Every now and then, I actually go and do something a bit more high brow, like seeing a play, or, in this case, attending a concert at the Royal Albert Hall by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The point of this particular concert is that it combines the classy with the nerdy: your favourite soundtracks as … Continue reading
Category Archives: Music
“Hurt Me So” MaW & LoLo
Back at Uni, I happened to be in a music phase so ended up getting together with friends and starting a band. We weren’t anything massively creative, but we did enjoy performing covers of our favourite songs at Open Mic nights. We started as a foursome, two musicians, two singers. Then we were three. And … Continue reading
Music Makes My World Go Round
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been surrounded by music. To be fair, it was already there before I even left the womb, as both my parents are pretty keen on good tunes. I was given a bright red Sony Walkman when I was about four, and I carried it around EVERYWHERE. What … Continue reading
Why I’m Still Against Going All Digital
I’ve always been a bit of a shopaholic. And while I do buy clothes and handbags and shoes, the bulk of my money (after bills-sigh) goes to books, DVDs and CDs. Sometimes even records (you know, those big ol’ things your parents and grandparents own). And before you think of me as a hippy loony … Continue reading
THAT Earworm
Ever noticed how some songs just DON’T STOP PLAYING in your head OVER AND OVER? Yeah. Some you like, others you don’t, so it’s actually terribly annoying to hear them in your brain when you’re showering, or walking down the street. Or worse, when you’re trying to fall asleep. To stop the really bad ones … Continue reading
Viva La Vida With Coldplay
While Coldplay have been around for quite some time (1998!) I only found out about them back in 2005 when a friend of mine told me she wanted to go see them live (it was their Twisted Logic tour, celebrating the album release). I still remember the first song she played me, sitting in her … Continue reading
Gotta Keep It Up
Have you ever really liked a band? Not just, you know, mooned over the lead singer/guitarist etc. while listening to their entire album collection? Or gone to every concert sitting at the back or squashed in the pit, singing along to every song? I have. But, there’s always this little nagging voice. The fact that … Continue reading
You’ve Got Mail
Back in he 90s, the Internet was making its first appearance into the home and the lives of people, and Starbucks was starting to turn into the giant it is today. Both feature in Nora Ephron’s hit romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail. Set in New York, the story follows book shop owner Kathleen Kelly (Meg … Continue reading