Mobile disco: how phones make music inescapable

Annoyed by music blaring out of tinny mobile phone speakers? You're showing your age. Dan Hancox on the art of 'sodcasting', why it's not actually new, and what it means for teensIt's a summer afternoon, and a park in north London is teeming. Scattered randomly across the grass, relaxed Brits of all generations and backgrounds laze on rugs, read papers, and tend disposable barbecues and small children. More active groups play keepy-uppy or show off their capoeira skills. And there's a soundtrack...

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