Podcast 2.3 - Glastonbury & Instagram

Roo & Will sit down for another chinwag and this time it's all about the perils of attending a live gig - in the mud! Is Glastonbury worth the money? Would you cook yourself to see Prince? Why is there no such thing as 'Farscape On Ice'? Afterwards, Will googles 'JLS' but finds a stack of handguns and Roo asks what would happen if Instagram stole your pictures and whether or not it's worth spending any time on Twitter! Could you cope without any form of social media for up to a month?

You can find every other HCTV podcast over on our Podomatic page or on iTunes, which of course means you can sync us with your iPhone and never again miss another new episode! Spread the word and be sure to tell your friends via Facebook and Twitter how much fun you have listening to Roo and Will babble about various unimportant topics on your way into work, or on your break, or on the lav, or in a tent at Glastonbury, or...

Creative Opinions: Physical Vs Digital

HMV and Blockbuster both collapsed in on themselves about a week ago leaving both music and movie-lovers feeling slightly lost. Where will they peruse the latest releases or pay a mere £3 for a DVD? Where will they find a deal as fab as the infamous '2 for £10' or such a relentlessly massive collection of headphones? Happy memories playing video games with complete strangers may fade and future generations could be at risk of never knowing what a 'CD' is... but does it really matter? Has the digital age finally taken over, wiping out all things physical in the process? Are Waterstones, and books in general, next to drop dead? Or will people rediscover the value in something you can wrap your arms around and hold dear to your heart, triggering a resurgence of independant stores? HCTV asked eight media-savvy individuals to exchange their opinions...

Podcast 2.2 - Tom Daley, Abraham Lincoln & Keith Chegwin

Another new podcast here from your favourite internet crushes, Roo & Will! To begin, Roo introduces you to a brand new game! It's quite simple really - guess which famous TV/movie theme he's humming. Although it's filled with fun, Will comes to the conclusion that it's all easier said than done. Afterwards, it's time for some Saturday night television! Did you ever watch Cilla Black's Moment of Truth? Did Chris Tarrant ever show you some boobs late at night? And who the fuck is Keith Chegwin?

Be sure to send HCTV a tweet or drop us a line on our Facebook page if you correctly guess any of Roo's mystery theme tunes, or if you have a favourite Saturday night TV show we forgot to mention. Spread the word and tell your friends that we're available on iTunes to sync with your iPhone and forever cheer up those long commutes! A great big thank you to everyone who listened to the previous episode - so far that's 600 people! Check out the whole collection on Podomatic!

Mr Stream's delicious combo - 'Space, Snakes & Sonic'

That's a high scoring Tony Hawk's-style combo, by the way. If you've never heard of Mr Stream before now you're certainly in for a big surprise, especially if you enjoy some funky music once in a while, as well as a go on some classic Sonic the Hedgehog games. He's said that he "woke up one day and thought 'why not remix some videogame tunes?'" - he hasn't slept since, producing a ridiculously ear-gasm worthy back catalogue of head-boppingly brilliant remixed tracks, most of which are Sonic-themed.

Have a listen to his latest, and apparently final release (quick - someone start a petition or something!), which brings together three of your favourite things: Farscape, Metal Gear Solid and of course, Sonic the freakin' Hedgehog. You'll wonder if you've died and gone to heaven. Truth is, you'll have messed your pants and your ear drums will have burst because the volume's up and it's set to repeat. Pop it on your iPod, right next to the HCTV Podcasts!

Hold your breath & count to ten...

Here it is - the new Bond theme from Adele doing her best 'Shirley Bassey' to the sound of sexy trumpety music! It's very Bond - a return to form.

Epic and classy seems to be the overall verdict. There are however folks out there who disagree, having stated that the track sent them to sleep - but who bets they had some fucking exciting dreams as a result!?

The X Factory

The X Factor is gracing our television screens once again tomorrow night. Why? Well, that's a mystery to those who can't see past what is now quite obviously the ancient, withered, formulaic structure of a show through which, each year, exactly the same things happen, in usually exactly the same order but, and here's the clever part, with different faces stuck on. We all love a healthy bit of competition, but the X Factor has turned into a big fake drama. It's the next WWE! Soon Gary Barlow will be breaking chairs over contenstants' backs! It's scripted and edited to within an inch of its life, all the while violantly announcing that it's desperate to discover somebody in the UK who's got that 'X' factor when, in actual fact, even if they enter the competition with the oh-so rare bleedin' X factor everyone yaps on about, they leave the show having been cloned into a ballad-bashing bore.