Category Archives: Music

Frank Turner – The Refectory Leeds Uni Friday 19 April 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Natalie

Last night I achieved one of my ambitions. Ever since I started gigging at the tender age of 14 I have wanted to watch a band on the balcony of the Refectory at Leeds University, (one of my favourite venues … Continue reading →

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My Top 5 Songs of the Year

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Natalie

So here it is, my 5 favourite songs of the year, I am sure they will not feature on anyone else’s list but then they can do their own list  can’t they- this is really just an excuse to play … Continue reading →

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New York, London, Paris, Munich, Everybody’s talkin’ bout Pop Music

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Natalie

except for me. All lunchtime I see people sharing walkmans, well smart-phones, well they are actually sharing the ear-phones, all happily listening to the latest downloads that have ear-wormed their way into their heads. And I am jealous.  I have … Continue reading →

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Whoa.. the Christmas spirit has really hit me today…

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Natalie

I have just been hit with a massive wave of Christmas spirit today, maybe it’s from seeing the children’s nativities complete with the armies of tea-towelled Shepherds,  tinselled Angels and Stars and Onlookers and Musicians (yes my son was a … Continue reading →

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Made of Stone

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Natalie

It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I announce the reformation of The Stone Roses. The Stone Roses. The Stone Roses. The STONE ROSES. How am I not overjoyed? how is this not the news I … Continue reading →

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How Hip Hop Changed the World

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Natalie

Could there be a bigger irony that whilst David Starkey was on Newsnight accusing “black culture” of causing the recent riots, Channel 4 were showing the most wonderful retrospective of rap. ‘How Hip Hop Changed the World’, headed up very … Continue reading →

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Horrible Histories

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Natalie

This morning my family experienced the closest we have ever come to time-travel.  We all gathered round the wireless to listen to the Proms.  It felt like a scene from a war film, the whole family gathered around the radio, … Continue reading →

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“I Cried For You On The Kitchen Floor”

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Natalie

Is it the Chinese who say careful what you wish for? When I was thinking about the media coverage of the desperate events in Norway I had forgotten the oldest news rule of all;  A story being bumped “drop the … Continue reading →

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