Category Archives: Photography

Last Harbour ‘Your heart, it carries the sound’ or their sound, it carries the heart!

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

For a group whose music seems to sit entirely outside of time, it is interesting to know that when recording their new album Your heart, it carries the sound, Last Harbour  “wanted the album to come from somewhere, to be … Continue reading →

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Severant by Kuedo – the perfect soundtrack to this beautiful winter

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Amidst a week of hail and sleet, facing the kind of cold concrete scapes that make it necessary to perma-wear your fella’s hoodie, I discovered at last some new music to inspire me. Being inclined towards the over-dramatics, I am … Continue reading →

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Two at the Royal Exchange Theatre – Hilarious, haunting and very honest.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Oh the joys of pre-bought tickets. Last weekend started with Eggs Royal with my lovely friend Toni at Teacup in town. This was good because it meant a diary entry of “Toni, Teacup, 10”, (alliteratively meaning good conversation, warmth and … Continue reading →

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Exemplar: Joy Division exhibition by Kevin Cummins at Manchester Photographic Gallery

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Amidst a week of ‘back to work’ and ‘January blues’ tweets came a sudden and unavoidable buzz amongst the creative Mancs in my network (in particular Debbie Manley who is the ‘what’s on’ font of all Mancunian knowledge. Statuses and … Continue reading →

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Glitz and glam – most certainly more dash than cash!

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Walking into the office about a month ago, my boss declared she was planning her birthday party and I was head of music. Hurrah! As I’m a “pretty much everyone else’s choice is just not good enough” variety of music … Continue reading →

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36 – The DIY Wedding Rip-off

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

36/329 Now I know for someone who rages on about the negative points to marriage, I have, so far in this blog, written about weddings several times. I run the risk of mirroring one of those weirdo, prudish sticklers who … Continue reading →

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27 – Whips and chains excite Rihanna but a public flogging hurts!

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

27/338 All around the twittersphere today was discussion of Rihanna’s new video S&M, the fourth single from her album Loud. Many people were bitching about it, yet they had all watched it a good couple of times to enable them … Continue reading →

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26 – Drive Time – Music and memories

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

26/339 It seems the more senses are engaged when anything happens to us the more likely we are to remember it. I will never forget for example the terrifying drive over the Cairngorm mountains to visit our friends up in … Continue reading →

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25 – My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

25/340 I know at the moment everyone has something to say about Big Fat Gypsy Wedding currently being aired on a Tuesday night on channel 4. The show claims to offer a revealing insight into the lives and ways of … Continue reading →

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24 – A Real Pea Souper

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

24/341 I have a bad habit of buying food items without checking their weight. This comes from the fact that I am so mentally repulsed by the idea of doing my weekly shop in an actual supermarket, that I have … Continue reading →

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