In veges and listening to alternative 80s
Ok I’m merging two posts in this one. Firstly listening to… I was a teenager in the 80s, a decade I often think had little or no taste! But I […]
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Sounds that I like
Listening to … the Editors
While on the bus this lovely spring morning I was listening to music. Sometimes she. You’re just sitting doing nothing you have a chance to really listen to a song […]
Listening to Billy Bragg
I’ve always been a sucker for a good song and a good tune, and Billy Bragg was one of those songwriters who did both. While he’s known for his political […]
Listening to … the Cocteau Twins
I was listening to the radio the other day and Massive Attack’s Teardrop came on and the DJ said initially Madonna was going to be the vocalist but they decided […]
Let love be the answer.
I was caught up in the hospital lockdown following the Mosque attacks on Friday. It has taken me time to put my thoughts into order. We must not be afraid. […]
Listening to … Massive Attack
My Listening To is going to occasionally take a different vein. Albert Einstein, physicist and musician, is quoted saying “I see my life in terms of music.” I’m no physicist […]
Listening to Cloves
A quiet winter’s weekend saw me watching (and crying) my way through Me Before You. I snivelled all through the last few chapters of the book, so didn’t dare go […]
Listening to … a guilty pleasure
Okay I have never really been into boy bands, I preferred Robbie and Gary after Take That. I tolerated Westlife while I lived in Ireland, but used to laugh at […]
Listening to …. Jon Toogood, acoustic
On a wet miserable Thursday, with Cyclone Cook making its depressing presence across the country, what better thing to do than go to a gig? Particularly when you’re heading into […]
Listening to … T2 Trainspotting soundtrack
Two weeks ago I went to see T2 and loved it. One of the characters of the first movie was the music, sublime selections that helped create a cultural legend […]
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