brass Nib</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/watch/82011637?trackId=254761469\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Worst Neighbor Ever</a></li><li><a href=\"https://uk.tlc.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Unacceptable: Ed Gamble</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Mars-Horizon-1867593.html?srsltid=AfmBOorHRL8i9NFAGay7XgJghw5U64luzjUHmYTaCxAJ507NHmW5iKZ3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mars Horizon (Switch)</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3>“Right about now - ish” (anniversaries we might have missed)</h3><ul><li>Logan’s Run turned 50 on June 23, 1976</li><li>Steven Spielberg’s A.I. premiered 25 years ago on 30th June 2001.&nbsp;</li><li>National Space Centre in Leicester also turned 25 on 30th June</li><li>Independence Day, 30 years</li><li>Big Trouble In Little China, 40 years</li><li>8th July - 30 years since Wannabe - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spice Girls - Wannabe (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li>8th July, - 40 years since Roxette’s debut single “Neverending Love” was released</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Links mentioned in this episode</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://developers.google.com/edge/gallery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google AI Edge Gallery&nbsp; |&nbsp; Google for Developers</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Cup The Mic Productions"}