What is Tourcaster?
Tourcaster is a service that provides
downloadable audio tours for your iPod or MP3 player. Each downloaded audio
tour comes with multiple mp3 files and a map for each city or tourist
destination.
LONDON - KINGS ROAD SOUNDMAP
London, United Kingdom
Soundmap - Audiowalks that take you inside London
You’ll hear and learn about:
- Take a walk with Max Décharné down the street that was the epicentre of Swinging London.
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- Birthplace of UK Punk music, listen to interviews with musicans on the scene at the time.
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- See where Mary Quant's first sold the mini-skirt
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- Visit famous musician's hang-outs, including The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles.
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- Visit Vivienne Westwood and Malcome Maclaren's shop, Worlds End.
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- See the Pheasantry, an infamous squat and party venue which was frequented in the 1960's by the likes of Eric Clapton and The Beatles.
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- Walk around the square that in early 2008 sold a 2 bed apartment for $8 million.
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- “Soundmap’s audio tours offer a very personal perspective... It’s a way of becoming immersed in an area, a bit like being in your own film complete with a soundtrack" Time Out
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- “Soundmap is the 5-star option for iPod toting tourists" the Mail on Sunday
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The King's Road is world famous as the epicentre of Swinging London. Walk down the short stretch of road that changed the world of fashion, music, art and theatre forever. Where The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix could be found and where UK punk music was born. The King's Road stayed at the forefront of culture for over 25 years.
