This is a birthday post for one of my favourite music lovers, with whom I spent a few glorious years making memories soundtracked by these, and many other, tunes. She definitely deserves credit for introducing me to so much music that I now can't live without, and consider myself lucky to be able to consult her wikipedic... Continue Reading →
Dear 2015, I Already Love You
This year looks like it's going to be the year of my favourite music releases. Pretty much every morning when I wake up and scroll some news feed or other there's always a little teaser, or even better, a whole new single that gets me right in the gut - a tear was shed for... Continue Reading →
Sam Smith vs Tom Petty & My Favourite Copyright Cases
So, if you ever listened to Sam Smith’s über-ballad ‘Stay With Me’ and thought that it sounded kind of familiar, you were right. The male Adele just quietly settled a charge of copyright infringement by Tom Petty, whose people said that ‘Stay With Me’ sounded too much like the 1989 track ‘Won’t Back Down’. When... Continue Reading →
Musical Cupcakes II
Today, I thought about living in the age of album leaks and what an unnecessarily destructive act of vandalism it is - Bjork’s album was released yesterday instead of sometime in March because of internet bean spillers, and Madonna had to do the same a few weeks ago. As a fan of music, I don’t... Continue Reading →
My Favourite Songs of 2014
Ok, so before this year gets steamrolling with music I really love (I'm already smitten with an EP of dance tracks that samples space sounds recorded by NASA and an upcoming album by a band whose oldest member is only 16 (!)) I must share the tracks I loved in 2014. The year can be... Continue Reading →
#ThrowbackThursday: Electric Guest
Since music is basically the bricks that line memory lane (well, that and the sense of smell), and I’m also always listening to something old while discovering something new, it only makes sense that I appropriate #ThrowbackThursday for a bit of aural nostalgia. Sometimes I think that the universe puts certain music in my life... Continue Reading →
Download Du Jour: Kwamie Liv – Lost in the Girl
Every Sunday, Pigeons and Planes puts up a post called '15 Free Songs You Should Download Right Now', which is a great, guilt-free way to sample some new music from not-so-big acts and score a couple of great tracks for your personal collection. This week’s edition had several gems, including a sensational cover of James... Continue Reading →
Band of the Day: Deers
I'm back on the side of the world where The Internet is fast and available so I get to indulge to my heart's content with streaming, free downloading, link-clicking and everything-listening. And while this is definitely a dream scenario, I still find the way that music available today a little overwhelming in its muchness. It... Continue Reading →
My Musical Cupcakes
So today was probably one my worst work days ever – and I’ve been there on a Monday hungover and sleptunder and have also survived the inner turmoil of having to spend the day with spilt soup in my bag wondering how I was going to carry it home when I left (it turned out... Continue Reading →
Dear Strangers, Stop Asking This Question
This happens to me a lot: I meet new people and they ask me what I do/want do to (I’m at the slash in between) and I tell them that I really love music/want to be a music journalist and they go “oh, what kind of music do you like?” And I’m all, “um well,... Continue Reading →
Dear Music, I Love You 